by Leslie Lytle | Jan 22, 2021 | Community, Five Questions
Richmond is fortunate to have many passionate advocates working to improve the maternal/infant health ecosystem in ways both visible and invisible. As a new year begins, we’re excited to rekindle our Five Questions feature, in which we highlight local champions...
by Leslie Lytle | May 30, 2017 | Community
Giving birth is only the start. I’ve known this for some time now. In my previous professional “chapters” as a prenatal massage therapist, yoga teacher, and doula, daily interactions with my clients and students afforded me insight into the needs of RVA’s prenatal...
by Leslie Lytle | Jun 2, 2016 | Pat Asch Fellowship
On April 29 I was awarded the YWCA’s Pat Asch Fellowship for Social Justice, which provides support for a woman over 50 who is working for positive change in the Richmond Area. I am humbled and honored to be able to move Nurture’s mission forward through...
by Leslie Lytle | Apr 26, 2016 | Community, Five Questions
As part of our strategic focus on sistering with other organizations, we are partnering Capital Diaper Bank to spearhead a diaper drive at Nurture’s Birth & Baby Fair on May 7. Capital Diaper Bank provided more than 1.5 million diapers and served over 7,000...
by Leslie Lytle | Feb 29, 2016 | Community, Nonprofit Development
Thirteen years ago, during a renovation of our nearly 100-year-old home, my husband, a long-time general contractor, called me to the basement to show me something he’d uncovered during demolition. He pointed to a length of wood – a joist – that was a...
