Our Events
2026 Calendar of Events
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- October 14, 2026
Becoming Midwives: mentoring & support group
October 14, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Virtual mentoring and support program is designed to create a dedicated space for Black and Brown midwifery students to connect, reflect, and grow as practitioners.
Register here. For more information info@lucindashouse.org
- October 15, 2026
Online Space for Black Mothers
October 15, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
ONLINE SPACE FOR BLACK MOTHERS: A Virtual Black Maternal Health Group
Register at https://forms.gle/MzeGzQ3DCJZr7KMu8
October 1st, 7 pm – 8 pm
October 15th 7 pm – 8 pm
This virtual group is a welcoming and culturally grounded space created for Black mothers, by Black mothers and maternal health advocates. Together, we will share experiences, build community, and discuss the realities of pregnancy, birth, postpartum healing, and parenting. Whether you are pregnant, newly postpartum, or parenting young children, this space centers your voice, your story, and your wellbeing.
Each session will include conversation, education, resource-sharing, and opportunities to connect with others who understand — without judgment and without needing to explain your experience.
Who This Space Is For
- Black mothers
- Birthing people who identify with the Black maternal experience
- Pregnant, postpartum, or parenting infants and young children
- November 5, 2026
Online Space for Black Mothers
November 5, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
ONLINE SPACE FOR BLACK MOTHERS: A Virtual Black Maternal Health Group
Register at https://forms.gle/MzeGzQ3DCJZr7KMu8
November 5th, 7 pm – 8 pm
November 19th, 7 pm – 8 pm
This virtual group is a welcoming and culturally grounded space created for Black mothers, by Black mothers and maternal health advocates. Together, we will share experiences, build community, and discuss the realities of pregnancy, birth, postpartum healing, and parenting. Whether you are pregnant, newly postpartum, or parenting young children, this space centers your voice, your story, and your wellbeing.
Each session will include conversation, education, resource-sharing, and opportunities to connect with others who understand — without judgment and without needing to explain your experience.
Who This Space Is For
- Black mothers
- Birthing people who identify with the Black maternal experience
- Pregnant, postpartum, or parenting infants and young children
Listen to Me: A Cinematic Journey of Maternal Health:
Screening and Panel Discussion
Join us for a powerful evening of storytelling, reflection, and community dialogue at the screening of Listen to Me: A Cinematic Journey of Maternal Health. This moving documentary centers the lived experiences of Black women and birthing people, highlighting the realities of pregnancy, childbirth, healthcare, and the strength found within community.
Listen to Me is both a call to action and a space for healing—bringing attention to the urgent need for respectful, equitable, and culturally responsive maternal healthcare while celebrating resilience, advocacy, and survival.
Following the screening, participants are invited to engage in a panel discussion focused on maternal health equity, community-centered care, and the ways we can collectively work toward meaningful change. This conversation will provide an opportunity for reflection, education, and dialogue among healthcare professionals, community members, advocates, and families.
Screening and Panel Discussion
Saturday, June 13th 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. UMass Amherst Henry M. Thomas III Center at Springfield. Located in Tower Square: 1500 Main St, Springfield, MA 01115
Link to trailer: https://vimeo.com/1108469157?fl=pl&fe=sh
Past Events
Lucinda's House Art and Poetry Event for Black Maternal Health Week 2022 Semilla Cafe + Studio
NPR: Addressing dire racial disparities in reproductive health care
Dr. Lucinda Canty was interviewed for NPR's Where We Live to talk about the dire racial disparities in reproductie health care amongst blank women.
Inside Out/Outside In Podcast
Lucinda's House Kitchen Table was featured on the Inside Out/Outside In Podcast hosted by Dr. Christiana Best-Giacomini
Community Baby Showers
Lucinda's House collaborates with local doulas, lactation consultants, and community organizations to host Community Baby Showers throughout Connecticut to celebrate pregnant women of color. We had Community Baby Showers in Waterbury, Bridgeport, New London, New Haven and Hartford. We plan to have several in 2023.
Photo from our Hartford Baby Shower on November 19, 2023 at Phillips Metropolitan C.M.E. Church's Health Center at 2550 Main Street Hartford, CT 06120.
New Haven Community Baby Shower Oct 28, 2023
The New Haven planning team (left to right: Jessica Westbrook of The Lotus Doula Group, Aaliyah Harris of Lucinda’s House, Lucinda Canty, and Shamika Frasier of New Birth Journey.
We had our 2nd Annual New Haven Baby Shower on October 28th. It was amazing. We received a generous donation from Delta Foundation of Greater New Haven.
Thank you to the following vendors: Shannon Knox of Holistic Wellness Consultant, T'ona M. Sotomayor of Heartbeats + Bare Feet: Womban Wellness, Taylor Smith of Nourish Our Seeds, Fair Haven Community Health Center, Robin Miller Goodwin of Elm City Communities-Housing Authority of New Haven, Heather Harris of Grace Healthcare, Amber Stevenson of Perinatal Mental Health, Jarrell Goforth of Restored Mobile Massage, Read to Grow, New Haven Healthy Start and Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH). YNHH came with several items they raffled off. Seeing how the families interacted with the vendors it was heartwarming to see.
We cannot do what we do without volunteers! Special thanks to the volunteers: Meral Komina, Nala, Marla Bell-Lovett, Monique Bailey, Reine Boyer, Huguette Alexander, Lyndsay Cromwell, Mischa Hadaway, Ashley Mayo, Brielle Quarles, Kaydian Reid, Heather Reynolds, Lakeisa Rivera, Shontae Ritter Brookshire, Destiny Warner, Natasha Warner, and Tiffany Wilson.
The Kitchen Table
The Kitchen Table is where we meet to have honest conversations about health care issues that are important to us.
Support, Educate, Provide guidance, Talk about challenges Develop solutions
The Kitchen Table is a concept created by Lucinda where women are invited to share their experiences, wisdom and knowledge. We are going to talk unfiltered about the issues. We will educate and support each other in this space. We will discuss issues that we do not often talk about in our community. Not only are we going to expose structures that cause us harm, but we will show our strength and resilience. Then we are going to identify solutions based on what we feel we need.
If there is a topic you want discussed on the Kitchen Table, please let us know.
If you would like to host a Kitchen Table in your community, please let us know.
