The 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.
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The Philly Joy Bank is hosting a launch event!
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The 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.
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Over 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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Maternal Wellness Village is celebrating their 5th Annual Celebration of Black Maternal Health Week, they have partnered and collaborated with an amazing group to bring forth events theat span statewide in Pennsylvania
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