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Benjamin Buggs - Vital Village National Partnership and Collaborative Leadership
In December of 2022, Benjamin Buggs was awarded the Vital Village National Partnership and Collaborative Leadership for his work fighting food insecurity in Vallejo, California. Benjamin Buggs grew up in Muncie, Indiana. He was rec...
Edwige M. Jean - Vital Village Excellence in Mentorship Award
In December 2022, Edwige M. Jean earned the Vital Village Excellence in Mentorship Award for her outstanding dedication to the community and passion for lactation mentorship. Edwige is the daughter of Haitian immigrants, born and r...
News Clips
Here’s what doulas do, and how they’re fighting for Black maternal health
By Dasia Moore · The Boston Globe ·Rhode Island is expanding access to doulas and investing in healthier birth outcomes. Why isn’t the rest of the country doing the same?
As School Reopens, Don’t Forget The Hidden Victims Of Police Violence: Children
By Renée Boynton-Jarrett, Marisha L. Humphries and Stephanie M. Curenton · WBUR ·So many of our students will have an additional, often less visible, burden to bear: the police violence they have seen, heard and experienced this spring and summer.
Newsletters
Network Connector Volume 10, Issue 5
