JACE'S JOURNEY 5K & FUN RUN

BELLE JOHNSTON COMMUNITY CENTER, SEPTEMBER 12, 2026

5K STARTS AT 9:30 AM; FUN RUN STARTS AT 10:30 AM

Join us for the 7th Annual Jace’s Journey 5K & Fun Run, a powerful community event dedicated to breaking the silence around stillbirth, pregnancy loss, and maternal health disparities. This annual event brings together families, advocates, healthcare professionals, runners, walkers, and supporters to honor babies gone too soon while raising awareness and support for stillbirth prevention and bereavement care.

Founded in memory of Jace Alexander, Jace’s Journey works to eliminate disparities in maternal and infant health through education, advocacy, direct family support, and community engagement. The 5K & Fun Run is more than a race — it is a movement to ensure more mothers and babies survive and thrive.

Stillbirth remains a critical public health issue in both North Carolina and across the United States. According to the CDC, approximately 1 in 175 pregnancies in the U.S. ends in stillbirth, impacting nearly 21,000 families each year. Black families continue to experience disproportionately higher rates of stillbirth and maternal health complications.

North Carolina continues to face significant maternal and infant health disparities, particularly among Black women and families. Community education, early intervention, awareness of warning signs, and equitable healthcare access remain essential to improving outcomes.

Participants can run, walk, volunteer, sponsor, or simply stand in solidarity with families impacted by pregnancy and infant loss. Funds raised support programs including bereavement support initiatives, community education, advocacy efforts, stillbirth prevention awareness, and Jace’s Embrace Boxes for grieving families.

Whether you participate in memory of a child, to support someone you love, or to advocate for change, your presence helps us continue the mission of Listening. Learning. Advocating. Together, we can build awareness, strengthen support, and help save lives.