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Our June newsletter highlights upcoming opportunities to engage in this work through in-person meetings and events taking place throughout the summer. Read it here: bit.ly/4dHFQH9

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First Year Cleveland - June 2026 Newsletter June is here!! Summer breaks, vacations, outdoor activities, and most importantly, Father’s Day! In the maternal and infant health space, dads are sometimes left out of the conversation. We tend to focus our efforts on mom while she is pregnant and then the baby when they are born, which, in some ...

We’d like to extend a huge congratulations and thank you to Deyshanna Birch, our intern who just graduated last weekend!

Even if you didn’t get a chance to meet Deyshanna during her time with us, you likely know her work–always excellent! She’s been a pivotal part of the team, from creating databases to designing outreach campaigns, and volunteering with us. One of her first projects was to create a patient advocacy toolkit that is still a valuable resource on our website today.

Deyshanna graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Sociology on the pre-law track. She's taking a gap year (or two) before attending law school with the end goal of working in health policy. We wish her all the best on her future endeavors!