2026 Birth Equity Summit

October 20 – 22 | Detroit, MI

Across the country, community-based organizations are building the infrastructure that supports healthy pregnancies, safe births, thriving families, and stronger communities. Yet too often, the organizations and leaders advancing birth equity must do so within fragmented funding systems that make long-term sustainability difficult.

The Birth Equity Summit brings together philanthropic leaders, community organizations, birth workers, researchers, policymakers, and ecosystem partners to strengthen the birth justice ecosystem through shared learning, coordinated investment, and lasting partnerships.

Together, participants will explore emerging insights from the Birth Justice Ecosystem Map and Capital Index, learn from leaders building durable community infrastructure, and identify opportunities to align capital where it can have the greatest impact.