Cincinnati-area schools lead activities for World Teen Mental Wellness Day for a third year in a row
83 area schools applied and received up to $1,000 each for activities such as wellness fairs, speakers, and the promotion of resources like the National 988 Suicide and Crisis Hotline.
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February 2025 Newsletter
Infant Mortality and Other Wicked Problems sheds light on how Greater Cincinnati took collective action to address one of its most pressing public health challenges: infant mortality.
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Cincinnati Enquirer features the life-saving work of doulas in our community
Childbirth isn’t as simple as it’s made out to be. Kimberly McGinnis, a doula with kids of her own, finds herself explaining this to a lot of new moms.
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Keeping Babies Alive: New book chronicles Cincinnati’s successful efforts to reduce infant mortality
A powerful new book, Infant Mortality and Other Wicked Problems, sheds light on how Greater Cincinnati took collective action to address one of its most pressing public health challenges—infant mortality.
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Groundwork Ohio releases Ohio Early Childhood Data Dashboard
Groundwork Ohio's Data Dashboard serves as a tool for understanding the strengths and challenges facing the systems serving children and families.
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Building in Trust – VII
Recently, bi3 Director of Evaluation & Learning, Zohar Perla, led the team in reviewing and updating our grant agreements and onboarding documents using Trust-Based Philanthropy Project examples.
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January 2025 Newsletter
For the past year, the bi3 Fund team has worked to develop a flexible five-year strategic plan to steer us toward achieving our vision that all people in Greater Cincinnati have a fair and just opportunity to achieve their...
Read moreHopeful Empowered Youth (HEY!): Grounded in youth voices
Last fall, Hopeful Empowered Youth (HEY!) launched, sharing its 10-year strategy to improve youth mental health in the Greater Cincinnati region. bi3—along with 13 other funders—fueled the creation of the collaborative, which includes community groups, healthcare providers, educators, policymakers,...
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Cynthia Wright: Building trust by showing up
Cynthia Wright is a ProKids CASA volunteer. The bi3 Fund fueled ProKids’ partnership with Hamilton County Jobs and Family Services to improve care for children in the child protection system through a one-year $35,000 grant.
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