by Chelsea | Apr 11, 2022
April 11 marks the beginning of Black Maternal Health Week, a week of awareness and activism started by Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA) five years ago and formalized by the White House on April 13, 2021. This year’s theme commissioned by BMMA, Building for...
by Chelsea | Feb 17, 2022
by Chelsea Chateauvert Friends of the New York City Nurse-Family Partnership (Friends) has been operating for a little over five years and one of the main tenets of our work is removing the financial barriers that first-time, low-income moms in the NFP program face....
by Susan Orkin | May 28, 2021
Will one of our awardees found the next Sears Roebuck, Macy’s or Nieman Marcus? In preparing for a trip to Texas for my nephew’s wedding, my husband and I decided that we would visit the grave of my great-grandfather in San Antonio. Growing up, I knew only...
by karonica | Apr 27, 2021
Imagine you’re a single mother. Your newborn baby Anna is taking her afternoon nap, so you decide it’s time for your first meal of the day. Your stomach reminds you it’s time for lunch, but your cabinets tell another story—the fridge is nearly empty, your shelves are...
by karonica | Mar 30, 2021
Having a baby doesn’t mean you have to put your dreams aside. With a Heart’s Desire grant, Jazmin Williams was empowered to grow her baking business and realize her dreams. Putting her career on hold Jazmin had a job as a trained chef. With years of...
