Foundation & Community Work
The Vancouver Community Birth Foundation is a registered charity associated with the South Community Birth Program.
The Vancouver Community Birth Foundation was initiated to facilitate community support. Many South families generously donate to the South Foundation, and these funds are used to provide support to the families in our care who need it most.
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.
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.
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.
A few of the things that the Vancouver Community Birth Foundation provides:
- Food Assistance: We provide struggling families in care with food cards specifically for fresh food items that may not be available at local food banks
- Transportation Support: We provide taxi vouchers to ensure pregnant people can reach the hospital safely and promptly while in labour.
- Emergency Counseling Funding: Families in crisis can access emergency clinical counselling services with funding provided by our foundation.
- Doula Program Subsidization: The Foundation subsidizes our doula program, enabling us to provide doula support to all clients in our care, regardless of their ability to pay the doula fee
- Connecting Pregnancy Fee Subsidization: Clients who successfully apply to The Vancouver Community Birth Foundation for assistance can receive subsidized fees for our Connecting Pregnancy program.
Fun Facts about Donating:
Tax Credit: Donations made to our registered charity are eligible for tax credits.
Community Support: Supporting our foundation means supporting families in your community.
Annual Donor Program: You can sign up to become an annual donor through Charitable Impact or Canada Helps.
Impactful Giving: Your donation directly contributes to providing necessary support to vulnerable families.
How to Donate:
Donations to help support our vulnerable families can be made through Charitable Impact by clicking the button below.
All donations will receive a tax-deductible receipt.
How to Donate
Donations to help support the program can be made through CHIMP by clicking the button below. All donations will receive a tax-deductible receipt.