Last month, the Illinois General Assembly ended the 2024 legislative session. For over 25 years, EverThrive Illinois has advocated for state policies and funding 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 […]
Continue ReadingCommunity Baby Shower Recap
EverThrive IL hosted its 2nd Annual Community Baby Shower on Saturday, April 27th, at the Homan Square Community Center in the North Lawndale neighborhood. The event was held during National Infant Immunization Week to educate parents and families on the importance of taking action regarding their child’s health and share valuable information and resources with […]
Continue ReadingBirth Equity Listening Session Recap
Last month, EverThrive Illinois hosted an in-person Birth Equity Listening Session on the West side of Chicago. This event was put together by our Community Engagement Director, Tamela Milan-Alexander, who is also the lead behind The Gathering campaign. For the past few months, Tamela has been hosting listening sessions virtually and in-person in the Southern region […]
Continue ReadingWelcome New Community Alignment Board Members
Our Birth Equity team manages and convenes 3 Community Alignment Boards (CABs) for Family Connects Chicago (FCC), a universal postpartum nurse home visiting program. With these Community Alignment Boards, we aim to align resources for families enrolled in the program, improve our current maternal, infant, and child health systems in Chicago, strengthen collaboration amongst social service and medical […]
Continue ReadingEverThrive Illinois’ Statement on our Gift from MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving Fund
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 ReadingProtecting Consumers from Junk Health Plans
Last month, Governor Pritzker announced his intention to ban short-term, limited duration health products in our State. This is a welcome move which EverThrive IL has been advocating for more than 5 years and we urge lawmakers to support this proposal. Short-term, limited-duration (STLD) health plans, also known as junk plans, are substandard products marketed […]
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