Celebrating Women’s History Month
The MolinaCares Accord and Molina Healthcare are proud to support organizations that are empowering women and girls throughout the country. In March, we celebrate the historical contributions of women but also look to the future for ways we can continue to support girls and women with the resources they need to live healthy and fulfilling lives.
Little Resource Center (IL)
The Molina Healthcare Charitable Foundation, in collaboration with Molina Healthcare of Illinois, funded a grant to expand access to doula services, ensuring families receive critical support during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. The program will also create much-needed opportunities for partner involvement, recognizing the essential role partners play in family well-being. Services will include full-spectrum doula service, lactation support, parenting and family classes, support groups, and more.
Springfield Urban League (IL)
The Molina Healthcare Charitable Foundation, in collaboration with Molina Healthcare of Illinois, provided grant funds for the the EmpowerHER: Uplift Black Mothers Program. In partnership with local obstetricians, gynecologists and doulas, Springfield Urban League, Inc aims provides outreach, education, and support for expectant and new mothers. Expectant families can utilize the League’s Financial Opportunities Center to receive financial counseling and coaching to prepare for their new family addition.
Malone Community Center (NE)
The Molina Healthcare Charitable Foundation, in collaboration with Molina Healthcare of Nebraska funded a grant to support the Malone Maternal Wellness program to address the inequities and disparities in Black infant and maternal health. These programs offer safe, culturally tailored and evidence-based perinatal services focused on reducing Black infant and maternal mortality and morbidity rates while increasing breastfeeding rates. Services include education, emotional and practical support for mothers, access to healthcare and postpartum support for over a year after delivery.
Many Mothers (NM)
In New Mexico, the Molina Healthcare Charitable Foundation, in collaboration with Molina Healthcare of New Mexico is supporting Many Mothers to expand its maternal peer support group that promotes healthy mental health among perinatal mothers. This series of support groups focuses on the act of mindfulness and stress reduction tactics to address immediate mental health concerns. The group is facilitated by a trained professional and provides services for pregnant and newly post-partum women over the course of 8 weeks.
Michigan Medicine (MI)
In Michigan, the Molina Healthcare Chartable Foundation, in collaboration with Molina Healthcare of Michigan granted funds to the Michigan Medicine’s Partnering for the Future Clinic to support pregnant women facing opioid use disorder. Opioid use disorder is a leading cause for maternal death in the United States but less than 50% of women receive needed prenatal care. Funding for the Partnering for the Future Clinic supports the training and certification of a peer recovery doula, who will bring valuable lived experience and support to help individuals during the prenatal, birth and postpartum periods.
Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia (GA)
As part of Molina’s commitment to maternal health, the Molina Healthcare Charitable Foundation granted funds to Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia to support a virtual platform that serves as a hub for accessible, evidence-based content that aims to educate and empower women across the perinatal period. Led by licensed/certified professionals from the community, these virtual sessions cover essential topics such as prenatal and postpartum education, breastfeeding, and baby care. Through this grant, over 400 individuals were able to participate in the virtual classes.
March of Dimes (TX)
In Texas, the Molina Healthcare Charitable Foundation, in collaboration with Molina Healthcare of Texas, is funding the enhancement of the March of Dimes’ doula training program. A doula is a trained professional who provides physical, emotional and educational support to a birthing individual and their partner during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. A doula supports, educates, advocates, coaches, and nurtures a mom-to-be, working alongside the medical team of nurses, doctors, and midwives. With the grant funding, four women of color are going through training to become community-based doulas in Houston and Harris County.