$134,000 in St. Luke’s Grants to Benefit East Texas Nonprofits

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.

Burke Center presentation L-R: Curtis Prunty, Market Dir. Mission Integration; Shelli Brooks, Market VP Operational Finance; Melanie Taylor, Burke Center CEO; Monte Bostwick, Market President East Texas and Brazos Valley.

Casa of the Pines, Inc. presentation L-R: Curtis Prunty, Market Dir. Mission Integration; Shelli Brooks, Market VP Operational Finance; Natalie Thornton, CASA, Executive Dir.; Monte Bostwick, Market President East Texas and Brazos Valley.

The Rose presentation (L-R) 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 Dir. Mission Integration.

"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.

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