NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, INC. WORKS TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE BY BUILDING POWER AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL. USING AN APPROACH THAT IS ROOTED IN PARTNERSHIPS WITH STATE AND LOCAL ADVOCATES AND LEADERS, NIRH SEEKS TO CREATE A POLICY CLIMATE THAT SUPPORTS THE FREEDOM AND ABILITY OF EACH PERSON TO CONTROL THEIR REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL LIVES, FOSTERS THRIVING FAMILIES, AND DESTIGMATIZES ABORTION AND CONTRACEPTION. IT IS THE ONLY NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOCUSED SOLELY ON WORKING WITH STATE AND LOCAL GROUPS, USING A ROBUST PARTNERSHIP MODEL TO FIND AND IMPLEMENT CREATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY BUILDING THE SKILLSETS, CAPACITY, AND RANGE OF ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO THIS WORK. BY ADVOCATING ALONGSIDE AND ARMING STATE AND LOCAL ADVOCATES WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO ADVANCE REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BY MAKING CONNECTIONS WITHIN AND ACROSS