Community Birth Companion

TO BUILD CAPACITY BY ORGANIZING A "VILLAGE-MOTHER COUNCIL" IN EACH PARISH THAT WE SERVE. THE VILLAGE-MOTHER COUNCIL WILL CONSIST OF 7 BLACK WOMEN WHO ARE WELL RESPECTED IN EACH COMMUNITY FOR BEING A BIOLOGICAL AND/OR COMMUNITY PARENT, WHO LIVES AND UNDERSTANDS THE CULTURAL LANGUAGE OF THE PEOPLE. THIS COUNCIL WILL BE A CULTURAL AIDE, TO SHARE SAFE CULTURAL BIRTH AND POSTPARTUM TRADITIONS THAT SUPPORT POSITIVE MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH OUTCOMES.

IN-KIND DONATIONS OF PROGRAM SUPPLIES FOR NEEDY FAMILIES

Program Support