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Building Bridges: How Sean Thimas is Shaping a More Connected Boston

May 01, 2025

“My mission has always been to empower and uplift the youth in our community through education and support.” A lifelong Bostonian and devoted father of two, Sean Thimas has spent his career rooted in one powerful belief: comm...

Leading with Love and Legacy: The Wisdom and Community of Lucia Soraya DosSantos

March 25, 2025

“Exist to the fullness of who you are, show up in the fullness of you, and that is leading.”  Lucia Soraya DosSantos' earliest home was one of profound love and care, beginning in her mother’s womb and continuing t...

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State's real maternal health crisis lies in stark and widening racial disparities

State's real maternal health crisis lies in stark and widening racial disparities

By Danubia Camargos Silva and Kelly Harrington   ·  Dorchester Reporter  ·  July 12, 2024

You may have seen the recent headlines, warning of a crisis in maternal health, citing reports of an explosion in the number of women who die in childbirth. As we note in a recent Boston Indicators report, the reality is actually more co...

Here’s what doulas do, and how they’re fighting for Black maternal health

Here’s what doulas do, and how they’re fighting for Black maternal health

By Dasia Moore  ·  The Boston Globe  ·  October 13, 2021

Rhode Island is expanding access to doulas and investing in healthier birth outcomes. Why isn’t the rest of the country doing the same?

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Network Connector Volume 12, Issue 5

Network Connector Volume 12, Issue 5

May 01, 2025
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Network Connector Volume 12, Issue 4

April 01, 2025
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