The health and safety of our residents and staff are our top priorities. During the current COVID-19 crisis, we’ve taken extra precautions to be completely CDC compliant in all of our communities for our residents and our team of caregivers.

Extra precautions to protect our caregivers require the use of personal protective equipment - PPE. Items like medical masks, gloves, and gowns. We are fortunate to have these supplies available now, but we fully anticipate that we’ll run out of them in a matter of weeks.

To address this crisis, we have initiated the St. Andrew’s EQUIP FOR CARE Fund

The need for PPE has put a strain on our resources, so to help we have created a restricted fund, Equip for Care, that will support the purchase of PPE supplies.

We hope to raise $10,000 for the Fund to reduce the financial gap for needed supplies. Please consider a donation. Your donation will provide:

$25.00 buys one box of 100 gloves

$50.00 covers the cost of a dozen gowns

$100.00 funds 100 face masks ($1/mask)

Any amount is helpful. Donations of PPE supplies are also welcome.

Click here to make an online donation or call our office to coordinate a supply pick up: 314-726-0111

We have all been asked to do our part to flatten the curve so our healthcare system is not overwhelmed. Our caregivers are doing their part by caring for and protecting residents most vulnerable in this crisis.

To the St. Andrew’s Charitable Foundation Community:

While we practice the recommended social distancing for the health of our loved ones and our community, in some ways, we may be closer than ever as we navigate uncharted, ever-changing waters. We are in this life together – through good times and bad, uncertain and unprecedented – and we will get through this trial together. In the middle of chaos, I’ve also witnessed many gestures of compassion and encourage you to reach out to others feeling vulnerable at this time in ways you feel able to do so.

At St. Andrew’s Charitable Foundation, our role is to serve, to be ready, to be adaptable, and most of all, to be there for our seniors. While our environment may look different for the next few weeks, we are still committed to responding to their needs. Melissia, from Senior Solutions, has been calling all of our seniors to see how they are doing. Checking to make sure they have food and medicine, and are giving themselves a "break" from the stress of the daily news, and letting them know they can call us – even if they just need to talk.

Some of their responses to her calls have been heartwarming and some made us laugh! "God Bless all of you at St. Andrew’s!" "You all can call me if you need to talk too." "Thank you for continuing to send Margaret – she is the only person I am letting come in my home." "I’d quit watching the news if they’d quit interrupting my soap operas."

Several of you have asked how you can be of help to St. Andrew’s, and we can’t thank you enough for thinking of us and our seniors in need at this time. To ensure the safety and well-being of our St. Andrew’s community, we have decided to suspend all volunteering and visitors to our office until further notice. We will communicate any changes to this policy as we move forward.

While volunteering may not be an option, we continue to need your financial support. We have thoughtfully and responsibly managed St. Andrew’s Charitable Foundation for nearly 13 years, in strong and weak economies, but none of us can predict the timetable or outcome of this unique period in time. The knowledge that you are behind us and are committed – in good times and bad, is the greatest gift you could provide.

Thank you and be well,

Linda Sanders,

Chief Development Officer

The newly signed congressional CARES Act encourages charitable donations by giving new tax breaks to donors.

“Normally, charitable deductions are only allowed if you itemize deductions on your tax return. The new legislation allows for a deduction of up to $300 for those tax payers who do not itemize but instead claim the standard deduction. For example, a $300 deduction would result in $105 of federal tax savings for a tax payer in the 35% tax bracket. In addition, charitable deductions are no longer limited. Previously, cash contributions to public charities were limited to 60% of a tax payer’s adjusted gross income. The CARES Act lifts this restriction therefore donors can realize 100% of their qualified contributions to public charities.” - Brooke Hunady, Moneta Group

Read the full CARES Act article here.