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3 years of

Access to Care. Centered in Community.

The Conner Equity Hub Foundation connects families, providers, and partners to a full ecosystem of programs, training, and storytelling—all focused on Black maternal–infant health, breastfeeding equity, and generational wellbeing.

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The Center of Eden-Community Care Closet.

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Annual Health Block Party - Molina Healthcare

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For Families & Community

Looking for support, resources, or community? Start here.

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The BLACK Collaborative Inc. (Nonprofit)

A 501(c)(3) public charity offering free and low-cost maternal–infant health programs, breastfeeding support, mental health access, and community care resources for Black and Brown families.

  • Community Care Closet & infant supplies

  • Breastfeeding and safe-sleep support

  • Block parties, health fairs, and support groups

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Center of Eden (Vision for Maternal–Infant Space)

A future restorative, culturally grounded maternal–infant wellness hub in Cincinnati—where families can receive lactation support, mental health services, classes, and respite in one safe, beautiful space.

  • Restorative lactation & perinatal support

  • Mental health and healing circles

  • Co-working and community gathering space

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Rootwork Project (Youth Arts & Advocacy)

A youth-driven arts and advocacy initiative using film, photography, poetry, and public installations to confront social determinants of health and uplift Black community stories.

  • Youth storytelling & leadership

  • Art exhibits and community events

  • Advocacy rooted in lived experience

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For Professionals & Partners

Ready to expand your impact, train your workforce, or partner for equity? Start here.

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RHEcorp – Training & Consulting

A mission-driven benefit LLC providing health equity consulting, workforce development, and evidence-based training in lactation, maternal–infant health, and community-engaged research.

  • Health equity and DEI-centered training

  • Lactation and perinatal workforce development

  • Program design, evaluation, and strategy

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Conner Literary Works (Books & Scholarship)

Memoirs, scholarship, and publications that translate Black maternal–infant health research, breastfeeding equity, and lived experience into culture-shifting stories.

  • Memoirs on survival and healing

  • Scholarly work on birthing and lactation equity

  • Guides and tools for practitioners

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Rootwork Project (Youth Arts & Advocacy)

The Conner Equity Hub Foundation stewards planned gifts, endowments, and donor partnerships to sustain Black maternal–infant health equity, arts, and future care spaces for generations.

  • Legacy Circle recognition society

  • Bequests, DAFs, and endowment options

  • Support for maternal–infant, research, and arts initiatives

How We Advance Access to Care & Health Equity

Across every branch of the Hub, our work is guided by a shared commitment to access, equity, and healing.

Culturally Rooted Care

Evidence + Lived Experience

Systems Change & Sustainability

We design programs and services that honor Black families’ cultural practices, lived experiences, and wisdom—not as an afterthought, but as the starting point.

 

​We blend rigorous research, clinical expertise, and community voice to build interventions that actually work in real life.​

 

We move beyond one-off programs to shape policies, train providers, and secure legacy funding that outlives any one grant cycle.

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Looking for diapers, formula, breastfeeding support, or community resources?

Interested in consulting, speaking, training, or research partnerships?

 

Invest in maternal–infant equity and community healing for generations to come.

The Conner Equity Hub Foundation

Preserving Legacy. Advancing Equity. Empowering Generations.

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1212 Sycamore Street, Marble Garden, Suite 26, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

 

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