We are so excited to expand our teen reproductive health services and the launch of our comprehensive sex education course. We’ve had families ask for years for DAL to offer developmentally appropriate, affirming, medically accurate care and edu…

January always arrives with a quiet kind of honesty, asking us to name what we are welcoming, and what we are letting go of. As we step into 2026, Dar a Luz is holding one hello and two goodbyes. We are saying goodbye to famil…

As we come to the close of 2025, we find ourselves holding so much—grief and gratitude, endings and beginnings, reflection and resolve. This year asked a great deal of Dar a Luz. We honored nearly 15 years of birth- centered c…

Dar a Luz welcomed its last baby at the birth center, born in the water in Morning Song. Sweet baby Acen was brought earth-side in the late night hours on December 13th at 2332. Tara and Philip were kind enough to allow a group o…

Community Thanks to you all, we were able to fundraise $6,868 towards our Giving Tuesday goal of $25,000! We are so grateful to have you as a part of our DAL family. One of our generous donors has agreed to a $10,000 match – but we still h…

Community, Giving Tuesday is upon us and we need your help as much as ever! Please join us on this international day of philanthropy to propel us into the new year and expanded services. Since my initial appeal at the end of September to rais…

Photo by Nicole Bradshaw Photography As we enter this season of reflection and gratitude, we’re reminded how much our community makes possible—each birth attended, each family supported, each patient cared for with compassion and respect. Your t…

Join us this Wednesday, November 5th from 11 am – 9 pm at GrassBurger on the Westside for another delicious way to give back! When you mention Dar a Luz at checkout, GrassBurger will generously donate 20% of net sales to support DAL and our…

National Midwifery Week (#MidwiferyWeek2025) was created by the American College Nurse Midwives to celebrate and recognize midwives and midwife-led care. Midwifery as practiced by Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs) encompasses the independent provi…

I have been reflecting on the heaviness of grief lately. My own grief, the grief of those closest to me, the collective grief of my fellow neighbors and Americans. It feels as though everyone is in their own state of grief, in some ways…