We can’t do it without you!

Here’s what your impact will be:

  • $25 provides 1 hour of postpartum support!

  • Every $25 increment adds another hour of much-needed support!

  • $400 funds half the cost of doulas supporting new families before, during and after birth!

  • $800 covers an ENTIRE birth doula support package for a family!

  • $1000 funds an entire birth doula support package AND 8 hours of postpartum care!

  • $1600 funds birth doula support for TWO families!

 “If we want a beloved community, we must stand for justice.”- Bell Hooks

 

A few words from our amazing supporters:

“Having the loving care of a skilled doula during labor and birth- especially during the pandemic, when no extra family members were allowed at the hospital with my husband and me- helped me to have the peaceful and empowered birthing experience that I hoped for. I feel blessed to live in a community that can support an important program like this.”⠀

— Doula care recipient, 2020

"DAI allows for truly authentic care. I became a doula to build individualized connections and facilitate ease and comfort during the birthing time. Working with DAI provides the unique opportunity to step back as a business owner, and return to this passion of providing support simply because it is what every family deserves. Donations to the DAI have allowed me to build relationships with families whose financial limitations would otherwise make doula care out of reach. It really does take a village; I couldn’t be more grateful for this generous community."⠀

— Participating Doula, 2020

“As a midwife in the community, I support DAI because every birthing person or new parent who wants should have access to a doula. I support DAI because doulas help me feel sure my clients get the extra level of support they may need. I support DAI because as an organization and individuals ,they are actively working to become anti-racist and support more indigenous birthworkers and birthworkers of color coming into the field, perhaps the single most important step to safer maternity care for all in the US.”

— Erianna Flores, CNM , 2021

Our Sponsors

  • August Moon Spa

    Our mission at August Moon is to transcend the spa experience into a holistic healing space that also provides all the amenities of a luxury service. We work with local companies and farms to source many of our ingredients and support many additional local companies with our product lines as well as community support. At August Moon we recognize that every body is unique and our professionals custom tailor all their services to each individual guest.

    We have chosen to support the Doula Access Initiative because we feel that a doula is an invaluable ally in the experience of the transformative journey through pregnancy and is often overlooked due to what is seen as being cost prohibitive to those with less financial means. We are grateful that a small team of dedicated individuals has taken on the momentous task of making that birthing partner more accessible to our community and are grateful we get to help be a part of that journey in some small way.

  • Indian Creek Midwifery & Birth Center

    Every family deserves a Doula! I’m so thankful that DAI helps bridge the financial burden of this precious service to birthing families. As a local midwife and practice owner, I support DAI because Doulas make a difference! Doulas help families make informed decisions, which nurtures healthy birth experiences and reduces adverse birth outcomes! DAI helps us as a community recognize racial disparities and do something about it! Together we can change the world one birth at a time!” – Lisa Benedetto, Director of Indian Creek Midwifery & Birth Center, CNM, 2022

  • OBGYN & Midwifery Associates of Ithaca

We gladly accept check donations!

Please make checks out to Doula Access Initiative. You can mail checks to:

Doula Access Initiative
211 S. Corn St.
Ithaca, NY 14850

Thank you for your support. We couldn’t do it without you!