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Thank you to all our speakers at Nurture KC’s annual event yesterday, including:

Ashley All with Kansans for Constitutional Freedom,
Michelle Trupiano with Missouri Family Health Council,
Lizet Ansaldo with Esperanza Birth Doula Services,
Tamela Ross with The Healing Corner KC,
Gloria Mendiburu with Corazones Plenos,
Cindy Lamb with The Family Conservancy,
Murad Campbell with Morningstar Mobile Assessments and
Amber Smith with KC Health Equity and Learning and Action Network.

Inspiring stuff to improve maternal health!

Filming Nurture KC’s second podcast! It will focus on how our Healthy Start program helps families. Stay tuned to our Facebook page for more details.

Don’t miss our annual event on June 21 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Nurture KC. It’s open to the public and will focus on maternal reproductive rights, our doula services, maternal mental health and self advocacy in healthcare. This event is also approved for 2.3 contact hours for nurses, social workers, community health workers and others in the healthcare industry.

Take a closer look at Nurture KC and how we help families in our Kansas City community through our 2022 Annual Report.

Catch up with us! We’ve been busy on air with KCUR 89.3 about Healthy Start, in the news with The Kansas City Beacon, promoting our annual event (register today) and looking for a contractor to coordinate our flu clinics. Read our May Recap/Newsletter here. 

“Maternal R&R: Reproductive Rights”
June 21, 2023
8:30 a.m. to noon
Our keynote speakers Ashley All (left) and Michelle Trupiano (right) will discuss fighting for access to care through Medicaid expansion for pregnant women in both Kansas and Missouri. Click “read more” below to see details and register.

A majority of pregnancy-related deaths in Missouri occur between 43 days and one year postpartum. How does extending Medicaid coverage help improve maternal outcomes?

“I think it’s going to have a profound impact,” says Tracy Russell, Executive Director of Nurture KC. “So much of what our community health workers try to do is cover the gaps that exist in the current system. We’ve always believed that that direct service piece is so important, but so is the policy in terms of having the broadest impact and bringing about cultural change when it comes to these issues.”

Read the full article by The Kansas City Beacon here.

Thanks to Swope Health and Missouri WIC for donating these gift baskets to two moms in our Healthy Start program. (Selected at random.) It sure did brighten their day!
Learn more about Healthy Start at https://nurturekc.org/solutions/.

We have covered a lot of ground this month, including publishing our 2022 Annual Report. You can also read our Executive Director’s column and Nurture KC’s latest coverage in the news + much more!

Want to learn about the work Nurture KC does to make a lasting impact in the lives of Kansas City families who need the most support? Check out our 2022 Annual Report at https://nurturekc.org/annual-report … and share with your network as well! Thank you for your support.