2024 Legislation Recap

The 2024 legislative session has ended. Read a recap of how things finished for our priority issues.

2024 Legislation Recap

Learn About 2024 Legislation

Read about our 2024 legislation.

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Birth Certificates

Need info on obtaining a birth certificate for a baby born at home? Check here for more.

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Visit Our Etsy Shop

A fun way to support KHBC is through our Etsy shop. Browse the original crochet patterns and craft items.  Are you a crafter? Contact us to donate items to our shop!

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News and Posts

Check out our latest news and blog posts.

Legislation

Learn about our most recent legislation.

Get Involved

Find out how you can help in the effort to license CPMs in Kentucky.

Birth Stories

Read real-life birth stories from Kentucky residents.

Birth Stories

Brigid’s Kentucky Birth

I floated through several more contractions, none of them as painful as the very first ones I had with Graham. About thirty minutes later, I felt them get more acute and pointed in the front of my stomach. I’d had such awful back labor with Graham that this was a new feeling. It wasn’t awful, but it was enough that I said, “Owwwwwwwwwww” through it and them, “Okay, that one really really hurt.” Please head over to Brigid’s blog to…

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Cindy’s Pikeville Home Birth

I had a home birth on 10/29/2015 in Pikeville, KY. I loved my midwife Joanna and my homeburth. It is an amazing thing to experience. I was in control of MY birth. She made sure i was the center focus, and I was thw main concern besides the baby. You get so close and personal and truly bond with your midwife because she is the only person you see besides her students, but she is there through it all. I didn’t have…

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Give Local Louisville – September 15!

The biggest day of local giving returns on Thursday, September 15, when the Community Foundation hosts the third Give Local Louisville. Last year, through the 24-hour online giving day, our community raised $3M for the 362 participating nonprofits. On September 15, for 24 hours, the Community Foundation of Louisville and its partners will maximize the community’s generosity with Golden Tickets, prizes, and bonus dollars. This provides an incredible opportunity for donors like you and me to increase the impact of our gifts to the nonprofits we care about! Online credit card giving will take place at www.givelocallousiville.org from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.…

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