Community Solutions for Health Equity

06/04/2026

We are proud to welcome Taller Salud , based in Loíza, Puerto Rico, to the CSHE network. 🎉

Taller Salud is a feminist, community-based, health-centered organization dedicated to improving women’s access to health care, reducing violence within communities, and advancing economic and social well-being through education and activism.

Their mission is to elevate women’s leadership in order to co-create well-being, integral health, and opportunities for individual and collective development.

Through this partnership, Taller Salud will continue advancing climate and health justice by strengthening community-led infrastructure, expanding community health worker networks, and advancing participatory research, including the development of the Puerto Rico Women’s Well-Being Index.

Like CSHE, Taller Salud recognizes that health equity is rooted in community leadership, shared knowledge, and the power of communities to define and drive solutions that reflect the lived experiences of the communities they serve.

We look forward to learning alongside Taller Salud as they continue advancing community-powered approaches to health, safety, and resilience in Puerto Rico.

To learn more about Taller Salud, visit: tallersalud.com

06/02/2026

We’re excited to introduce our new partners joining our 2026 cohort of CSHE Funded Partners: Center for Children’s Rights (CCR) and Taller Salud. 🎉

We are proud to welcome Jacksonville CCR, based in Jacksonville, Florida, to the CSHE network.

CCR’s mission is to build a responsive community where every youth experiences belonging, dignity, and possibility. Through restorative practices, youth leadership development, and cross-sector collaboration, CCR works alongside youth, families, schools, healthcare providers, and community leaders to strengthen connection, well-being, and opportunity.

Like CSHE, CCR recognizes that lasting change happens through relationships, shared learning, and community leadership. Through this partnership, CCR will deepen efforts to elevate youth and caregiver voice, strengthen relationships across systems, and advance community-centered approaches to health equity.

We look forward to learning alongside CCR and supporting community-driven solutions that help young people and families thrive.

To learn more about Center for Children’s Rights, visit: jaxccr.org

Stay tuned as we introduce our other new partner, Taller Salud.

05/29/2026

We’re proud to announce that Community Solutions for Health Equity (CSHE) has selected 11 funded partners as part of our growing national collaborative advancing health equity through community-driven solutions. 🌍

This cohort reflects the power, leadership, and innovation of community-based organizations working across the country to advance systems transformation and health justice.

🌟 We are excited to welcome our new partners:
Center for Children’s Rights (Jacksonville CCR)
Taller Salud

🤎 We also honor our CSHE Alumni partners:
Cancer Patients Alliance
Partnership for Child Health

Their continued presence in this network matters deeply, and they will always remain part of the CSHE community, with ongoing opportunities to engage in learning sessions, collaboration, and shared practice spaces. We are grateful for their leadership, commitment, and the work they continue to do in their communities.

🎉 Please join us in celebrating the 2026 Cohort of CSHE Funded Partners:
Breastfeeding Hawaii
Advocates for Justice and Education Inc.
Ketchikan Wellness Coalition
Make the Road CT
Padres e Hijos en Acción (Parents and Children in action)
Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley
Refugee Community Partnership
Southern Birth Justice Network
West Marion Community Forum (Community Engagement Project)
Center for Children’s Rights (Jacksonville CCR)
Taller Salud

We look forward to continuing to advance health equity through community-led solutions alongside this incredible network.

05/05/2026

We’re proud to uplift our partner Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley for hosting “Voices of Incarceration,” a powerful documentary screening and panel in partnership with LVHN/Jefferson Health and the Prisoner Survivor Network, centered on reentry, mental health, and healing.

This gathering created space for honest dialogue and community-led solutions, aligning with CSHE’s commitment to advancing health equity through cross-sector collaboration and systems transformation.

We’re especially proud to see CSHE Youth Advisor Zaleeae Sierra leading, and CSHE Strategic Advisor Dr. Hasshan Batts, Founder and President of the Prisoner Survivor Network, continuing to shape this work through lived experience and partnership.

Still feeling the impact from last night.

We closed out Second Chance Month in April with truth and reflection, and stepped into May, Mental Health Awareness Month, with intention. This moment reminded us that healing, especially for our returning citizens, has to stay at the center of everything we do.

Pictured here is Paula Gonzalez, Executive Director of Preventive Measures Foundation, with Zaleeae Sierra, PNLV’s Youth Director, Allentown School District board member, and the 2025 Youth Leader Award recipient honored by Preventive Measures Foundation.

