The Confluence Collaborative lifts community voices and focuses on community-identified needs. We consult with community partners to identify how scholarship can elevate the community-engaged work taking place in St. Louis.
Activities
The Community Collaborative brings together community partners to guide the Confluence Collaborative’s engagement efforts in ways that are accountable to the communities we serve.
Please fill out this form to schedule a meeting with our team. We look forward to exploring how we can work together to advance shared goals and community impact.
Our office hosts workshops throughout the year to support the needs of non-profit partners who are interested in getting involved with community-engaged scholarship. This training spans an array of capacity-building topics, including:
- Grant Writing & Funding Strategy
- Program Evaluation & Measuring Impact
- Data for Nonprofits
- Building Equitable Academic-Community Partnerships
- Preparing for Strategic Planning
- Communications & Storytelling for Impact
- Leadership & Staff Development
- Community-Based Participatory Research
Community Partners in Action
Events
There are not currently any upcoming events scheduled. Please check back for new events to be added.
In the meantime, if you’d like to explore campus events, please visit Happenings at WashU.
Community Stories
Inside the WashU partnership examining the power of Black joy in schools
Seanna Leath and the School District of University City are exploring how Black children’s joy, well-being, and racial equity can strengthen educational outcomes.
Providing a safe home to grow: A Q&A with Patricia Bosman, President and CEO of the Haven of Grace
For 40 years, the Haven of Grace has sheltered unhoused pregnant women and their young children in St. Louis. What sets it apart isn’t only that it offers a safe place to give birth — it’s that it supports families for years afterward, through transitional housing, career-readiness programming, and youth development designed to break cycles of generational poverty. We spoke with Patricia […]
Sumner High School Principal Ronda Wallace Receives WashU Provost Impact Award
Saint Louis Public Schools is proud to celebrate Sumner High School Principal Dr. Ronda Wallace for receiving a 2026 Provost Impact Award from Washington University in St. Louis.
Ways to Prioritize You: Q&A with Coach Melody McClellan, AADP
After nearly two decades in pharmaceutical sales, Coach Melody McClellan, a member of the Confluence Collaborative’s Community Collaborative, pivoted to a career as an entrepreneur and now Wellness Expert/Strategist. McClellan founded Unwrap You, a wellness consulting practice that offers corporate programs, motivational speaking, youth programming, and a 90-day course. We spoke with McClellan about her […]
For more information, please email Marissa Hardwrict, PhD, our Community Partnerships and Practice Manager:
“Community engagement is more than a process, it is a commitment to building relationships, sharing knowledge, and creating opportunities for communities and institutions to learn, grow, and thrive together.”
Marissa Hardwrict, PhD, Community Partnerships and Practice Manager