We are excited for the return to an in-person 2022 Annual Benefit at City Winery scheduled for May 4, 2022. This year, at the Annual Benefit, we will proudly honor Brenda Blasingame, Program Officer for Pritzker Family Foundation’s Children’s Initiative as our 2022 Change Maker Award Recipient. As we look toward a healthier future, we hope you will join […]
Continue ReadingEverThrive IL Launches Understanding COVID-19 Vaccination Awareness Campaign
This month, EverThrive IL is launching a COVID-19 Vaccination Awareness Campaign to raise vaccine confidence for communities most impacted by the pandemic. The focus of the campaign is to activate parents, caregivers, pregnant or recently pregnant people, and community or spiritual leaders to understand COVID-19 and the importance of getting vaccinated. “We are committed to […]
Continue ReadingEverThrive IL Welcomes Tamela Milan – Alexander
We are excited to announce that Tamela Milan-Alexander will be joining our team as the Community Engagement Director. She’s joining us from Access Community Health Network where she worked in community outreach for ten years. She’s been working in the field for over 20 years and is a former board member. She is involved in […]
Continue ReadingResponse to Texas Abortion Ban
EverThrive Illinois has been a leader in advocating for health equity for individuals, families, and communities. For the last three decades, we have also recognized abortion care as an important and necessary component of high-quality, comprehensive pregnancy care. Reproductive Justice, the human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent […]
Continue ReadingInterview With Jose Ortiz From the Fetal and Infant Mortality Project
September is National Infant Mortality Awareness Month that brings awareness to the number of babies that die before their first birthday. This month, we are spotlighting Jose Ortiz on the important work being done by the Fetal Infant Mortality Review Project in Chicago. Can you share with us the purpose of the FIMR (Fetal Infant […]
Continue ReadingSaying Goodbye to Sheila
It is with mixed emotion that EverThrive Illinois announces the departure of Sheila Sanders, Director of Community Engagement, as she and her family relocate to the East Coast. Sheila has been a fixture of EverThrive IL for more than 16 years, bringing expertise, personality, and passion to progressive community outreach and engagement roles. We are incredibly grateful to Sheila […]
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