The Confluence Collaborative for Community Engagement supports faculty and community members and organizations in developing strong partnerships to co-design research projects and academic courses focused on addressing the St. Louis region’s most critical needs.
St. Louis community
Your expertise and community knowledge are the foundation of our work.
WashU scholars
Your work elevates the programs that support the community we call home.
2026 Confluence Award nominations
Submissions are being accepted for the William H. Danforth St. Louis Confluence Award
Latest news
How a nonprofit is working to rebuild north St. Louis’ trust in trees after the tornado
The May 16 tornado made tree inequity worse in majority-Black neighborhoods, but Forest ReLeaf is working to rebuild trust with an innovative program.
Lenze receives William H. Danforth St. Louis Confluence Award
For their efforts at improving maternal and infant health outcomes, Shannon Lenze and EleVATE collaborators received WashU’s William H. Danforth St. Louis Confluence Award, which recognizes researchers and community partners who work together to address regional problems.
2025 Confluence Award submissions sought
The St. Louis Confluence Collaborative for Community Engagement is now accepting submissions for the third annual William H. Danforth St. Louis Confluence Award.
The Collaborative’s work
We create partnerships between our region and WashU. We help community leaders by providing outreach, connections, and resources to meet the needs of St. Louis.
Connect with us
Whether you’re new to the field or have a specific project you’re ready to embark on, we’re here to support your work.
We’re working toward taking WashU’s significant knowledge and expertise and making sure that the questions we’re asking, the problems we’re trying to tackle, are those that are going to make a difference in the lives of the people who are giving their time (and) sharing their resources to help us generate this new knowledge.
Vetta Sanders-Thompson, PhD, Brown School