Generate Health STL

Today is Give STL Day — a day for our region to come together and support the nonprofits working every day to make St. Louis stronger, healthier, and more connected.

At Generate Health, we believe every mother, baby, and family deserves the chance to thrive. Your gift helps us continue advancing equitable maternal and infant health across the St. Louis region through community leadership, data, advocacy, and systems change.

Celebrate the work. Support the mission. Help move our region forward.

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Tomorrow, we gather.

We can’t wait to witness what happens when stories are honored out loud, when people pause to listen more deeply, and when lived experience is centered not as an afterthought, but as truth, insight, and leadership.

2B Heard: When Stories Take Root is almost here, and we are looking forward to an afternoon of storytelling, reflection, connection, and conversation that moves us beyond awareness and toward action.

From the gallery experience to the panel to roundtable dialogue, this gathering was designed to help us feel, witness, and carry something forward together.

We only have a handful of tickets left before we sell out.

Join us while there is still space. 🌿
https://bit.ly/stories-take-root

Black Maternal Health Week is a time to tell the truth.

Black motherhood is more than a single moment.
It is a journey — and too often, parts of that journey go unseen, unsupported, and carried alone.

Before birth, many Black women experience:
• fertility challenges
• infertility
• IVF and treatment decisions
• pregnancy loss
• navigating systems that don’t always see or support them

And here in St. Louis, Black infants are 3x more likely to die than white infants.

This is why this week matters.
And it’s why this month matters.

This April, we’re lifting up the full story through our GiveGHDay campaign:
What We Carry: Because Birth Is Not the Beginning.

Because the journey doesn’t start at birth.
And support shouldn’t either.

This isn’t just about awareness.
It’s about recognizing the full journey, and building systems that support Black mothers and babies every step of the way.

If this resonates with you, here’s one simple way to take action:

👉 Share this post to help expand awareness
👉 Learn more or support the work: https://bit.ly/GiveGHDay2026

Because no one should have to carry this journey alone.

Stories do more than help us remember.

They help us witness, understand, and act.

Join us for 2B Heard: When Stories Take Root, a storytelling-centered gathering from Generate Health that honors lived experience and creates space for reflection, dialogue, and action.

This special event will bring together community members, partners, providers, advocates, and system leaders for an experience designed to honor story and cultivate change. Guests will move through an immersive gallery-style storytelling experience, hear from featured voices, and take part in a facilitated discussion about what can grow when people are truly heard.

Wednesday, April 22, 2026
11:00 AM–2:00 PM
5200 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63108

Lunch will be provided. Registration is free, but space is limited.

Register here: https://bit.ly/stories-take-root

LOVE & LEGACY UPDATE: We’re at 47% 💛

We’re almost halfway there!

This isn’t just a number.
It’s education and advocacy.
It’s parents who feel held instead of alone.
It’s care that shows up on-time and with dignity.
It’s a community saying: we don’t leave families behind.

Right now, we’re 47% to our Love & Legacy Campaign goal with 1 week + 4 days left.

Momentum matters in the final stretch.

✨ Make your gift part of the legacy:
Donate here: https://givebutter.com/LOVELEGACY26

And if you’ve already donated, thank you.
Would you take 10 seconds to share this post or tag one person who believes in caring for families like they’re family?

Love looks like showing up...before the crisis, not just during it.

This week is our WEEK OF LOVE for Love & Legacy, and we're starting with this:
When we talk about maternal and infant health, we’re talking about people...not statistics.

Love is:
💛 a provider who listens the first time
💛 a community that doesn’t let a mom carry everything alone
💛 culturally responsive care that protects dignity
💛 support that continues after the baby is born
💛 systems built to hold families, not test their limits

At Generate Health STL, we believe love is a legacy we can build on purpose...through action, investment, and community voice.

💛 If you’ve ever been supported through pregnancy, postpartum, or parenting—drop a word below that describes what helped most (or what you wish you had).

Your story matters. Your perspective matters. Let's make space for both.

https://givebutter.com/LOVELEGACY26

Awareness isn’t the finish line. Protection is.

In this conversation, Johnson & Johnson Senior Medical Director Robyn R Jones and journalist Mara Schiavocampo speak honestly about the systemic barriers Black mothers continue to face, and why closing racial disparities in maternal health requires more than attention. It requires accountability, investment, and care that holds over time.

🎥 Watch here: https://www.essencestudios.com/show/wealth-and-power/episode/hhakvhg54qjgr

At Generate Health, this is why Love & Legacy isn’t just about raising funds. It’s about strengthening the ecosystem that protects Black mothers before, during, and after birth.

Because love that lasts shows up consistently.
And legacy is built when communities choose responsibility, not silence.

🔗 Join the Love & Legacy campaign: https://givebutter.com/LOVELEGACY26

Essence

Love isn’t just something we feel.
It’s something we protect.

This month, as we launch our Love & Legacy campaign, we’re also lifting up an important conversation on maternal health, advocacy, and the systems that shape outcomes for Black mothers.

🎧 In this episode of St. Louis on the Air, local birthing advocates — including Generate Health’s COO, Lora Gulley — and medical professionals speak honestly about protecting Black maternal health and the role shared responsibility plays in care.

👉 Listen here: https://www.stlpr.org/show/st-louis-on-the-air/2026-01-12/st-louis-birthing-advocates-medical-staff-bodies

Love & Legacy is our invitation to turn these values into action, through shared responsibility, community investment, and care that lasts beyond February.

🔗 Join the campaign: https://givebutter.com/LOVELEGACY26

Love is a legacy.

And legacy is built through care, protection, and shared responsibility.

This February, we’re launching Love & Legacy, a values-centered campaign honoring Black love by supporting Black maternal and infant health.

Because Black mothers deserve more than awareness.

They deserve safety, dignity, and systems that show up.

If this resonates, we invite you to participate by giving what you can, or sharing what you believe.

🔗 Give or share: https://givebutter.com/LOVELEGACY26

As we close 2025, we reflect on the incredible support we've received for Black mothers and families. With a goal of raising $55,000 by December 31, 2025, for our Tiny Dreamers Campaign, your contributions are vital. Join us in providing safe sleep solutions, essential resources, and advocating for racial equity. Together, we can strengthen community systems and uplift voices.

www.givebutter.com/TINYDREAMERS