In His Hands Birth & Wellness Center wins June Hustle Grant

Arlington midwife Leslie Jackson and In His Hands Birth & Wellness Center won The Hustle Grant’s June 2026 micro-grant, giving the practice $1,000 to expand access for local families. Jackson plans to use the funds to support a new nonprofit arm and help offset care costs for low-income patients in Arlington, Texas.

Why it matters: - The $1,000 grant gives In His Hands Birth & Wellness Center a small but targeted boost to reach more families in Arlington, Texas. - The award also supports a new nonprofit effort designed to help offset care costs for patients who need lower-cost birth and wellness services. - The Hustle Grant focuses on women entrepreneurs, so the win adds visibility and funding to a woman-owned health care business serving a local community need.

What happened: - The Hustle Grant named In His Hands Birth & Wellness Center its June 2026 winner. - Founder and owner Leslie Jackson will receive a $1,000 micro-grant. - Jackson runs the freestanding midwifery center in Arlington, Texas.

The details: - In His Hands provides prenatal care, labor and delivery, newborn care, postpartum care, contraceptive counseling, pre-conception counseling and well-woman visits. - The center primarily serves low-income families in the Arlington area. - In His Hands is a member of the American Association of Birth Centers. - Jackson’s path to midwifery began as a registered nurse in labor and delivery. - Jackson later earned a master’s degree in Nurse Midwifery from the University of Michigan. - Jackson moved her family from Michigan to Texas to finish training and gain experience in out-of-hospital birth. - Jackson delivered her first baby as a midwife in her own practice in 2020. - By 2023, that practice had grown into In His Hands Birth & Wellness Center. - The center operates as a freestanding midwifery center rooted in the belief that birth is normal until it's not.

Between the lines: - The grant is modest, but it fits a business model built around community-based care and lower barriers to access. - Launching Friends of Birth & Wellness Center of Arlington suggests Jackson wants a more durable fundraising structure beyond one-time grant support. - The plan to expand insurance access points to a longer-term strategy for serving more women without relying only on out-of-pocket payment.

What's next: - Jackson plans to launch Friends of Birth & Wellness Center of Arlington. - The nonprofit arm will fundraise and develop programs to help reduce costs for families. - The center will continue working toward expanded insurance access. - The Hustle Grant will continue awarding $1,000 micro-grants to women entrepreneurs each month.

The bottom line: - The win gives In His Hands Birth & Wellness Center funding, visibility and a push to broaden access to midwifery care in Arlington.