The 2024 mini-grant application is now open! The CAN is offering $35,000 to Philadelphia Black, Indigenous, People of Color-led groups with budgets of under $500,000 whose work falls in line with the Community Action Network's mission of reducing infant mortality and decreasing racial disparities in infant and maternal health. Each selected group will receive a minimum of $2,500 and a maximum of $10,000. The selected groups can use the funding to enhance current services or create a new pilot program. You can find more information and the application here.

The 2023 mini-grants were awarded to seven Black, indigenous, people of color-led, grassroots organizations whose work supports the mission of the CAN. Each group is either enhancing current services or creating a new pilot that will provide services reducing infant mortality and decreasing racial disparities in infant and maternal health.

• Maternal Wellness Village is a village of birth workers that include Therapists, Doulas, Lactation Consultants, Holistic Healers, Infertility warriors, and Nurses. Combined, they have multiple levels of education and life experiences.

• The Philly Birth Fund (PBF) provides funds to support access to homebirth midwifery care and other pregnancy-related services for Black women, Black birthing people, and their families in Philadelphia in an effort to reduce Black maternal mortality and morbidity.

• Reclaim Black Motherhood is committed to ensuring programs and care for Black pregnant, birthing, lactating, and postpartum mothers are accessible, honor cultural values, and protect their rights and bodies. 

• Birth with Purpose provides compassionate, trauma informed, individualized support during pregnancy, birth, and beyond.

• Once Upon A Preemie Inc. leads pioneering health and racial equity education, advocacy, and family empowerment solutions for perinatal and neonatal healthcare professionals by centering the lived experiences of Black Preemie families. OUAP advocates for equitable and family centered care throughout the birthing and neonatal journey.

• Daddy University’s Doula 4 Dads is an all-male doula program specifically designed to assist fathers and families. The postpartum doulas program educates fathers on newborn care, nurturing, development, health and more.

• Chosen Kin: a circle honoring Black, queer + trans parenthood supports a pilot where virtual and in-person healing offerings would be provided to Black Queer + Trans parents (including, but not limited to gestational and non-gestational parents, lactating parents, adoptive parents, co-parents, and folks trying to conceive.