St. David's Foundation

09/11/2025

This summer, St. David’s Foundation celebrated the Class of 2025 Neal Kocurek Scholars graduation with friends and family. 🎓 The inspiring event honored those scholars who completed their degrees during the 2024-2025 academic year and highlighted their impressive achievements.

The celebration also acknowledged the 20th anniversary of the Neal Kocurek Scholarship Program, underscoring its growth and impact throughout the years.

Over the past 20 years, the Foundation has awarded 853 scholarships — totaling more than $26 million of support — to students pursuing healthcare careers. This fall, 45 new students will join the program alongside 215 active scholars.

Beyond financial assistance, the program also provides mentorship, mental health support, and fosters a nurturing learning community for the students.

Read the full story and view the full list of our 2025 graduates here: https://stdavidsfoundation.org/news-and-stories/celebrating-the-2025-graduates-of-st-davids-neal-kocurek-scholarship-program/

09/10/2025

Advancing health equity requires a thriving, diverse, and locally rooted healthcare workforce capable of addressing both individual and systemic barriers to health in our region. A strong healthcare workforce pipeline not only supports better health outcomes but also creates pathways to stable employment and offers economic stability.

St. David's Foundation is proud to support the inaugural State of Healthcare Workforce Forum where healthcare executives, workforce experts and education partners came together to address the region’s workforce needs, share solutions to close critical labor gaps, and explore innovations shaping the future of care in Central Texas.

Thank you to our partners at Workforce Solutions Capital Area, Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area, and the Central Texas Healthcare Partnership for leading this important conversation on the future of healthcare in our region.

Read more:

Higher education costs, a booming population and aging workforce are all challenges identified by health care executives at the state and local level, in a first-time health care forum held at Austin PBS in August.

08/22/2025

In January 2022, St. David’s Foundation set out to explore a bold question: What if trusted community spaces, like libraries, could help bridge one of the most persistent gaps in rural communities – access to mental health support?

Ten libraries in Central Texas were selected to participate in the Libraries for Health initiative, a pilot that placed peer mental health specialists and wellness programming within these community spaces. RAND served as the design and evaluation partner and worked alongside Via Hope, the pilot implementation partner that led the hiring, training, and management of the peer specialists.

We are pleased to share the pilot’s findings and model, along with a community toolkit designed to help other communities looking to improve access to mental heath support.

Learn more here:

Photo by Liz Moskowitz

08/19/2025

We're hiring! 📣 St. David's Foundation is currently seeking an Evaluation Associate to join the team.

The Evaluation Associate is responsible for supporting the implementation of equity focused evaluation, research, and strategic learning approaches at the Foundation. This role analyzes internal and external data to monitor progress on key indicators and contributes to internal and external evaluations of bodies of work.

As a technical specialist, this role will assist in managing the tools and technology required for data analysis and visualizations. This requires collaboration across the Foundation with teams like Communications, Community Investments, Community Programs, Grants Management, and IT.

Learn more about current job openings and apply at stdavidsfoundation.org/careers.

08/14/2025

Communities in Central Texas still need your help.

Support Central Texas Community Foundation's flood relief efforts here: https://ctxcf.org/floodrelief2025/

On July 5th, catastrophic flash floods devastated Travis and Williamson Counties, leaving entire communities underwater. Families have been displaced. Homes destroyed. Lives lost.
Now more than ever, we’re calling on the strength of our community to help rebuild what was lost in just hours.
For every dollar donated, St. David’s Foundation will match up to $100,000 through August 15, 2025. Your support will provide direct financial assistance to individuals and families in urgent need.

Donate below.
https://ctxcf.org/floodrelief2025/

08/13/2025

In January 2022, St. David’s Foundation launched the "Libraries for Health" initiative to address the shortage of mental health care in rural Central Texas. The effort was grounded in community need and informed by conversations with community members across the region.

