Community Voice. Collective Investment. Systems Change.
We connect community, philanthropy, birth equity leaders, and partners across New Jersey to strengthen the relationships, leadership, and investments necessary for birthing people and families to thrive.
Strengthening the Ecosystem: Meet Our Grantees
Over the last several years, New Jersey has emerged as one of the most visible states in the nation in advancing maternal and infant health policy, investment, and public awareness. What was once treated as a niche public health issue has become recognized as a broader matter of racial equity, healthcare access, economic justice, public policy, and community wellbeing. Together with our philanthropic partners, we’re strengthening the connective tissue necessary for a healthier, more equitable, and more community-rooted maternal health ecosystem.
PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS
Her Legacy is Leadership.
THE CECILE D. EDWARDS BIRTH JUSTICE LEADERSHIP FUND
As NJBEFA’s inaugural Executive Director, Cecile Edwards embodied a deeply community-rooted and lived experience-centered approach to birth justice leadership. As the maternal health ecosystem continues evolving, we believe one of the most meaningful ways to honor her legacy is through sustained investment in the kind of leadership Cecile represented.
Each quarter, we share updates from New Jersey’s maternal health and birth equity ecosystem and hear from community members doing the work to ensure safer, more joyful birth experiences for Black, Indigenous, and Latine families.
