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Tickets are officially LIVE! 🌺 This October, we are honored to join Grieve Leave for Joy, Grief & Motherhood: An Evening Honoring the Stories We Don’t Always Tell, an intimate evening of storytelling, reflection, connection, and collective care. Held on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, this gathering will create space for the full spectrum of motherhood, including the joy, grief, resilience, hope, and stories that too often go unspoken. Guests will gather at Cheeni in downtown Durham for a thoughtfully curated tasting menu, meaningful conversation, cocktails and mocktails, and storytelling from mothers, advocates, and community leaders. And we are incredibly grateful that 100% of ticket sales will benefit Equity Before Birth and support our continued work alongside families in our community. ❤️ 📅 Thursday, October 15 🕖 7:00–9:00 PM 📍 Cheeni | Downtown Durham 👗 Cocktail attire, or wear whatever makes you feel beautiful Thank you to Grieve Leave for creating space for these stories and choosing to pour that support back into Equity Before Birth. 🎟️ Tickets are available now at the link in our bio! We hope you’ll join us. 🌺 #EquityBeforeBirth #GrieveLeave #JoyGriefAndMotherhood #PregnancyAndInfantLossAwarenessMonth #PregnancyAndInfantLoss #BirthEquity #MaternalHealth #DurhamNC

Exciting news! 💛 We’re excited to share that Equity Before Birth has received a $25,000 grant from John Rex Endowment to support our Evaluation & Learning Capacity! This investment will help us strengthen how we listen, learn, and measure the impact of our work with families, while building stronger systems for feedback, evaluation, and program learning. We’re deeply grateful to John Rex Endowment for investing in EBB and in community-based, culturally responsive maternal health care. Here’s to continuing to learn, grow, and strengthen our impact alongside the families and communities we serve. 💛 #EquityBeforeBirth #BirthEquity #MaternalHealth #CommunityBasedCare #TriangleNC

Policy shapes pregnancy outcomes. Policy shapes access to care. Policy shapes whether families receive the support they need to survive and thrive. That is why advocacy matters. On June 10, Equity Before Birth will join advocates, families, birth workers, and community leaders from across North Carolina for the annual Black Maternal Health Day of Action at the NC General Assembly. These photos are from last year’s Day of Action, where community members gathered to speak directly with legislators, share lived experiences, and advocate for policies that support safer pregnancies, healthier families, and more equitable maternal health outcomes across North Carolina. We are proud to continue showing up in these spaces and ensuring community voices remain at the center of maternal health conversations. This year, Equity Before Birth will continue to make this advocacy opportunity more accessible for families by helping coordinate transportation, meals, and child-friendly activities so more community members can fully participate in the day. RSVPs will close on June 1. Once registration closes, participants will be grouped by district/region for legislative meetings and lunch, and a finalized agenda and FAQ information will be shared with attendees. 🗓 Wednesday, June 10 📍 NC General Assembly | Raleigh, NC 🔗 Register using the QR code on the flyer or the link in our bio #BlackMaternalHealth #BirthEquity #MaternalHealthMatters #AdvocacyMatters #PolicyMatters #EquityBeforeBirth #MaternalHealthAdvocacy #HealthEquity

A little behind the scenes 🎥✨ Yesterday, Equity Before Birth had the opportunity to sit down with CBS 17, @wncntv , to talk about Joy, Grief & Motherhood — an upcoming evening centered on holding space for the full spectrum of motherhood: the joy, the grief, and everything in between. 💐 We’re grateful for every opportunity to bring conversations about Black maternal health, motherhood, grief, and community care into spaces where more people can hear them. 📍 Joy, Grief & Motherhood 📅 October 15 | 7–9 PM 📍 Cheeni Durham ✨ Cocktail attire Haven’t gotten your ticket yet? There’s still time to join us! 🎟️ All proceeds from this ticketed event support Equity Before Birth and our work to advance birth equity and support Black families in our community. Grab your ticket and come spend the evening with us. 💙 And for now, enjoy a little peek behind the scenes 👀🎥 Stay tuned... we’ll be sharing the full CBS 17 segment TOMORROW! #EquityBeforeBirth #BlackMaternalHealth #JoyGriefAndMotherhood #DurhamNC

