The Rose received a grant from St. Luke's Health. Pictured are, from left, Brenda Walker, community engagement navigator for the ETX Hub; Shannon Lecoq, chief development officer; Sarah Dorenbach, grants associate; Monte Bostwick, East Texas market president/CEO; Curtis Prunty, market director Mission Integration.

St. Luke's Health, a member of CommonSpirit Health, has awarded $1.5 million in Community Health Improvement Grants to 23 nonprofit organizations across Greater Houston, East Texas and the Brazos Valley for 2025. Of that total, $134,000 will directly benefit three organizations serving the East Texas area: Burke Center, CASA of the Pines, Inc., and The Rose.

"The Community Health Improvement Grants program is vital to our mission," said Monte Bostwick, market president, East Texas and Brazos Valley. "It allows us to extend our vision of a healthier future beyond hospital walls by collaborating with organizations that share our same values."

These grants, funded by the CommonSpirit Health Community Health Improvement Grant program, address critical community needs identified in health assessments. They provide vulnerable individuals with resources to improve their health, creating a lasting impact through collaborative efforts. The grants will help agencies tackle issues that include access to health care and health services, mental health, food insecurity, safe shelter and housing, violence prevention and human trafficking.

"Partnering with local organizations and supporting their wide-ranging initiatives are essential to improving the lives of the most vulnerable people in our region," said Michael Lawson, Houston Market President of St. Luke's Health. "It demonstrates St. Luke's Health's commitment to the betterment of the communities where we offer nationally-recognized health care with humankindness."

The Community Health Improvement Grant program helps to improve community health and health equity, and enhance local service systems, via restricted charitable contributions for defined projects. Collaborating 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations applied to receive grant funds to address significant issues in community health needs assessments.

2025 Agencies awarded grants are:

■ A Hopeful Harvest

■ Angel Reach

■ Brazos Maternal & Child Health Clinic, Inc (The Prenatal Clinic)

■ Brazos Valley Food Bank

■ Burke Center

■ CASA of the Pines

■ Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

■ Compassion United Inc.

■ Health For All

■ HOPE Clinic

■ Houston Area Women's Center, Inc. (HAWC)

■ Interfaith Community Clinic

■ Magnificat Houses Inc

■ Northwest Assistance Ministries

■ San José Clinic

■ The Arc of Harris County

■ The Lighthouse of Houston

■ The Network of Behavioral Health Providers

■ The Rose

■ Twin City Mission, Inc.

■ United Way of Brazoria County

■ United Way of the Brazos Valley

■ Unity Partners dba Project Unity

St. Luke's awarded nearly $1 million in grants in 2024, the program's inaugural year.