CHAP was honored to join our partners at GirlTREK in Montgomery, Alabama, last month to celebrate their purchase of the historic Black Bricklayers Hall, a building that once served as a base for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and as the epicenter of the Montgomery Bus boycott.

This week in response to Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell’s New York Times article, “More Mothers Are Dying. It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way,” we’re urging our colleagues in philanthropy to join us in unlock opportunities for—and with—birthing people.

Since the news surrounding Tori Bowie’s death broke last week, we’ve been thinking deeply about the ways in which the details of her story exemplify the failures of the current healthcare system when it comes to birthing people, particularly those who are Black and those with a history of mental health issues.

CHAP is proud to share the newly released report from the inaugural Birth Equity Funders’ Summit held in Atlanta, Georgia last fall. As members of the planning committee, we hope the report will serve as a valuable resource for funders interested in working collaboratively to advance and achieve birth equity throughout the United States.

Jhenielle has worked in the public sector, with nonprofit and philanthropic organizations, and in communities throughout her career. As the founder of BloomMama Birth Services, she assists expectant families in Northern New Jersey as a birth and postpartum doula.