Your donations to Vancouver Community Birth Foundation help to support numerous pregnant families each year by providing birth doulas and services to improve health equity and ensure better birth and family unit outcomes.
Our Purpose
Vancouver Community Birth Foundation Purpose:
Vancouver Community Birth Foundation provides material and emotional support for pregnant people who are structurally marginalized. We believe that belonging to a community is an essential component of long-term family health. Our work fosters community for those who might not have one. This begins during pregnancy and continues through birth and early parenthood.
Our Mission
Vancouver Community Birth Foundation Mission:
To nurture every new family in a supportive village.
Vancouver Community Birth Foundation team of doulas and cultural translators provide accessible and culturally appropriate care to our birthing families. We also provide day-to-day living support, subsidized counselling as well as pregnancy and postpartum education.
Our Vision
Vancouver Community Birth Foundation Vision:
We envision a network of strong, vibrant communities with equitable care for all to have safe, connected birth and early parenting experiences.
The support we can provide for families is because of your generous donations!
CHILDBIRTH DOULA
A childbirth doula aids during the labour and birth by providing translation services, non-medical pain manage support, and emotional guidance.
GROCERY GIFT CARDS
Gift cards can be used for fresh food that can’t be received at the local food bank, maternity wear, baby items and pharmacy prescriptions.
TAXI & TRANSPORTATION VOUCHERS
For those who do not have their own vehicle we help provide a taxi ride to the hospital and home and sometimes for the first in-office postpartum check-up.
SUBSIDIZED COUNSELLING
Counselling can benefit our most vulnerable clients who may experience traumatic perinatal loss or complications during pregnancy.
PRENATAL CLASSES
We believe that belonging to a community is an essential component of long-term family health. Our work fosters community for those who might not have one.
PREGNANCY SUPPLEMENTS & BIRTH SUPPLIES
From TENS pads during labour to iron supplements we help clients who could not otherwise afford these necessary items during pregnancy and labour.
Learn about our most used service, Doula Care.
The bulk of our donation need is to fund our doula program as it is the most widely used Foundation service. Every year we see a rise in need for support.