It Takes a Village!

Just Birth Space

Virtual Perinatal Support

JustBirth Space is a virtual perinatal support space for individuals in New York City and northern New Jersey during the course of pregnancy, labor and birth, postpartum, and lactation and infant feeding support.

Chocolate Milk Cafe

Afro-center peer to peer breastfeeding support group

Newark/East Orange Chapter

Chocolate Milk Café was created by Hakima Tafunzi Payne, an African-American perinatal nurse and breastfeeding educator lovingly referred to as Mama Hakima. Mama Hakima witnessed the breastfeeding disparities among African-American women and sought to create a safe space that provides peer to peer support with access to Black Certified Lactation Counselors (CLC) and/or Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC). Mama Hakima identified the need to have a group model that not only provides breastfeeding support but also uplifts and celebrates Black culture, experiences, kinship and community.

Shani Baraka Women’s Resource Center

Women’s Resource Center

Newark, NJ

The Shani Baraka Women's Resource Center is multi-faceted agency dedicated to providing comprehensive services to meet the needs of women and their families in crisis and transition. The goal of this center is to provide support, care, protection and empowerment for women of all ages in Newark,New Jersey. The Center will provide a myriad of programs and services facilitated by the City of Newark and several community partners. Services will be designed to target the cause of the crisis, not just symptoms.

Sister to Sister Community Doulas of Essex County

Free community doula support

Newark, NJ

Sister to Sister offers free community doula support for pregnant people who are residents of Newark, East Orange, and Irvington, NJ, from pregnancy up to 6 months postpartum.

Ancient Song Doula Services