Community is care. 💙 Last week, we welcomed 28 families at our July Community Distribution, providing essential items and resources to help support parents and caregivers throughout their journey. We’re so grateful to our volunteers, partners, and everyone who donates to make these distributions possible. Every diaper, wipe, and baby essential shared is a reminder that no family should have to navigate parenthood alone. Thank you to everyone who continues to show up for our community. We couldn’t do this without you! ✨ 📅 Mark your calendars! Our next Community Distribution will take place on Tuesday, August 18, from 5:00–7:00 PM at The River Church in Durham. We look forward to serving you!💙 #equitybeforebirth #communitycare #communitysupport #supportfamilies #communityisaverb

On June 10, Equity Before Birth joined nearly 100 physicians, doulas, midwives, advocates, legislators, and community organizations at the North Carolina General Assembly for the Black Maternal Health Day of Action. 💙🏛️ Hosted by Senator Natalie Murdock, the day centered on one clear message: Black mothers and families deserve better. ✨ Together, attendees advocated for the MOMnibus 3.5 legislative package and other reproductive health bills designed to improve maternal health outcomes and expand support for women, babies, and families across North Carolina. Throughout the day, we met with legislators to share why investing in Black maternal health isn't optional, it's essential. 🤝 We spoke about the barriers Black women continue to face and the importance of policies, programs, and resources that meet families where they are. Advocacy doesn't always create change overnight, but every conversation, every story, and every voice helps move us forward. 🌱 Earlier this month, North Carolina expanded paid parental leave for eligible state employees from 8 weeks to 12 weeks—a reminder that policy can make a meaningful difference for families when leaders choose to invest in them. 👶🏽💼 While there is still much more work to do to achieve equitable maternal health outcomes, we're proud to stand alongside partners across our state pushing for lasting change. 💪🏾💙 Because every mother deserves to be supported—not just during pregnancy, but before, during, and long after birth. 🩺🤍 #BlackMaternalHealth #BlackMaternalHealthDayOfAction #EquityBeforeBirth #MaternalHealth #MaternalHealthEquity #NCGA #BirthEquity #BlackMamasMatter #PolicyForFamilies

When community partners pull up, you give them the full tour! 👀🧡 Our friends at Doulas of Raleigh stopped by EBB’s offices at The River Church to see where the magic happens! From our workspaces to the supplies and shared spaces that help us support families. We may have spotlighted Doulas of Raleigh earlier this year, but community partnership goes far beyond a post. It’s about building relationships, sharing resources, and showing up for families together. This is what community looks like. ✨🫶🏾 #EquityBeforeBirth #DoulasOfRaleigh #CommunityPartnership #MaternalHealth

🎉 Happy 39th Birthday, Joy! 💜 Today, we're celebrating our incredible Executive Director, Joy Spencer, whose vision, compassion, and unwavering commitment have guided Equity Before Birth for more than five years. Through her leadership, EBB has continued to grow its impact, advocate for birth equity, and walk alongside Black mothers, babies, and families across our community. The best way we know how to celebrate Joy is by investing in the mission she pours into every single day. ✨ Join our 39 for 39 campaign by becoming one of 39 donors in honor of Joy's 39th birthday! Every gift—big or small—helps us continue building healthier futures for Black mothers, babies, and families. If Joy or EBB has ever inspired you, supported you, or reminded you why this work matters, we'd love for you to celebrate with us by making a gift today. 💜 Donate through the link in our bio. 🎉 Help us reach our goal of 39 donors! Please join us in wishing Joy a very happy birthday in the comments! 🥳🎂 #HappyBirthdayJoy #39for39 #EquityBeforeBirth #BirthEquity #BlackMaternalHealth #CommunityCare #SupportBlackMothers #GiveBack #Nonprofit #CelebrateWithPurpose

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