
News, Insights, and Resources
Partner Spotlight: Josselyn Taylor, Director of Community Strategies, Cradle Cincinnati & Queens Village
A mutual aid fund for birth workers in Ohio will launch this fall. CHAP is proud to support this new endeavor, led by Cradle Cincinnati. As our partner Josselyn Taylor, Community Engagement Strategist, puts it: “We can’t keep asking women to sacrifice themselves for the good of the community with little support. If we want them to continue to be able to do that, they need support as well.”
Partner Spotlight: Ausannette García-Goyette, Senior Program Officer, Irving Harris Foundation
We are thrilled to feature Ausannette García-Goyette, Senior Program Officer at the Irving Harris Foundation and a key leader in Illinois’ State Exchange for Maternal Health initiatives, in our latest Partner Spotlight.
2024 State Exchange: Key Takeaways and Next Steps
This new report from the State Exchange team distills field-led insights, innovations, and practices shaping maternal health impact across 47 states and D.C.
Navigating The Obstacles: The Complex Journey of Perinatal Care in New Jersey
This new brief looks at how insurance shapes patient experience with recommendations for ensuring New Jerseyans receive quality care across their perinatal journeys.
State Exchange Convening: Reflections
Funders from nearly all 50 states met in Washington, DC, to advance state-level efforts to improve birth outcomes during the 2024 State of Birth Equity (SOBE) State Exchange Convening.
Partner Spotlight: Cecile Edwards, NJBEFA Executive Director
Our latest Partner Spotlight features Cecile Edwards, Executive Director of the New Jersey Birth Equity Funders Alliance (NJBEFA). Co-founded by CHAP in 2021, NJBEFA focuses on amplifying the voices of birth equity leaders, investing in community-based organizations, and building the infrastructure for cross-sector partnerships.
Jhenielle Reynolds Testifies Before NJ Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee
On Thursday, September 19th, CHAP Program Manager Jhenielle Reynolds joined a group of birth equity advocates to testify before the New Jersey Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee regarding the inequities faced by individuals who choose to give birth outside hospital settings.
Alma: Moms Supporting Moms from Colorado to New Jersey
CHAP’s partnership with the Alma program began in 2022. Alma, which recently expanded to New Jersey, uses a peer-to-peer approach to maternal mental health, uplifting the lived experiences of birthing people and parents of color.
Inaugural State Exchange Convening to Take Place in October
CHAP is pleased to be part of the planning committee for the inaugural Birth Equity State Exchange Convening. The convening is a funder-only event dedicated to advancing birth outcomes at the state-level and will be held from October 27-29 in Washington, DC.
CHAP + Princeton: Advancing Birth Equity
CHAP is introducing students at Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs to the maternal mortality crisis in New Jersey. In addition to studying the conditions surrounding the state’s historically poor maternal health outcomes, students are exploring the policy and practice of the birth equity movement.
AMCHP: Sharing Strategies for State-Level Partnerships
CHAP Co-Directors Raquel Mazon Jeffers and Wendy McWeeny hosted a conversation on improving maternal and child health outcomes through partnership during the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) annual conference.
NEW ISSUE BRIEF: Postpartum Medicaid Implementation
Postpartum Medicaid Implementation details the current state of postpartum Medicaid extensions, the brief focuses on recommendations for how funders can support the success and implementation of the 12-month postpartum Medicaid benefit.
Maternal Mental Health Equity Fund Announces Grant Recipients
As founding members of the Maternal Mental Health Equity Fund, CHAP is honored to announce the recipients of a new grant designed to fund models of maternal mental health care built in and by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities.
CHAP Newsletter: 2023 Reflections & Updates
Thank you for your guidance, inspiration, and collaboration. Our commitment to rethinking philanthropy has only grown this year, and we will continue to champion organizations, programs, and policies focused on birth equity and community health in 2024.
2023 Birth Equity Funders Landscape Report Now Available
Funders for Birth Justice & Equity (FBJE) has released a new landscape report providing an overview of the state of philanthropic funding for birth equity. The report focuses on who makes up the current landscape of funders, what they are funding, and how they are integrating an equity lens in their practices and approaches.