On the Front lines

Kay Matthews, Shades of Blue Project | Juneteenth Q&A

June 10, 2021

Birth justice and Black joy are central to quality, respectful and equitable maternity care. This Juneteenth, meet four incredible community leaders in maternal health and read how they conceptualize the moment. ...

The pandemic is not over: emergency grants just issued in India and Nepal

In the United States, access to COVID-19 vaccines and ongoing public health measures have markedly decreased infections and hospitalization rates, a welcome relief after a devastating year, which upended life as we knew it and highlighted gaps in the U.S. ...

A crisis approaching the scale of Hurricane Katrina is happening across the state of Texas right now.

March 1, 2021

In response to the crisis, we are providing emergency grant support to three community-led organizations working to protect mothers and their families as they struggle to make their way back from the devastation of the events. ...

Meet Our U.S. Grantee Partners

June 18, 2020

When we first began this journey nearly a decade ago, we committed to tackling the issues affecting maternal health outcomes around the world, including the United States. In that time, ...