WE BELIEVE
We envision a world with a fully resourced, community-led care infrastructure where Black and Indigenous people have the birthing and care experiences, and health outcomes they desire.
OUR VALUES
Our values reflect the aspiration to scale this ecosystem rooted in a framework of beloved economy, which values and prioritizes the humanity and well being of communities to achieve this vision.
Abundance
We have what we need amongst ourselves as a team and our extended communities and external partners. We know that what we need will be provided when we do the internal work to be self-sufficient, and externally share our needs and offerings with our trusted partners. We hold this value as a call to practice collective growth and prosperity.
Beloved Stewardship
We are part of an interconnected community and operate from a place of trust, care, honor, and reverence for people, the land and the environment. We exist to responsibly steward resources to achieve economic justice and support the birth and reproductive justice ecosystem in ways our communities identify and share.
Community Expertise
and Power
We value self-determination; our communities know what they need; they are powerful and our role is to shine a light and move resources in support of their vision.
Reproductive Justice
We follow the framework of SisterSong, which defines Reproductive Justice as the human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the children we have in safe and sustainable communities. We prioritize and center funding and partnerships that are intersectional and support the experiences and choices of people across the reproductive and gender continuum.
Experimentation
and Creativity
We are building toward a world we would like to see. To do this, we stay open, curious, and committed to co-creation, iteration, and experimentation. Making mistakes is also part of our experimentation and creativity process and allows us to learn ways to remain iterative.
Integrity
We mean what we say, do what we commit to, and we welcome feedback from partners because accountability is essential.
Flexibility
We are committed to growth, learning, and adapting to change as we work in community with our partners. There is strength in openness to the process and it allows us to continue to meet the moment in a changing world.
OUR APPROACH
We work with co-conspirators (stakeholders) to introduce integrated capital, like grants, loans, and investments, (what you’re doing together) to grow an ecosystem of Black, Indigenous, Queer and Trans, and People of Color owned and led solutions reimagining care and communities.
With this approach, we hope to do three things:
drive local economic development and financial resilience
build a culture of community health and wellness
grow a strong birth and reproductive justice workforce. (desired impact of your work)
