Birthworkers of Color Collective
Birthworkers of Color Collective (BWOCC) is a community-based doula organization. BWOCC is a training, services, education, healing, and advocacy based birthworker organization that focuses on and supports pregnant, birthing, and postpartum people of Color, their families, and communities.
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2 Submitted Ideas
LIVE ·2024 Grants Challenge·🎉 2024 Goldhirsh Foundation WinnerDoula Access for All
This grant will support marginalized communities by diversifying and expanding the doula workforce to ensure barrier-free access for pregnant and birthing people of color in Los Angeles. The program will address systemic barriers and offer sustainable solutions, increasing the number of doulas covered under the Medi-Cal doula benefit and improving maternal and infant health outcomes for BIPOC individuals, thereby reducing the reproductive crisis impacting communities of color.
- LIVE ·2025 Grants Challenge
Growing the Next Generation of Doulas in LA County
This grant will empower marginalized communities in Los Angeles by diversifying and expanding the doula workforce, ensuring equitable, barrier-free support for pregnant and birthing people of color. Through training, advocacy, and Medi-Cal integration, the program addresses systemic inequities, enhances access to perinatal care, and improves maternal and infant health outcomes for Black, Indigenous, and people of Color (BIPOC) families, delivering sustainable solutions to combat the reproductive health crisis in underserved communities.