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Resources<\/h1>\n

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If you answered “yes” to these questions, we can connect you to resources that meet your needs!<\/p>\n

To get started, fill out our Resource First Intake Form<\/a>. Cradle’s Community Health Worker will contact you and assist with connecting you to resources.<\/p>\n

Questions? Please contact us at (269) 366-6201 or mdemoss@ywcakalamazoo.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Bronson Breast Feeding Center<\/h3>\n

At Bronson they\u00a0know that breastfeeding can have its ups and downs, especially in the beginning. That is why the Bronson BirthPlace in Kalamazoo and Battle Creek provides support through their Breastfeeding Centers. These services are available to everyone in the community as well as for those who deliver at Bronson. For more information about services and contact information, follow this link <\/a>or call 269-341-8849.<\/p>\n

Borgess Hospital\/Ascension<\/h3>\n

Services are offered to those who have delivered at Borgess<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Seeds for Success<\/h3>\n

A home based program that offers FREE breastfeeding and lactation support to anyone in Kalamazoo County.\u00a0<\/i>For more information: call 269-373-5042, or visit them online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Twenty Hands<\/h3>\n

This Maternal Infant Health Program has Board Certified Lactation Consultants who offer breast feeding support and guidance during pregnancy and postpartum. Learn more about eligibility requirements and how to enroll by going to their Facebook Page<\/a>, or calling 269-459-8091.<\/p>\n

Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)<\/h3>\n

WIC is offered through the Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services<\/a> as well as the Family Health Center<\/a>. Both locations have Board Certified Lactation Consultants available for those who qualify for their programming. For more information about WIC at the Family Health Center, visit their website<\/a> or call 269-488-3732. For more information about WIC at Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services, visit their website<\/a> or call 269-373-5002.<\/p>\n

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Cultural Competency\u00a0Classes<\/h3>\n

Eliminating Racism & Claiming\/Celebrating Equity (ERACCE) Trainings<\/h4>\n

ERACCE<\/a> is dedicated to organizing and facilitating antiracism workshops, providing mentoring, and transferring knowledge to individuals and institutions interested in resisting and dismantling structural racism and other forms of oppression. ERACCE creates conditions in which individuals understand, integrate, and act upon antiracist history, language, analysis, and practice, and engage in processes of transformative work within their institution(s). To find and register for an ERACCE Training, follow this link.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

YWCA Kalamazoo<\/h4>\n

Using powerful videos, open and honest dialogue, and interactive learning experiences, YWCA Racial Equity workshops work to create awareness, build personal and collective responsibility, and provide skills to challenge systemic racism in our daily lives and throughout our community. YWCA recognizes that individually we are all on a journey of continuous learning, especially when it comes to understanding racism and how it manifests in our lives. Racial Equity workshops not only support individuals seeking knowledge and awareness, but guides them toward implementing antiracist practices and policies in their place of work, play, or worship.<\/p>\n

For more information on YWCA Racial Equity workshops, follow this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cultural Competency\u00a0Assessment Tools<\/h3>\n

Project Implicit<\/h4>\n

Project Implicit is a non-profit organization and international collaboration between researchers who are interested in implicit social cognition – thoughts and feelings outside of conscious awareness and control. The goal of the organization is to educate the public about hidden biases and to provide a \u201cvirtual laboratory\u201d for collecting data on the Internet. To take the Implicit Bias test by following this link.<\/a><\/p>\n

Tools for Assessing Cultural Competency<\/h4>\n

There are numerous assessment tools available for evaluating cultural competence\u00a0in clinical, training, and organizational settings. This appendix examines three resource areas: counselor self-assessment tools, guidelines and assessment tools to implement and evaluate culturally responsive services within treatment programs and organizations, and forms addressing client satisfaction with and feedback about culturally responsive services. Follow this link to view the list.<\/a><\/p>\n

Cultural Competency and Health Equity Articles\/Videos<\/h3>\n

Miriam Zoila\u00a0P\u00e9rez: “How Racism Harms Pregnant Women – and What Can Help”<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Racism is making people sick \u2014 especially black women and babies, says Miriam Zoila P\u00e9rez. The doula turned journalist explores the relationship between race, class and illness and tells us about a radically compassionate prenatal care program that can buffer pregnant women from the stress that people of color face every day.<\/p>\n

Health Equity<\/a><\/strong> – In this video, learn more about the state in which everyone, regardless of their race, class, or gender has the opportunity to be healthy without unfair obstacles in their way.<\/p>\n

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Rootead<\/h3>\n

Rootead<\/a> is a 501(c)3 organization in Kalamazoo, MI. Their mission is: Birthing Justice & Body Awareness. They offer doula services for birth and postpartum. To set up a consultation with a Doula,\u00a0please complete their Doula Inquiry form on the redbirthgreen.com website<\/a> or call 269-720-9200.[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Emergency Services” closed_toggle_text_color=”#ffd4c6″ closed_toggle_background_color=”#ff6633″ icon_color=”#ffffff” open_icon_color=”#FA4616″ admin_label=”Toggle: Emergency Services” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h2″ body_link_font=”||||on||||” icon_color__hover=”#FFB81C” icon_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” global_colors_info=”{}” closed_toggle_text_color__hover=”#536595″ closed_toggle_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” closed_toggle_background_color__hover=”#FFFFFF” closed_toggle_background_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover”]<\/p>\n

Public Safety<\/h3>\n