Today, MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving announced EverThrive Illinois as one of the Yield Giving Open Call’s awardees working with people and in places experiencing the greatest need in the United States. EverThrive IL is thrilled to receive an award of $2 million to support our mission to achieve reproductive justice in the health care ecosystem. […]
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 […]
Continue ReadingThe Hidden Inequities in Reproductive Health for LGBTQIA+ Individuals
Think back to your first Sex Education class in school, if you were able to take one. The curriculum that covered topics such as relationships, puberty, and reproductive health was probably taught only in the context of cis-hetero relationships, meaning the relationship between a cisgender man and cisgender woman. But what about those who weren’t […]
Continue ReadingEverThrive IL Statement on House Bill to Gut Medicaid and SNAP
On May 22, just after dawn, Republicans in Congress voted to advance a bill which will terminate health care for more than 13 million Americans and take food away from more than 4 million kids—all to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. EverThrive IL is deeply concerned about the impact of this bill, if […]
Continue ReadingAdolescents and Sex Education: Is it really needed?
In recent years, there have been conversations about eliminating sex education in schools across the country. Florida’s Department of Education, for example, has been pressuring school districts in the state to eliminate any comprehensive sex education. If there is any sex education in the curriculum, it must primarily focus on abstinence. What is the difference […]
Continue ReadingEverThrive Illinois Hosts our 3rd Annual Community Baby Shower
On Saturday, April 26th, EverThrive Illinois hosted our Annual Community Baby Shower at the Lawndale Christian Fitness Center in the North Lawndale neighborhood. This event is held to celebrate new and expecting parents in the community, and to provide them with the necessary resources to help them and their families. Before the baby shower started, […]
Continue ReadingIntimate Partner Violence Impacts Reproductive Autonomy
*Trigger warning: this blog post discusses domestic violence and mentions abusive behaviors* Every year in the United States, about 12 million people are impacted by intimate partner violence (IPV), also known as domestic violence. According to the CDC, IPV is when a person exhibits abusive or aggressive behavior toward their romantic partner, either once or […]
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