About Us
If you are black and pregnant or have just had a baby, HBF is here to support you. HBF will connect you with the Black Infant Health program and the Sisters Together Empowering Peers program. (Click on our Programs button for more information). HBF invites you and your family to be a part of educational programs and celebrations throughout the year (Click on our Calendar and/or events button to see events and activities). Our Vision
The VISION is Organizing individuals, families, and the organizations that serve them into a learning community empowered with skills to advance social equity and justice, with a focus on Black individuals and families. Our Mission
Providing people with knowledge, skills, and strategies to make social systems and policies more equitable to support Black people and communities. Who We Are
Healthy Black Families is a leader within a worldwide movement dedicated to advancing social equity for communities of color. We are known for our unshakeable advocacy for Black people and communities. Our Focus
To ensure that people and communities are respected and have their basic needs met so each person has an opportunity to develop their full potential. Core Values
Human dignity – We are conscious of and actively support the basic right of every human being to have respect and to have their basic needs met. Health/Healing – We promote the wisdom of mind and body soundness that flows from meeting spiritual, emotional, and physical needs through self-awareness and preventive discipline. This includes an understanding that knowledge of self allows for the maintenance of internal balance that promotes positive feelings. Community - We foster depth and commitment as we engage people individually and in groups so that both independent creativity and interdependent cooperation are maximized. Expressiveness/Joy – We create spaces that allow people and communities to express self openly engendering cooperation and stimulating thoughts and imaginations. Through these methods, we encourage open expression of ideas and opinions to bring conflicts into the open and resolve disagreements collaboratively. Efficiency/Planning – We think about and design systems, acts, and purposes in an efficient manner before implementing them. Accountability/Ethics – We make values and beliefs explicit as a basis for honest and ethical behavior. We encourage others to be aware of their values as well as the alignment (or misalignment) between community values and organizational policies. Corporation/Stewardship - We initiate and manage the organization to accomplish its goals and mission in alignment with defined values. Healthy Black Families- People, Programs, Policy
