Our Approach

Our Strategies

01

Invest

Secure innovative funding streams that flow into the community and support liberatory community identified actions​

02

Nurture

Provide ongoing support, facilitation, partnership, and leadership development that redefine care as community- and values-based

03

Organize

Grow and sustain a community where moms, birthing persons, and those who care can realize their collective power in pursuit of equitable birth outcomes.

04

Shift Power

Leverage our positionality and experience at the intersection of local institutions and the community to foster systemic change that is value-based and relational.

Our ‘Sys’terhood Initiatives

Gatherings

Grow and sustain a community where moms, birthing people, and those who care nurture each other, build power together, and organize for collective action together in pursuit of equitable birth outcomes.  This space of belonging is where we embody our values, connect with other organizations and partners, organize, and advance community-based initiatives that disrupt systems of oppression.

Community-Based Doula Cooperative

Purpose

To nurture and invest in the development of a sustainable community-based doula collaborative led by women of color and dedicated to providing accessible, compassionate care and support.

  • Sponsor doula training for up to 20 Black and Hispanic-Latine women and build a local support network to assist with completing certification requirements.

    To date, we have:

    • Sponsored the training of 20+ Black and Hispanic-Latine doulas

    • Connected doulas in training to shadowing and mentoring opportunities with experience doulas

  • Work with local healthcare partners including Chatham County Public Health Department, Piedmont Health Services, and Chatham Hospital to identify opportunities to integrate services into the local perinatal care system and to sustain the services so they remain accessible to all women.

    To date, we have:

    • Partnered with Piedmont Health Services to secure funding to support doula services for up to 100 women

    • Worked with Chatham Hospital Maternity Care Center to establish a ‘Doula-Friendly’ policy at the Maternity Care Center

    • Partnered with Chatham County Public Health Department to lead the grant-funded effort to grow and sustain community-based doula collaborative

  • Leverage partnerships and innovative funding opportunities to cover the costs of doula services for those who can not afford it.

    To date, we have:

    • Connected over 60 women with free doula support services

    • Partnered with Piedmont Health Services and two local community-based doula organizations to identify, refer, and provide doula services to prenatal clients

  • Support and nurture the establishment of a women-owned doula cooperative

What we do