Southern BEE Alliance

04/22/2026

04/21/2026

While the UN declared 2025 as the International Year of Cooperatives, 2026 is the International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF) - a move that was welcomed by cooperatives around the world. IYWF 2026 aims to spotlight the essential (but often unrecognised) roles women play across agrifood systems, wh...

04/20/2026

The rural USA faces a healthcare crisis that cannot be solved by the market alone – and needs intervention from the co-op sector, says Doug O’Brien, CEO of co-op apex National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International.

https://www.thenews.coop/ncba-clusa-chief-presses-case-for-home-care-co-ops/

04/18/2026

Welcome to the Southern BEE Alliance!

We’re so glad you’re here.

It feels especially meaningful to arrive here at the intersection of Week of the Young Child and Black Maternal Health Week—two spaces that remind us that care must be held across the full continuum of life, and that sustaining the workforce behind that care is essential to healthy families and communities.

Southern BEE Alliance is a worker-owned cooperative rooted in care—founded by four women and sustained by a broader community—working to build a lasting care economy for birthworkers and the child care workforce across the Carolinas.

While we formally launched in 2023, this work has been in motion for years. It grew from stories in the field—birthworkers and early care providers naming the same unsustainable conditions placed on those who have long carried the work of birthing our communities and caring for our children.

Our vision is a future where families have access to coordinated support through pregnancy and early childhood, and where caregivers have the stability, shared ownership, and resources needed to thrive.

Cooperatives are not new in our communities—they reflect how we’ve always cared for one another. We believe this model can sustain this work. When caregivers are co-owners, they shape the work, share in its value, and build shared economic stability.

Follow us for opportunities to learn more about cooperatives and what it means to build a solidarity economy.

🌿 Because we can do more together than we can apart.

10/28/2024

10/28/2024

Just-Us INDABA is a transformative gathering and full-day event dedicated to pregnant, birthing, and parenting families, along with their healthcare advocates, reproductive justice champions, and supportive healing arts practitioners. The event is presented by The BEE Collective and Southern BEE All...