This report represents the latest in an effort by Philanthropy-Serving Organizations (PSOs) to advance philanthropic practice and impact by centering racial equity.

“In the U.S., Black women are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.

In the past year, 16 states and tribes have revised their fos­ter care licens­ing require­ments to improve sup­port for kin­ship care­givers and the chil­dren placed with them.