Michigan abortion rights chief to affix Youngsters’s Middle in Detroit

Nicole Wells Stallworth on Wednesday was named CEO of the Detroit-based Youngsters’s Middle, a nonprofit centered on enhancing the lives of kids and households. 

Stallworth, government director for Deliberate Parenthood Advocates of Michigan and vp for public affairs for Deliberate Parenthood of Michigan, will begin her new place on July 10. 

Liz Agius, Youngsters’s Middle board chair, is “thrilled” to have Stallworth. 

“Her experience in nonprofit administration, problem advocacy, behavioral well being, little one welfare, public training, legislative and authorities affairs, communications, and philanthropy make her extraordinarily well-qualified for this function,” stated Agius. 

Stallworth performed a distinguished function in a number of abortion rights efforts in Michigan, together with Proposal 3 of 2022, which codified the appropriate to abortion within the Michigan Structure. 

“As a long-time advocate for The Youngsters’s Middle, I’m honored to affix as the brand new president & CEO. This affords me an thrilling alternative to translate my ardour, expertise, and experience into an effort to assist youngsters and households form their very own futures and life outcomes in significant and impactful methods,” stated Stallworth.

Stallworth beforehand served the company as director of presidency and group affairs from 2011 to 2014.

“We’re experiencing a time in historical past when the intersections between entry to high-quality scientific and behavioral healthcare for kids and youth and wholesome communities couldn’t be extra evident. Youngsters’s behavioral healthcare is a public well being crucial,” Stallworth added.