Grants from the Women’s Foundation of Mississippi will further the Magnolia Medical Center/Ready Nation’s community support services. Healthy Women, Healthy Girls 2.0: Expanding Wellness for Women and Girls in Mississippi, in partnership with ReadyNation Mississippi. Fueled by the success of the Healthy Women – Healthy Girls Initiative, Magnolia Medical, in partnership with ReadyNation Mississippi, seeks […]
Grants from the Women’s Foundation of Mississippi will further the Institute for the Advancement of Minority Health’s community support services. The Women’s Mental Health Empowerment Initiative will provide monthly counseling/therapy groups, peer support groups, and mental health education workshops for 25 women ages 18–45, including mothers of young children. Participants will gain access to trauma-informed […]
Grants from the Women’s Foundation of Mississippi will further the Forge Breast Cancer Survivor Centers’ community support services. Forging Breast Cancer Support For Women. Provides free, women-centered support for breast cancer patients and survivors. After proving our model in Alabama—where we became a 501(c)(3) in 2020 and served more than 5,000 individuals last year—we expanded […]
Grants from the Women’s Foundation of Mississippi will further the Delta Health System’s community support services. DHS Doula Pilot Program Extension Delta Health System proposes to extend and grow the existing Doula Pilot Program to support the continued prenatal and postpartum work of our eight certified doulas; address identified social healthcare barriers for their patients […]
The result of recent community crises events in Jackson, Mississippi, including the water crisis and post-pandemic system issues, have put a strain on families, particularly Black moms. Using WFM grants Magnolia Medical Foundation will provide essential services like diapers, food, hygienic products, and health care (doulas) for expecting and working moms in the city of Jackson.
Grant funds from the Women's Foundation of Mississippi will support the Institute for the Advancement of Minority Health (IAMH) and the development of their breastfeeding initiative for moms in Mississippi.
Plan A’s mobile clinics provide free healthcare services to communities across the Mississippi Delta. Grants from the Women’s Foundation will support the operation of the free mobile and brick and mortar clinic.
Teen Health Mississippi works to improve the sexual health of Mississippi teens by providing trainings that build community capacity and resource access. With grants from the Women’s Foundation, Teen Health Mississippi will launch Youth-Friendly Healthcare. Youth-Friendly Healthcare will work in tandem with Teen Health Mississippi’s Training and Technical Assistance Program (T&TA) to help clinicians and […]
With grants from the Women’s Foundation, Teen Health Mississippi will launch MYVoice–a program designed to support youth ages 13 to 19 with information about their sexual and reproductive health. MYVoice provides peer-led sessions both online and in person to connect young people to evidence-based information. The goal is to reduce the teen pregnancy rate in […]