Nonprofits quickly mobilize to support families facing the baby formula crisis
Organizations across the U.S. are mobilizing to support families impacted by the baby formula shortage by providing reliable information and resources.
Organizations across the U.S. are mobilizing to support families impacted by the baby formula shortage by providing reliable information and resources.
For Black Maternal Health Week, part 3 of the series “Nurturing new life through overlapping global pandemics” discusses caring for a new life during climate emergencies and the importance of breastfeeding.
For Black Maternal Health Week, part 2 of the series “Nurturing new life through overlapping global pandemics” discusses the impact of generational trauma, the 2020 racial uprisings and the impact of COVID-19 on Black birthing people.
For Black Maternal Health Week, this 3-part series “Nurturing new life through overlapping global pandemics” focuses on the isolation many new parents felt caring for their new babies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A collaboration in Detroit is working to broaden options for maternal care in Michigan, specifically the midwifery model of care.
Illustration courtesy of NATAL and original artwork by Brittany Harris. Listen Now It’s no secret that infant and maternal mortality rates among Black women are significantly higher than that of their White counterparts. In addition, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that Black pregnant women also have had significantly higher rates of COVID-19 and resulting complications than White women due to a series of preventable racial disparities like access to quality care and access to quality jobs with benefits. W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) grantee NATAL, a podcast docuseries, was born out of an urgent need to give
Sometimes we’re drawn to an iconic story of someone else’s life, without knowing why. That is, until we start living into our own legacies and drawing on those stories for strength. For Logan Square mother, Monica Espinoza, that icon is Rosa Parks, who she learned about as a student in Mexico. “I kept Rosa Parks in my memory, about her sitting on the bus and changing history. When I got to the U.S., I read more about her and found out how powerful she was – she was an organizer.” Civil Rights organizer Rosa Parks Parent organizer Monica Espinoza Little did
Aisha Nyandoro, CEO of Springboard to Opportunities and WKKF CLN class one fellow, is helping Black mothers out of poverty in Jackson, Mississippi. Springboard to Opportunities launched the program Magnolia Mother’s Trust to provide $1,000 a month – no strings attached – for one year to 20 low-income Black mothers living in federally subsidized housing.
