Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois is proud to be the state’s only statewide, customer-owned health insurer. We are also the largest provider of health benefits in Illinois, serving more than 8.9 million members in all 102 counties across the state. For more than 85 years, we’ve provided our members with comprehensive, affordable health plans, making Illinois a healthier place to live, work and play. Learn about the many ways we are contributing to the well-being of our local Illinois communities in the latest Corporate Social Responsibility Report

It takes initiative to lead a community where it wants to go. Step one is settling on the goal — and that takes a lot of what we offer: listening, synthesizing and consensus-building. We’re engaging our community, making grants, training leaders, connecting people and organizations, while we tackle challenges and explore opportunities.

The Perinatal Family Support Center provides a wide array of services to patients and their families who experience challenges related to pregnancy, birth, prematurity or perinatal loss. Our specialists in perinatal medicine recognize the profound impact of high-risk pregnancies and births on the entire family. The program is strength-based and culturally sensitive. All perinatal care services of the Perinatal Family Support Center are provided free of charge.

BBB is a non-profit based in East-Central Illinois working to offer free and low-cost training for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) who want to become birth workers.

Offering wellness and abundance in whole health through community based, culturally centered midwifery care.

Crescent & Crown Therapy is a BIPOC-women-founded therapy collective for all people. Our compassionate therapists center their practice on elevating individuals, couples, and families. We specialize in supporting perinatal mental health—from conception and fertility to pregnancy and postpartum. We’re ready to empower you during this transition period so you flourish.

Contact info: (708) 943-7514 connect@crescentandcrown.com

Evanston’s Moms for Moms is a small, non-profit organization that matches experienced Evanston moms and newer moms to create partnerships that support these new mothers and their little ones.

BirthLink was established so parents could learn about birth options and make informed decisions. BirthLink promotes undisturbed childbirth, breastfeeding and immediate infant bonding as family’s best beginning.

EveryMom Chicago is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that connects expectant mothers in underserved communities with the material and support resources for the critical (and challenging) early weeks of parenthood. We provide new baby kits that contain newborn, postpartum, and breastfeeding essentials to families in need of extra support.