Events
2021 What’s Right with the Region Awards
Each year, FOCUS applauds the efforts of the individuals, organizations and/or initiatives making a positive difference in the St. Louis region with our What’s Right With the Region Awards Celebration.
This event shines a bright light on those who are advancing the equity, prosperity, collaboration, and strength of our communities. Our recipients are selected from nominations submitted by the community and chosen by a volunteer committee of regional leaders.
Save the date for the 24th Annual What’s Right with the Region Awards on May 13, 2021, and be sure to submit your nominations before Feb. 5, 2021!
Now Accepting Nominations
Meet our 2020 Honorees!
2020 FOCUS Leadership Award
Otis Williams, Executive Director,
St. Louis Development Corporation
2020 FOCUS Legacy Alumni Award
Deborah Patterson
Leadership St. Louis 1977-78
2020 FOCUS Emerging Alumni Award
Antionette Carroll
Emerging Leaders 2013
Demonstrating Innovative Solutions
Covenant Place
HeartLands Conservancy
Lock It for Love, a program of Women’s Voices Raised for Social Justice
Urban Harvest STL
Fostering Creativity for Social Change
Arts & Faith St. Louis
Circus Harmony
Opera Theatre of St. Louis
Prison Performing Arts
Improving Equity and Inclusion
FLOURISH St. Louis powered by Generate Health
Grace Strobel
Join Hands ESL, Inc.
Parents Learning Together at the St. Louis Arc
Promoting Stronger Communities
Community & Children’s Resource Board
Greater East St. Louis Early Learning Partnership
Provident Behavioral Health
Thomas Dunn Learning Center
Emerging Initiatives
MindsEye’s Arts & Culture Accessibility Cooperative
St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Diversion Initiative
Wellston Tenant Association
2020 Sponsors
Leadership Sponsors
Media Partners
Collaboration Sponsors
Ameren
Centene
Express Scripts
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
Engagement Sponsors
Anheuser-Busch
Anthem
BJC HealthCare
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
Filament
Webster University
Backers
Clayco
Dawn Griffin Group
HOK
Jewish Federation of St. Louis
McCormack Baron Salazar
Sam & Marilyn Fox Family Foundation
Third Baptist Church