Jen discusses her path to advocacy and all of the impactful life experiences that informed her perspective along the way. She shares how volunteering with NPAF and attending Patient Insight Congress connected her with a community of other individuals dedicated to patient- and caregiver-centered advocacy. Read Jen’s story here.

Read about Natalie’s inspiring work that uses community-based participatory research to address gaps in rural healthcare. Her writing and research highlight the lived experiences of rural families navigating food insecurity and food allergies, with a focus on improving education, access, and collaboration between communities, clinicians, and food providers.

This blog spotlights Ebonie Trice, founder of Mission Accomplished, and explores how dignity-centered, community-based support—starting with something as simple as clean laundry—can meaningfully reduce harm for people experiencing homelessness and instability. It examines how faith, lived experience, and sustained follow-up shape an equity-centered approach to needs navigation, while also exposing the systemic gaps that perpetuate displacement, fragmented services, and caregiver burnout. In this piece, summer intern Linda Fokam sat down with E to learn how Mission Accomplished restores dignity, builds trust, and redefines what compassionate, person-centered care looks like in practice.