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We’re getting close… only 4 days left until #GivingTuesday! Today, we’d like to promote the work of the Birthing People Foundation, a FAM Community Movement Builder. Birthing People Foundation [...]

What would happen if crowdsourcing and midwifery had a baby during the pandemic? The result would be Where’s My Midwife?, a community mapping project linking midwives trained in out-of-hospital [...]

Did you know that less than 5% of established birth centers in the U.S. are led by people of color? With 7 days away until #GivingTuesday on December 1st, we are pleased to introduce you to Birth [...]

Can you believe we’re already 6 days away on our journey to #GivingTuesday? To re-cap, #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving which happens annually on December 1, 2020. During each of the nine [...]

Today, we continue our countdown to #GivingTuesday! With only 8 days away, we’d like to introduce you to Indigenous Women Rising, an organization that creates the space for indigenous people to [...]

Today kicks off our nine-day countdown to #GivingTuesday, the annual global celebration of generosity which happens this year on December 1, 2020. During each of the nine days leading up to [...]

The recent allegations of forced hysterectomies in ICE detention centers is the most recent entry in the United States’ long history of racist, coercive reproductive abuse. Overwhelmingly, the [...]

On August 3, the board of directors stepped down following discord regarding MANA and FAM’s governance. MANA immediately began to source and recruit new board members, and has appointed a [...]

Letter from FAM Executive Director Tamara Wrenn Birthing Resilience As a result of the pandemic and the ongoing racial injustice, our nation has been hit with unprecedented challenges. For those [...]

In this newsletter Letter from FAM Executive Director Tamara Wrenn & FAM 2020 Grants Reflecting on the current moment: Black Lives Matter FAM News: Elections, Spring fundraising recap Board [...]