We advance global health equity where it is needed most — across communities in the United States, Africa, Grenada, and Barbados — because where you are born should never determine how long you live.
Health Equity · Human Dignity · Global Impact
1886 Global Health Foundation exists to tear down the barriers that have kept communities from accessing the health, opportunity, and dignity they deserve. Through six strategic pillars, we attack the root causes of health disparities through bold advocacy, community-driven programs, and strategic partnerships that create lasting change for individuals and families locally, nationally, and globally.
1886 Global Health Foundation exists to tear down the barriers that have kept communities from accessing the health, opportunity, and dignity they deserve. Through six strategic pillars — Early Childhood Care & Education, Maternal & Infant Health, Food Security & Agriculture, Workforce Development & Economic Mobility, Racial Equity & Community Healing, and Mental Health & Emotional Wellness — we attack the root causes of health disparities through bold advocacy, community-driven programs, and strategic partnerships. We do not just treat the symptoms of inequity. We eliminate them.
1886 Global Health Foundation envisions a world transformed by health equity, where every community benefits from strong early childhood foundations, safe and supported mothers and infants, food security, economic opportunity, racial justice, and mental wellness. Through our six pillars, we are building a future where no family is left behind, no community is overlooked, and every person has the power to live a healthy, whole, and thriving life across generations.
1886 Global Health Foundation exists because health equity is not a privilege. It is a right. Through six transformative pillars — Early Childhood Care & Education, Maternal & Infant Health, Food Security & Agriculture, Workforce Development & Economic Mobility, Racial Equity & Community Healing, and Mental Health & Emotional Wellness — we invest in the people, families, and communities that systems have overlooked, under-resourced, and undervalued. Every program we launch, every partnership we build, and every life we touch moves us closer to a world where no one is left behind. This is not just our purpose. It is our promise.
"She walked three miles to deliver her baby — alone.
We decided that would never happen again."
Founding Vision · 1886 Global Health Foundation · Dallas, TX
"We are not a charity that delivers services.
We are a movement that builds systems."
1886 Global Health Foundation was founded on a belief as enduring as the year that inspired its name — that every human life carries equal worth, and that communities have always held the power to heal themselves when given the right tools, resources, and respect.
We were created in response to a simple but devastating truth: that the most powerful determinants of a person's health have nothing to do with their genes, and everything to do with their zip code. With the color of their skin. With the language they speak and the country they were born in.
Our founders witnessed firsthand the maternal deaths that could have been prevented with basic prenatal care. The children who never learned to read because no one invested in their earliest years. The families who chose between food and medicine because no system had ever offered them a pathway out of poverty.
1886 was built to change that — not through charity, but through solidarity. Not through short-term relief, but through long-term systems change. Not by speaking for communities, but by building with them.
We operate at the intersection of public health science and human dignity. Every program we design is built on evidence, grounded in community wisdom, and structured to be culturally responsive to the populations we serve.
We do not believe in one-size-fits-all solutions. A maternal health initiative in Barbados looks different from one in rural East Africa — and both are fundamentally different from what is needed in the underserved communities of Dallas, Texas. We design accordingly.
Our approach integrates the social determinants of health — income, education, food access, racial equity, housing, and mental wellness — into every intervention we build. Because addressing one without the others is not health equity. It is health theater.
We are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the WHO Global Health Strategy, and the principles of the Alma-Ata Declaration: that primary healthcare is a fundamental human right, and that communities must be the architects of their own health future.
1886 represents a pivotal moment in history — a year of profound transformation, resilience, and the stubborn insistence that a more just world is possible even when the systems around you say otherwise. We carry that energy into every community we enter, every program we build, and every partnership we forge. Our name is not a date. It is a declaration: that the work of health equity is as old as injustice itself, and we will not stop until dignity wins.
Health is a human right. Every person deserves access to quality, dignified care regardless of race, income, or geography.
We build with communities, not for them. Their knowledge is expertise. Their agency is sacred.
We publish our impact, our finances, and our failures because trust is built through honesty, not polish.
We enter every community as learners. Every culture holds wisdom. Every tradition deserves respect.
We are building systems, not programs. Our goal is to make ourselves unnecessary by making communities self-sufficient.
Health cannot be separated from race, gender, class, or history. We address all of it, or we address none of it.
Our six program pillars represent an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to health equity — because the social determinants of health are interconnected, and real transformation requires addressing all of them together.
From their very first breath, every child deserves a foundation built on love, safety, and learning. We invest in the years that matter most — because 90% of brain development happens before age five.
Every mother, every birthing person, every newborn — seen, supported, and cared for right where they live. Black women are 3× more likely to die in childbirth in the USA. We are here to end that.
Nourishing food is not a luxury — it is a birthright. We champion food access and the farmers and growers whose labor sustains families and entire communities.
When parents rise, families rise. We open doors to careers that build real wealth and generational security — because economic stability is a health intervention.
Racial equity is not a footnote in our work — it is the foundation. We dismantle systems of harm and replace them with structures of belonging, justice, and intergenerational healing.
True health is whole health — mind, body, and spirit. We provide trauma-informed, culturally affirming mental health support that honors every person's full humanity.
Our organizational footprint across 4 regions
Headquartered in Dallas, TX. Programs targeting maternal health disparities, early childhood development, racial equity, and workforce development in underserved communities.
View Programs →Community health partnerships, maternal and infant health initiatives, agricultural support, food security, and sustainable development programs across multiple nations.
View Programs →Healthcare access, nutrition, early education, mental wellness, and economic mobility programs serving families and youth across the island.
View Programs →Maternal health, mental wellness, workforce development, and community healing initiatives. Building long-term health infrastructure with and for Barbadian communities.
View Programs →Our work directly advances 8 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals — positioning 1886 GHF as a credible partner for governments, multilateral institutions, and global health funders.
Economic mobility, workforce development, caregiver career pathways.
Food security programs, community gardens, agricultural partnerships.
Maternal care, infant health, mental wellness, community healthcare access.
Early childhood development, school readiness, literacy, caregiver education.
Maternal advocacy, birthing rights, women's economic empowerment.
Workforce training, entrepreneurship, healthcare pipeline development.
Racial equity, healing-centered programs, systemic justice advocacy.
Cross-sector global collaboration across all 4 regions of operation.
We partner with healthcare systems, government agencies, Fortune 500 corporations, academic institutions, and philanthropic foundations that share our commitment to health equity and sustainable transformation. We offer co-branded, impact-driven partnerships — not just logo placements.
Hospital networks, health plans, and clinical partners advancing community health.
Federal, state, and international government partnerships advancing public health policy.
Research universities and public health schools driving evidence-based innovation.
Join a globally connected team of healthcare professionals, educators, communicators, and community advocates making a measurable difference across four regions.
Nurses, doctors, midwives, and mental health clinicians — remote and in-person across all 4 regions.
Early childhood programs, literacy initiatives, caregiver training, and community workshops.
Grant writing, data management, storytelling, photography, web design, and social media.
Community garden coordination, food systems work, nutrition education, and agricultural support.
Health equity policy research, advocacy campaigns, government relations, and SDG strategy.
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