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

Be one of the first 15 people to donate $20+ to our campaign and receive a CDA pen and branded stickers! 

Be one of the first 25 people to donate $50+ to our campaign and receive the items above AND a tote bag, mug, or water bottle (your pick)!

Stay tuned to our IG for more details and additional incentives including massages and bodywork!

Partner(s)

We are grateful to partner with nonprofits Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation and Xcelerate Women! 

We also greatly appreciate our business partners Mama Needs Massage and In Search of A Garden: Birth & Bodywork for their support of our mission!