The Philly Joy Bank is a guaranteed income pilot that will provide pregnant Philadelphians with no strings attached cash with the goal of improving birth outcomes.
The Philly Joy Bank was developed by the CAN’s Holistic Mental Health Group. The Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Division of Maternal, Child, and Family Health is the backbone agency of the CAN.
Visit the Philadelphia City Fund to support this program financially.
The Newborns & Neighbors program, created by the CAN's Integrated Care work group, is a collaboration between the CAN and Drexel University's School of Public Health. Through this program, perinatal peer support workers are trained to provide practical and emotional support for new moms and birthing people during the first 6 weeks postpartum. The steering committee is led by mothers and birthing people with lived experience. These members developed the program, training, and research protocols.
Several years ago, Access to Care work group members came together to develop a plan for how to make it easier for families and providers to connect with home visiting services. Prior to this system being launched, it was difficult to determine the eligibility rules for each home visiting program. Now a person can call one phone number or fill out a form online to connect which the services that are right for them.
The William Penn Foundation awarded a $1.3 million grant to the Philadelphia Department of Public Health to work with the city's home visiting service providers to implement a centralized intake system for home visiting. The new centralized intake system is a “one-stop-shop” for home visiting in Philadelphia, making it easier for families and referring providers to access these important services.
The CAN Community Group provides feedback on every component of the system. This includes staffing, branding, and metrics. This group also collaborated on choosing a name to honor the CAN's involvement: Philly Families CAN.
The Let’s Talk: Postpartum Depression Awareness video is a public service video designed for pregnant people, new moms, birthing people, fathers, physicians, and for other training and educational purposes. The video aims to meet the following objectives:
Reduce the stigma associated with postpartum depression
Promote awareness of the disorder and it’s symptoms
Provide a connection to local resources
For more information on postpartum depression resources visit PhillyLovesFamilies.com.
The Real Dads, Strong Families video is a non-profit video designed for new fathers, new moms, birthing people and other family and community members. It is also a tool for training and educational purposes. The video aims to meet the following objectives:
To explain why a father’s involvement with his child can positively impact his health and his child’s development and long-term health
To promote resources that support their efforts to be a positive role model and a continuous presence in their child’s lives.
