The fight to achieve reproductive justice has never been easy, but recently, there have been more hurdles that those in the movement have been forced to face. Many people may look at the abortion bans happening in multiple states as the only issue in the reproductive justice space. While it is a major problem, and we continue to advocate for abortion […]
Continue ReadingEverThrive Illinois Hosts 4th Annual Community Baby Shower
Recently, EverThrive Illinois hosted our 4th Annual Community Baby Shower at the Lawndale Christian Fitness Center. Every year, this event is held at the end of National Infant Immunization Week to raise awareness and educate new and expectant parents about the importance of infant vaccinations. The event came to life when pregnant/new parents arrived. You could feel the […]
Continue ReadingBlack Maternal Health Week: A Conversation With Hailey Steele
Our Birth Equity Manager, Hailey Steele, is a reproductive justice advocate who is deeply involved in the movement outside our organization. With the Chicago Abortion Fund, Hailey is a Volunteer Case Manager, and a part of their Movement Building Cohort. She has recently received Abortion Doula training from Repro TLC and is involved with Reproductive Transparency Now. For Black Maternal Health Week, we wanted to get […]
Continue ReadingEverThrive Illinois Launches Our 2025-2026 COVID-19 and Flu Campaign
EverThrive Illinois is starting our COVID-19 and Flu Vaccination campaign for the 2025-2026 respiratory season. As a Champion for Health, we are here to help adults, parents, caregivers, and pregnant individuals understand the importance of getting vaccinated and the steps they can take to protect their health and the well-being of their loved ones. It […]
Continue ReadingInterview With Chicago Abortion Fund’s Alicia Hurtado
Recently, Jordyn Hester, EverThrive IL’s Communications Manager, interviewed Chicago Abortion Fund’s Director of Advocacy and Communications, Alicia Hurtado, for a Q&A interview. The Chicago Abortion Fund is a non-profit organization that advocates for reproductive autonomy by providing support to people seeking abortions and working toward political and cultural change. With this Q&A, we wanted to […]
Continue ReadingAdvocating to Improve the Health of all Illinois Families
Last month, the Illinois General Assembly ended the 2025 legislative session. For over 25 years, EverThrive Illinois has advocated to advance our shared priorities of eliminating racial and gender disparities in healthcare, promoting bodily autonomy, and creating a health care system that is deserving of trust from those most affected by injustices. EverThrive Illinois applauds […]
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