This photo was taken at the Voices of Incarceration documentary screening, a powerful collaboration between PNLV, LVHN/Jefferson Health, and the Prisoner Survivor Network. The panel conversation was honest, impactful, and centered on mental health, healing, and what it truly takes to move forward.

Thank you Zaleeae for hosting and serving as a panelist, and for the continued work you do supporting youth and their mental health in our community.

A special thank you to our panelists:

Afua “Fuffie” Conyers, a credible messenger and Certified Peer Support Specialist using her lived experience to uplift others navigating reentry.

Ormar “Knowledge” Morris, a mentor and reentry leader guiding others through transition with accountability and purpose.

Harmony Byrd, a powerful voice and member of the Prisoner Survivor Network, supporting others on their journey toward healing and stability.

We are deeply grateful for our partners supporting returning citizens through reentry and mental health. At PNLV, we create spaces that build hope, belonging, and agency, while Preventive Measures Foundation provides critical clinical care. Together, we are meeting the full needs of our community.

Thank you Dr. Hasshan Batts of the Prisoner Survivor Network, PNLV’s former Executive Director, for continuing to show up for this work.

We are also grateful for our partnership with LVHN/Jefferson Health and Dr. Mark Cipolle, the leading trauma surgeon in our region. Through our hospital based violence prevention program, this work is possible. Dr. Cipolle also spoke last night on the importance of mental health and why this work matters now more than ever.

And thank you to Vince Mondillo for directing such a powerful documentary. Voices of Incarceration is a timeless message that will continue to educate and move people for years to come.

More pictures and videos from the night coming soon.

This is what community looks like. Stronger together always 🙌🏽✨

04/21/2026

We are so excited to highlight Wendy Cárdenas of Make the Road CT (MRCT) as she steps into her new role as Executive Director of our partner organization! 🎉

Wendy is an immigrant from Peru, a DACA recipient, and a leader who has grown within MRCT over the years. Her journey reflects the power of investing in leadership from within and cultivating community-rooted leadership. Wendy’s lived experience continues to inform her leadership and her commitment to advancing equity and access for immigrant communities through MRCT.

MRCT is a member-led organization advancing immigrant justice, workers’ rights, housing, education equity, and access to healthcare through advocacy, organizing, and community campaigns.

CSHE is proud to partner with MRCT in advancing shared commitments to community education, advocacy, and collective action rooted in community leadership and systems change, as Wendy carries forward MRCT’s leadership legacy.

Please join us in celebrating Wendy and this exciting next chapter for MRCT!

04/16/2026

CSHE Leadership Spotlight ✨

We’re honored to celebrate CSHE NAC Member Sharon Callender, MPH, BSN, RN, who has been named a recipient of the American Nurses Association Massachusetts (ANAMASS) 2026 Living Legends in Massachusetts Nursing Award.

This recognition honors her decades of leadership in nursing, public health, and health equity and her commitment to expanding access to quality care for communities across Massachusetts.

CSHE is proud to have Sharon as a member of our National Advisory Council, an advisory body that helps guide our strategic direction, partnerships, and national impact.

Please join us in congratulating Sharon on this incredible recognition of her leadership, impact, and contributions to communities. 🎉

04/10/2026

CSHE’s Native Engagement Collaborative gathered in Miami for a powerful time of learning, reflection, and connection centered on birth justice, maternal health, cultural knowledge, and community-rooted care.

We spent time in community exploring how history, lived experience, ancestral wisdom, and solidarity continue to shape the movement for healthier futures for women, children, and families.

From a hybrid community learning session with the The Cultural Wellness Center to a powerful site visit with the Southern Birth Justice Network, we witnessed birth justice in practice, including symbolically knocking down walls as part of SBJN’s vision for building new systems of care. This moment reminded us that this work is both structural and deeply human.

We also made space for grounding, reflection, and restoration, honoring the importance of care within justice work.

This time together reaffirmed what we know deeply: cultural knowledge is power, lived experience is expertise, and solidarity moves us forward.

Grateful for everyone who helped hold this space. 🤎

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04/09/2026

Jamarah Amani, Executive Director of our partner Southern Birth Justice Network, is advocating alongside Georgia midwives for the right to choose where and with whom to give birth, sharing her own experience to demand change.

As Black Maternal Health Week (April 11 to 17) approaches, we celebrate Jamarah’s leadership and continue to uplift this movement for systems change and birth justice, advancing safe, respectful, and equitable care for all birthing people.

12/24/2025

Happy Holidays to our CSHE community! ✨

We hope this season brings rest, reflection, and moments of joy as we pause and recharge together. Thank you for being part of this work and this community.