HealthConnect One and Berry Medicine are improving maternal and infant health through culturally grounded care, including doula support and Indigenous birth practices. Their work shows how community-based care strengthens outcomes for families while addressing gaps in the maternal health system.
In this episode of “Pass the Sopapillas,” we share a conversation with New Mexican environmental advocates who are working to protect air quality, defend water rights, restore Indigenous seed sovereignty and erase environmental racism. Learn how these changemakers are helping build healthier communities for New Mexico families and children.
In Louisiana, Sprout supports small farmers with training, land and market access — helping families buy fresh food with SNAP while strengthening local farms.
With support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, El Centro has since grown into a full suite of programs — financial and business accelerators, tax preparation, business coaching and a women’s leadership series — all free of charge.
Opening in fall 2026, the Central Station Early Childhood Center, a new, affordable, high-quality ECE center will serve 100 local children, from infants to preschoolers.
Through a tuition-free coding program, Mississippi Coding Academies is preparing residents for well-paying tech jobs, strengthening the state’s workforce and keeping talent rooted in local communities.
Communities across the municipal district of Sitalá, Chiapas, Mexico collaborated to improve water infrastructure for clean drinking water.
Employee ownership helps keep local businesses in their communities while giving workers a chance to build wealth. Through employee stock ownership plans, workers can become owners, strengthening businesses, families and local economies.
Mississippi is addressing high infant mortality through doula support, home visiting and extended postpartum Medicaid coverage for mothers and babies.
Home visiting programs in New Mexico are helping children and families thrive through research-backed, relationship-based support during the first five years of life. First Born and More, supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, pairs trained home visitors with parents to promote healthy pregnancies, early literacy, social-emotional development and school readiness. Serving more than 1,000 families in 2024, the program connects caregivers to vital resources, strengthens parent-child relationships and improves outcomes for babies and young children across rural and urban communities.
Sixteen leaders from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Global Fellows Network (GFN) in Mexico recently gathered in Mexico City to explore healing-centered leadership practices based on empathy and accountability.
What began as a parent advocating for her children grew into leadership helping families influence the systems meant to serve them. Her story highlights the power of parent voices in shaping early childhood policy.