Naturally Assisting. Every Step Together (N.A.E.S.T.)
South Carolina, USA
2025
Jasmine Milledge is committed to ensuring no mother navigates pregnancy and birth without informed, compassionate support. Funding covered birth support for one mother and baby.
Lifting Their Minds
Akwesasne (USA and Canada)
2025
Diane Boots is the heart behind Lifting Their Minds, a nonprofit organization in Akwesasne meaning “where the partridge drums” located on sacred Mohawk land spanning from upstate New York and into Ontario, Canada. The organization’s mission is to preserve traditional end of life practices among community members through education and the building of two homes where families can be together during a loved ones last days.
Hope and Healing Family Center
New York, USA
2025
Suzette Jules-Jack founded this community doula program in the heart of Brooklyn, New York to empower and educate underserved families. The community doulas offer birth and postpartum support at no charge to clients.
Motherhood Healing Collective
Georgia, USA
2025
The doulas of this collective offer birth and postpartum doula services for low income families and hosts complimentary black maternal health gatherings for mothers and families.
The Momager Collective
Virginia, USA
2023, 2025
Taja Iglesias founded the Momager Collective in order to provide bespoke support to all parents and families by making access to an inclusive like-minded doulas available to marginalized communities. The doula grant provided birth and postpartum support for two families.
Naturally Nurtured Birth Charitable Services
Tennessee, USA
2023, 2024, 2025
Shanille Bowens provided culturally appropriate birth and postpartum care to two families free of charge.