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Nominated by State Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian, Malden resident and AllPaths Family Building Executive Director Kate LeBlanc has been selected as a 2024 Commonwealth Heroine by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW). Nominees were recognized and celebrated at a reception hosted by the MCSW on June 14, 2024, at the Massachusetts State House. As MCSW explained, “Annual Commonwealth Heroine honors go to incredible women who have been recommended by legislators from their districts and selected for their contributions to their community and the Commonwealth. Commonwealth Heroines are women who don’t always make the news, but truly make the difference in their communities, businesses, or volunteer endeavors.”
“I was thrilled to nominate Kate as a recipient of a Commonwealth Heroine Award in light of her long service to and work in Malden and for families around the Commonwealth,” said Representative Lipper-Garabedian. “Kate’s work in supporting families and family building is inspiring. I am particularly proud to raise up and recognize Kate and AllPaths work with the House recently passing the Massachusetts Parentage Act.”
“I am honored to be named a Commonwealth Heroine by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women and grateful to Representative Lipper-Garabedian for nominating me,” said LeBlanc. “It is very nice to be personally recognized for my work with AllPaths Family Building, which is very close to my heart. I am inspired daily by the determination and courage of the people we serve, those going through so much to try and achieve their dream of parenthood. I hope the honor of being included in the Commonwealth Heroine Class of 2024 helps raise awareness of family building struggles and of AllPaths.”
AllPaths Family Building is a Massachusetts nonprofit organization proudly serving the fertility and family building community. The organization provides peer groups to provide emotional support and a variety of resources, including insurance assistance and educational resources to empower individuals during their family building journey. Through their holistic approach, AllPaths offers psychosocial support, advocacy and resources to those struggling with fertility or trying to grow their family.
Prior to LeBlanc joining AllPaths, she worked for the Center for Early Relationship Support of Jewish Family & Children’s Service, the Child Advocacy and Government Relations departments at Boston Children’s Hospital and the Massachusetts Legislature. Having experienced postpartum and reproductive struggles herself, she is particularly passionate about the importance of mental health support before and during parenthood – informing her wonderful work at AllPaths Family Building.
