Maternal and Child Health
Supporting Healthy Babies through Strengthening Families
Outcome Report
Awarded in 2021
Next Door Foundation, in collaboration with Penfield Children’s Center, received a grant to improve health for Black families with children under the age of one in Milwaukee through maternal care and support. This project aims to strengthen access to post-partum maternal care and address infant needs through community-based activities, increase knowledge of the social determinants of health, inform about risk factors associated with premature births and infant mortality and provide information related to prevention and early intervention strategies in Milwaukee.
Maternal and Child Health
Addressing the Maternal and Infant Health Needs of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Black Women and Their Families in Dane County, Milwaukee County, and Across Wisconsin
Awarded in 2021
Funding for this grant has ended. EXPO (Ex-Incarcerated People Organizing) has received an award for the FREE campaign that focuses on supporting Black women recently released from incarceration seeking to reunite with their children and also supporting women before a possible pregnancy. The organization and its partners will offer access to low/no cost doula services, breastfeeding support, family support through a two-generation lens to ensure a supported community transition.