Community-Driven. Village-Sustained.

Join us in building a future where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

The Challenge

Maternal mortality in the United States remains a critical public health crisis, with Black women facing death rates 3-4 times higher than white women. Traditional healthcare approaches often fail to address the social determinants of health and cultural barriers that prevent families from accessing life-saving care.

Our Solution

The THRIVE Tour is a national, community-based initiative that transforms maternal health outcomes by delivering culturally responsive care and real-time connections to services where families live, work, and worship. Grounded in the belief that safe pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum care is a right—not a privilege—the tour creates locally rooted solutions through trusted community partnerships centering equity, trust, and access.

Moms & Dads Wellness Network

“Nurturing families at life’s most vulnerable moments.”

The Moms & Dads Wellness Network is a cornerstone of the THRIVE Tour, offering real-time care, education, and connection for pregnant and postpartum families. We go beyond the baby shower—creating spaces that affirm, equip, and uplift every parent on their journey.

At each stop we throw a Community Baby Shower!

These are more than celebrations—they’re access points for families to receive:

  • Essential baby items and wellness resources

  • Maternal health education from trusted providers

  • Onsite connections to midwives, doulas, and mental health professionals

  • Referrals to wraparound services for ongoing support

Dad’s Den

Because thriving families include thriving fathers.

The Dad’s Den is a dedicated space for fathers and fathers-to-be to:

  • Access peer support and mentorship

  • Explore holistic wellness practices

  • Build connection in a culturally affirming environment

  • Strengthen their role as nurturers and protectors of family health

By recognizing that family health includes both parents, the Moms & Dads Wellness Network supports the entire household—walking with them through pregnancy, birth, and beyond.

Pregnant or mom or dad with children? Need support? Join the THRIVE Moms and Dads Wellness Network today!

Want to be a part of the community baby showers as an exhibitor, participant or volunteer?

THRIVE Ambassadors

Homegrown leaders. Trusted messengers. Lasting impact.

THRIVE Ambassadors are community-rooted leaders trained to walk alongside families during the pregnancy and postpartum journey. Recruited from the very neighborhoods they serve, Ambassadors are equipped with the knowledge, tools, and heart to offer culturally responsive support—meeting families where they are, with what they need.

These trusted community messengers offer:

  • Emotional and wellness support

  • Navigation to maternal health resources

  • Peer connection and real-time referrals

  • Partnership with Elev8 Health Affiliates and THRIVE Villages

They’re the bridge between families and the support they need to thrive.

Sign up to be a thrive ambassador today!

Elev8 Health Affiliates

Community-based maternal health hubs sustaining the work beyond the tour.

Housed in churches and grassroots organizations, Elev8 Health Affiliates:

  • Deliver the THRIVE Together Curriculum

  • Support the Moms & Dads Wellness Network

  • Connect families to job training and economic pathways

  • Partner with the THRIVE Village to monitor outcomes and ensure long-term support

Together, these Affiliates turn momentary outreach into lasting change.

Each Elev8 Health Affiliate:

  • Implements the THRIVE Together Curriculum
    Delivering culturally responsive education on emotional regulation, nutrition, stress management, and family resilience.

  • Supports the Moms & Dads Wellness Network
    Providing ongoing access to doulas, midwives, mental health professionals, and father-focused wellness spaces like the Dad’s Den.

  • Connects families to economic opportunity
    Through job training, entrepreneurship, and workforce development—bridging health equity with financial stability.

  • Partners with the THRIVE Village
    To offer wraparound support, monitor family outcomes, and stay aligned with a broader ecosystem of care.

Elev8 Health Affiliates are the anchor institutions that turn one-time events into sustained impact.

Interested in becoming an affiliate?

Thrive Village

“A central hub of health equity in every city.”

THRIVE Village serves as the anchor of each tour stop. It is a resource-rich space where trusted partners—including:

  • Mental health providers

  • Hospitals

  • Community clinics

  • Nonprofits

  • Doula and midwifery services

  • Breastfeeding support specialists

The Village builds the infrastructure for ongoing access to care and establishes trust with underserved communities.

BECOME PART OF THE VILLAGE TODAY

 

Thrive Villages

The THRIVE Village is a local ecosystem of care that surrounds each family with consistent, community-based support.

Anchored by Elev8 Health Affiliates, THRIVE Villages bring together faith institutions, healthcare providers, doulas, mental health professionals, and economic partners to deliver wraparound services.

This collaborative model ensures families don’t just receive one-time help—they’re connected to sustained resources that improve health, stability, and trust over time.

Why Now—and Why Us?

As maternal health outcomes continue to worsen—particularly for Black and Indigenous women—the need for scalable, community-rooted, equity-driven interventions has never been more urgent. The THRIVE Tour is not just an event—it’s a catalyst for systemic change.

We believe the goals of the THRIVE Tour align with the shared mission of building communities where all families have a fair and just opportunity to thrive—starting at life’s most vulnerable moment: pregnancy and childbirth.

This initiative represents a unique opportunity to expand a proven model that addresses maternal health holistically—from culturally responsive care to economic empowerment. By supporting the THRIVE Tour, your organization would be helping to transform not just individual health outcomes, but entire ecosystems of care.

Together, we can shift maternal health from crisis response to community resilience—powered by trust, dignity, and sustained action.

Elev8 Health is a Catalyst for Change

mobilizing communities to transform health, inspire action, and build a future rooted in equity.

By supporting the THRIVE Tour, your organization will help transform individual health outcomes, reinforce entire ecosystems of care and become part of a movement that shifts maternal health from crisis response to community resilience