GreenLight Fund Twin Cities

07/31/2026

Join Irth’s Milk Crawl: A Stroller Walk for Black & Brown Families!

In celebration of Black Breastfeeding Week, join Irth for the Milk Crawl - a community stroller walk created specifically for Black and Brown families to connect, move together, and build community!

Bring your little ones in their strollers and meet local lactation consultants, doulas, and birth workers ready to answer your questions, share vital resources, and support your journey in a joy-filled, intentional space. Participants will also receive a free tote bag.

Date: Saturday, August 29th

Time: 10am-12pm

Location: Boom Island Park, MN

Register below:

Join us for a stroller walk in the Twin Cities! Fun activities, lactation tips & community bonding for Black Breastfeeding Week!

07/23/2026

07/15/2026

This Saturday! July 18 11:00-3:00. Join Irth for the Power Moms Brunch featuring special guest Naturi Naughton-Lewis! A live panel will discuss the awareness and engagement around the state of Black maternal health in Minnesota.

Get tickets below!

A celebration of motherhood, wellness, and community — powered by Irth.

07/14/2026

This Friday, July 17 from 6:00-8:00pm! Join Irth's Twin Cities Mixer for BIPOC Birth Workers! Enjoy light bites, drinks, music, and lots of passionate people who care for Black and Brown birthing families.

Learn more and get tickets below:

Calling all BIPOC birth workers in Twin Cities ! Join Kimberly Seals Allers & the Irth Team for a night of light bites, drinks and music.

07/09/2026

Laura Bakosh, Inner Explorer Co-Founder, recently published an op-ed on how the effects of AI on student learning and how mindfulness can be a solution. Read more below!

AI is accelerating. What schools must do to support student attention and judgment now.

07/07/2026

Dr. Rachel Hardeman recently published a powerful reflection on the Black maternal health crisis in America.

"Black women will die in childbirth at more than three times the rate of White women, from causes the CDC has told us are more than 80% preventable."

Read the op-ed below:

I am standing at a podium in a room full of hundreds of people, giving a keynote on the Black maternal mortality crisis. I share data. I share stories. I read aloud from the memoir of Harriet Jacobs, an enslaved Black mother. “I had prayed for his death, but never so earnestly as I now […]

07/02/2026

We all need to take breaks, but sometimes we're lucky if we get a few minutes. Inner Explorer shared a few quick and easy skills to practice to stay centered and in the moment (even if the moment is only for a couple minutes). Try out these practices the next time you (or your kids) need to relieve a little stress.

06/26/2026

"What's your vision for your community? If you could wave a magic wand and change something, what would it be?"

We are reimagining what philanthropy can be and it starts by hearing the dreams and aspirations of community members. Starting conversations with these questions take us outside of the box and we think about social change in a new, creative way.

Learn more from Simone Hardeman-Jones in her interview with Butternomics!

06/19/2026

Today, we recognize Juneteenth, which commemorates the emancipation of slaves in 1865. We encourage everyone to seek out community and celebrate Freedom Day with joy and love.

GreenLight Fund offices will be closed in observance.

06/16/2026

Executive Director Simone Hardeman-Jones was interviewed on Butternomics and the full interview is out NOW! Check out a sneak peek below.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts or watch the full interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux8JGJXjdfo