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 […]
Continue ReadingCelebrating our Outreach Workers
This month, EverThrive Illinois wants to celebrate our outreach workers! Our outreach workers are extremely important to our organization; they go into communities on the South and West sides and disseminate information and resources to those who need it. They also assist in collecting data that help us determine what communities need, which supports our […]
Continue ReadingEverThrive IL applauds Governor Pritzker’s proposed investment to reduce maternal mortality
EverThrive Illinois applauds Governor Pritzker for reaffirming his commitment to improving Black maternal health in his State of the State address. Governor Pritzker proposed an investment of $23 million for programs and policies that aim to support families and keep Black women alive during and after pregnancy. Specifically, this funding would be used to: Illinois […]
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