“We are our own light, we just have to find the switch.”
The CAN’s Holistic Approach to Maternal Health Care workgroup recently worked with the Data & Evaluation team at MCFH to conduct a comprehensive city-wide survey to identify opportunities for strengthening the doula workforce in Philadelphia, PA.
Read MoreNewborns & Neighbors, a project that pairs people with trained perinatal peer support specialists, is looking for participants who recently had a baby or are more than 34 weeks pregnant.
Read MoreThe 2024 mini-grants were awarded to: Breastfeeding Empowerment and Awareness (BAE), BIPOC Birth Work Circle, Coco Life Foundation, Reclaim Black Motherhood, Mommy and Me Healthcare LLC, and Phoenix Rising Birth Works.
Read MoreThe Philly Joy Bank is hosting a launch event!
Read MoreThe Philly Joy Bank is a monthly guaranteed income pilot that will provide pregnant and postpartum Philadelphians with unrestricted cash for 18 months. In the pilot program, the monthly income will be provided to approximately 250 pregnant Philadelphians with the aim of reducing racial disparities in birth outcomes.
Read MoreOver the past few months, the BIPOC Birth Work Circle & Birth Fund supported a new BIPOC doula in booking two birth doula clients. She attended her first birth on 4/15. The also assisted a postpartum doula in shadowing two postpartum shifts while being compensated for her time.
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