RESOURCES
African American Babies Coalition (AABC)
AABC is a group of African American community stakeholders from across the Twin Cities who are committed to promoting the healthy development of African American babies.
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
451 Lexington Parkway N.
Saint Paul, MN 55104
800-550-7195
sameerah.bilal-roby@wilder.org
Ahavah Birthworks
Provides culturally congruent Doula support (birth/postpartum), including home visits, and mental health support (ARMHS).
Clara Sharp, Executive Director
1007 W. Broadway Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55412
763-516-6148
Club Mom and Club Dad
Monthly community support program designed for fathers, sponsored by Saint Paul – Ramsey County Public Health in partnership with UJAMAA Place.
Thomas.ChatmanJr@co.ramsey.mn.us
William.moore@ramseycounty.us
Chocolate Milk Club
Facebook group run by Chosen Vessels Midwifery Services
Chosen Vessels Midwifery Services
Provides unique, female-centered and culturally relevant lactation support and wellness services for women.
Dr. LaVonne Moore, DNP, CNM, CNP, IBCLC, ICEA, Founder and CEO
P.O. Box 580112
Minneapolis, MN 55458
612-850–0016
KemetCircle@hotmail.com
D.I.V.A. Moms (Dynamic Involved Valued African American Moms)]
African American-led program designed especially for pregnant and postpartum U.S. born African American moms.
895 E. 7th St.
Saint Paul, MN 55106
651-202-1116
Diva.moms2018@gmail.com
Healthy Black Pregnancies
African American families and communities will claim our cultural heritage so that our babies will thrive, excel and lead us into the future.
Integrated Care for High Risk Pregnancy (ICHRP)
ICHRP is an initiative created to serve African American Women who are pregnant and need immediate assistance to improve access to high-quality culturally responsive and coordinated prenatal and postpartum care.
NorthPoint Health & Wellness center, Inc.
1315 Penn Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55411
612-767-9500
ICHRP@Northpointc.org
Nubian Moms
Provides a personal care navigator to African American mothers with high risk pregnancies, postpartum depression and premature births.
651-394-0700
info@nubiamoms.com
Roots Community Birth Center
Offers individualized and comprehensive prenatal care, water birth, natural birth, VBAC, extensive postpartum care, and a doula internship program.
1901 44th Avenue N.
Minneapolis, MN 55412
612-338-2784
Minnesota Breastfeeding Coalition
Working collaboratively to create environments where breastfeeding is valued and supported to achieve natural infant feeding equity in all Minnesota communities.