Inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach, this St. Louis MO-based partner to Beacon Katie Rahn’s organization believes children have the right and ability to construct their own learning with the support and participation of teachers and parents. To that end, they’ve been inviting parents in as collaborators for the last decade to work with teachers to cultivate childs’ interest and learning style.

With a firm mission to help new moms/birthing parents overcome postpartum depression (PPD), this group of academic researchers from California, Illinois, and the DMV have developed an intervention that has a proven record of success in reducing PPD. This affordable program (particularly aimed at Black moms) trains medical professionals for in-clinic and home visits in supporting mental health and stress levels, and teaches guided meditation for body and breath awareness.