Russell Beckham, former Community Partnerships Catalyst, is placing a post-it on a piece of paper on the wall that has an illustration of a person with a red heart on them. The person has curly hair and is surrounded by colorful post-it notes with ideas.

Photo by Nyara Williams & Tyler Small

We change systems.

Forward Through Ferguson works to advance Justice for All, Opportunity to Thrive, Youth at the Center, and Racial Equity.

To meet its mission, FTF:

Tells stories (storytelling) that amplify the lived-experiences of impacted communities and people.

Provides support and strategy for coalitions and other organizing groups advancing policy or systems change.

Makes policy recommendations grounded in trailblazing data & research.

Provides Racial Equity capacity building for changemakers to advance Racial Equity by offering roundtables, workshops, and equity assessments.

Leads next practices Justice Philanthropy to ensure sustainable resources that empower people of color to lead, and that heal the core and change the conditions of racial inequities.

Theory of Change

Diagram of Forward Through Ferguson's Strategic pillars. Justice philanthropy described in purple, Storytelling in blue, Coalition support & strategy in orange, Racial Equity Capacity Building in grey, and Policy & Advocacy in Red.

Forward Through Ferguson’s newly developed Theory of Change will frame organization’s strategy and work over the next several years.

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Transforming 911

Photo of St. Louis residents at Thomas Dunn Learning Center. From left to right, there is an older Black woman with curly hair with a mask under her chin, a knit top and bag, Erricka Moorehead, a Black 911 dispatcher wearing a t-shirt, Patrice Hill, a Black former Racial Healing + Justice Fund Community Governance Board member in an all black outfit with glasses and a mask under her chin, a femme with short hair and light skin with a white shirt that says mo justice for mo heaux and short magenta pants. In the back is Sara Nixon, a bald Black person with a mask on. They are all smiling.
Photo by Raquita Henderson

#Transforming911 is a community accountability and advocacy tool that examines St. Louis’ 911 system and serves as a call to reimagine public safety.

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2023 Community Update

First slide of the Forward Through Ferguson Community update that has blue, orange, and purple accents. It says 2023 Community Update and a link to donate: forwardthroughferguson.org/donate
Photo by Jia Lian Yang

On December 12, 2023, Forward Through Ferguson shared a virtual community update about its new leadership, impact, new strategic plan, and future directions.

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