Seven pillars, one promise
Our Work
Seven pillars carry our mission, and every one of them is something Yolanda already did or dreamed of building.
Pillar 01
Womb Wellness Education
“Families need help all the way from preconception, all the way through early childhood.”
- Preconception readiness and intentional conception
- Pregnancy education that centers your intuition and body literacy
- Childbirth education in empowering language
- Breastfeeding support, because breastfeeding is power, not poverty
- Postpartum wellness and emotional healing
- Moon cycle care, fibroids, womb massage, and herbal support
- Womb education for girls from their first moon cycle
Pillar 02
Community Doula Network
“Doula just means someone to walk with the woman.”
- Antepartum doulas, including support for hyperemesis gravidarum
- Birth doulas
- Postpartum doulas who make sure mama does her laying in
- Bereavement doulas
- Fertility doulas
- Community navigators, the neighbor who comes to check on the mother
Pillar 03
The Black Father Initiative
“I get to see all these beautiful Black fathers show up and show out.”
- Birth partner education
- Warning sign training for the weeks after birthing
- Postpartum father support
- Fatherhood workshops and brotherhood circles
Pillar 04
Maternal Safety and Advocacy
“Does this system not trust us when we say I'm not feeling well?”
- Maternal rights education, how to be heard and how to ask for a test
- Birth plan and hospital navigation support
- Postpartum check ins that rebuild the village
- Policy advocacy at the Georgia and United States Capitols
- Trained navigators to call when something does not feel right
Pillar 05
Nutrition and Nourishment
“Keep your womb, love your womb, heal your womb, feed your womb.”
- Preconception nourishment
- Pregnancy nourishment, including hyperemesis support
- Postpartum laying in meals and iron rich recovery foods
- Nourishment for the breastfeeding mother
- Moon cycle nourishment
- Community meal trains
- Teaching fathers and partners to feed a recovering mother
Pillar 06
Ancestral Wisdom Restoration
“This information was once passed down generation to generation.”
- Monthly womb circles
- Herbal and plant education
- Belly binding workshops
- Yoni steaming education with herbs chosen for each woman
- Honoring Caribbean, African, and African American birth traditions
- Grandmothers, mothers, and daughters learning together
Pillar 07
Grief, Loss, and Healing
This foundation was born from loss. We hold this space with tenderness.
- Support for families who have lost a baby, a pregnancy, or a mother
- Dedicated support for children who have lost their mother
- Community healing circles
- Support for fathers raising young children after loss
- Remembrance every February 13, Yolanda "Shiphrah" Kadima Day, her birthday