Feeling incredibly thankful this season, especially for everyone who joined us at @Chicago_Beyond’s 2nd annual National Justice Convening. Your courage a commitment remind me what’s possible when we come together in pursuit of something greater.

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BIG NEWS: @Chicago_Beyond’s new Holistic Safety Impact Report is out and the evidence is clear. Across 9 correctional systems, Holistic Safety is reducing violence, improving communication, and strengthening wellbeing for staff and incarcerated people.

Chicago’s showing off today 🩵

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When people come together across systems, across states, and across lived experiences with a shared commitment to bettering communities, real transformation becomes possible. Chicago Beyond’s National Justice Convening starts… NOW!

Excited to come together with leaders from across the country for Chicago Beyond’s National Justice Convening in just a few days.

In just 7 days, @Chicago_Beyond will welcome leaders from across the country to our 2nd annual National Justice Convening. I can’t wait to be in community with so many changemakers committed to advancing safety within America’s jails and prisons.

Honored to join the City Club of Chicago to discuss how we measure impact in the nonprofit sector. At @Chicago_Beyond, we’ve explored this topic deeply in our publication, “Why Am I Always Being Researched?” Download here: https://t.co/v4fgAfdntv

Grateful for the time we had in June with our Fellows for Black Maternal Health here in Chicago. Their passion and vision for a better, more inclusive future for maternal health left me deeply inspired. Learn more about the Fellowship here:

September was an absolute whirlwind for @Chicago_Beyond! Last week we attended @ClintonGlobal 2025 and left inspired by the commitments shared, solutions exchanged, and the collective belief that change is possible.

More exciting news from @Chicago_Beyond! Meet our newest multi-year investment partners who will each receive $1 million to aid their efforts in transforming maternal healthcare: - Hummingbird Indigenous Family Services - Jamaa Birth Village - Kindred Space LA

Last week I had the privilege of joining an important conversation on the state of maternal health alongside leaders who are committed to change. Grateful to @GovPritzker, Lt. Governor Julianna Stratton, Mika Brzezinski, and @TatyanaAli for uplifting this urgent work.

It was an honor to join @Morning_Joe to talk about maternal health. Thank you @GovPritzker, Lt. Governor Julianna Stratton, Mika Brzezinski, and @TatyanaAli for being champions of maternal healthcare. https://t.co/2fMWL9aD3b

Black women in America are 3x more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. TOMORROW on @Morning_Joe, @LizDozier will discuss this week’s @Chicago_Beyond conversation on the Black maternal health crisis and the path toward birth equality.

@Chicago_Beyond The conversations sparked at last year’s convening are still shaping change today, but space is limited! Want to join us? Head here: https://t.co/a0eHB25YOf

Happening October 29-30, @Chicago_Beyond's National Justice Convening is a space where leaders from across the country come together to imagine a correctional system that centers the recommendations put forth by Chicago Beyond’s Holistic Safety Framework: https://t.co/VgljonsKch

Through unrestricted funding, @Chicago_Beyond’s Fellowship for Black Maternal Health supports leaders who are driving transformative change in maternal healthcare. https://t.co/b67n5drZHQ

“When you have more time, more relationship, more trust, more education, people have better outcomes.” Read more about @Chicago_Beyond’s Leader in Residence, Jeanine Valrie Logan’s, journey to building the Chicago South Side Birth Center: https://t.co/9M8gvQpagT

When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. We see what we expect to see. But when we shift our lens—when we change what we’re looking for—we open the door to transformation. That’s where the real work begins.