Deaconess Foundation is a private foundation committed to helping people in need build careers that sustain them and their families. We make grants to nonprofit organizations and contribute to the workforce development ecosystem to build a community in which pathways to family-sustaining wages are visible and accessible to all. We believe that career pathways to family-sustaining wages are our community's best solution to poverty. Our focus on career pathways addresses one of Northeast Ohio's most pressing challenges and fills a unique niche in local philanthropy.