Over the past three years, the Foundation collaborated with RAND Corporation as the pilot’s design and evaluation partner lead, and with Via Hope as the implementation partner responsible for hiring, training, and managing peer specialists who provided mental health support for community members at 10 participating public libraries.

We’re excited to share the full "Libraries for Health" evaluation report, brief, and toolkit here: https://stdavidsfoundation.org/how-we-work/featured-work/libraries-for-health/ -resources

08/12/2025

We're hiring! 📣 St. David's Foundation is currently seeking a Data Intake Coordinator to join the team.

The Data Intake Coordinator plays a key role in supporting the success of St. David’s Foundation’s Dental Program by ensuring the timely return of consent forms and maintaining accurate and complete patient data in compliance with quality standards. This position is responsible for overseeing data entry, conducting consent form audits, coordinating scheduling and program logistics, and contributing to dental analytics projects.

Learn more about current job openings and apply at stdavidsfoundation.org/careers.

08/11/2025

We're hiring! 📣 St. David's Foundation is currently seeking a Communications Officer to join the team to support communications efforts that advance Foundation-wide programs and initiatives.

The ideal candidate is a storyteller at heart - with exceptional writing skills, the ability to develop compelling, impactful content, and work collaboratively across the Foundation with a goal of informing the communities we serve and moving our work forward.

Learn more about current job openings and apply at stdavidsfoundation.org/careers.

08/08/2025

Earlier this year, we shared our 2030 Vision for Impact, which identifies the long-term change we want to see in our community. This important work is made possible in part by our dedicated Community Investments team.

In our latest News & Stories post, you can learn more about the role of Program Officers at St. David’s foundation who are working directly alongside grantees and community partners across Central Texas, weaving together their lived experience, community insight, and strategic vision to help us advance health equity in our region.

Read the full article here: https://stdavidsfoundation.org/news-and-stories/bridging-vision-and-impact-st-davids-foundation-program-officers-support-grantees-and-community-partners-in-central-texas/

08/05/2025

To support recovery efforts, St. David’s Foundation is matching donations up to $100,000 to Travis County CARES and WilCo CARES Funds.

Now is the time to keep up the momentum and support our neighbors in need across our region. We invite you to join us and contribute.

Click here to make a donation today: https://ctxcf.org/floodrelief2025/

08/01/2025

At the 2025 Grantmakers In Health Conference in June, our Vice President of Community Investments, Regan Gruber Moffitt, facilitated a dynamic peer dialogue session: “Sharing Power with Community: Closing the Gap Between Intention and Action.”

Many in philanthropy understand that solutions are more successful when shaped with the communities most impacted. Yet, the path from intention to authentic community engagement often stalls before it starts.

In this session, participants were invited to reflect, share stories, and identify actionable steps they can take to move beyond good intentions. At St. David’s Foundation, we are proud to be a part of these essential conversations centered around health equity and community voice.

The people closest to the issue best know the solutions. For health funders, sharing power with community could mean giving residents a voice in shaping your grantmaking priorities or where grant dollars are spent. Many funders understand that solutions are more likely to be successful when the peop...

07/22/2025

This week marks Black Maternal Mental Health Week, a moment to raise awareness of maternal mental health issues affecting Black women during pregnancy, childbirth, and after.

We know that in Texas, Black mothers experience serious, unexpected outcomes of labor and delivery at twice the rate of their white counterparts. Our current funding opportunity, "Healthy Births, Healthy Communities," aims to increase regional capacity in Central Texas to provide culturally responsive, community-informed perinatal health support within and beyond clinics to improve maternal health and birth outcomes.

We encourage you to review eligibility for this funding opportunity and share with your networks committed to strengthening the maternal health ecosystem in our region.

🗓️ The last day to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) is July 28, 2025 at 5 PM CST. If your LOI demonstrates a strong alignment with the goals of the funding opportunity, your organization will be invited to submit a full application due by August 15.

🔗 Learn more and how to apply: https://stdavidsfoundation.org/how-we-work/grantmaking/funding-opportunities/healthy-births-healthy-communities/