About the Program
NAABB created the Birth Justice Incubator & Fellowship program, to equip Black birthworkers with the mentorship, entrepreneurial support, and financial resources needed to develop social justice-focused community programs. We hope to act as a catalyst to aid Black birthworkers in creating impactful community change within Black maternal, perinatal, and infant health.
This FREE immersive fellowship will include:
Business building workshops
One-on-one industry specific mentorship
Stipends, totaling $7,500
To be eligible to participate, you should:
Identify as Black/African American
Live in the U.S.
Identify as a birthworker (doula, midwife, lactation consultant, childbirth educator, etc.)
Plan to or already operate an early-stage non-profit, for-profit business or hybrid social business focused on birth justice
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Birth Justice Incubator & Fellowship Cohorts
Meet Our Inaugural 2024 Cohort!
Charnise Littles
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
Frequently Asked Questions
We will support Black birth workers that are leading an early-stage for-profit, non-profit, or hybrid social business that addresses birth justice.
Midwives, lactation consultants, doulas, childbirth educators, other birthworkers not listed will be considered as well.
No, you do not have to already have your business established (LLC, sole proprietorship, non-profit, etc.). This can be completed while participating in the program.
Yes, this program is 100% free.
Stipends will total $7,500.
Winter 2024
12 months
Applications open May 22, 2023.
Applications close June 26, 2023.
Applications are currently closed and will reopen Summer 2024.
You will be notified via the email address provided on your application.
October – November 2023.
No! We will find, vet, and match you with a highly skilled mentor. Matching will depend upon your goals and area of birthwork and mentor skills and areas of expertise.
Mentors will be paid a total of $2,500. Mentors will be expected to provide 1:1 coaching sessions and business development support for a total of 2 hours/month, over 10 months.
We will begin selecting mentors after we have decided on our final cohort for the program.
If you are interested in becoming a mentor, please complete our mentor form. COMING SOON.