Community Doula Alliance
Mission
Our mission is to create an exceptional generation of professional doulas, particularly Black, Indigenous, Latino/a/x, Asian and other racially and linguistically diverse, underrepresented doulas, who can enter the workforce with sustainable careers, improve maternal and infant health outcomes, and meet the ever-changing needs of birthing and postpartum people.
Bottom Line for Portland
Our vision is to decolonize the birth work profession and eliminate the gap in maternal-infant health disparities and inequities that disproportionately impact Black, Indigenous and Latino/a/x communities in the Portland Metro Area.
Quote
“Doula care should not just be a privilege, but it should be a standard of care” - Paris Nelson, Strategic Development and Policy Manager at Fourth Plain Forward
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Our workforce development and educational approach uses a reproductive justice, economic justice, and racial equity framework to assist in the sustainability of doulas within their practice and adequately pay doulas in order to meet the needs of birthing families of color and advance community based doula work and perinatal health equity. In addition to meeting the state-wide need for THW required doula topics, the CDA is committed to walking doulas through the THW registry process and then, as a Medicaid billing hub, providing billing resources and support to bridge the gap for THW/Medicaid-eligible doulas.
Incentives
The first 50 people to donate $20+ to our campaign will receive a CDA swag item! Stay tuned for more details and additional incentives .
Partner(s)
We are grateful to partner with Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation, Xcelerate Women, and North by Northeast Community Health Center!
Community Doula Alliance is in the Health category which is sponsored by CareOregon.
They're a little-sized organization with activities in Clackamas Co., Multnomah Co., Washington Co. and beyond.