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Mommy Mentor Network
 

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Statistics: African American Women have higher levels of stress, trauma, food insecurity, neighborhood violence, and less access to prenatal care. Black women are more than 3x more likely to have a maternal death

Our Services

 Mentorship

 

Mentees are matched with mentors and are supported:

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  • During & After Pregnancy

  • Receive Postpartum Support

  • Spiritual Support

  • Empowerment

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1:1 Support

 

Mentees meet with mentors for a minimum of 1 hour a week

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  • ​Sisterhood

  • Guidance

  • Exclusive Facebook Group

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Maternity & Family Photoshoots

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  • All mentees are offered 1 free photoshoot while they are pregnant or 1 family photoshoot after pregnancy

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Empowerment 
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  • Women in the community and moms speak monthly on their pregnancy journey and tools that helped them

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Postpartum Care Packages

 

After giving birth, mentees receive care packages to support them through postpartum recovery.

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Mommy & Baby American Sign Language Classes 
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ASL classes are available to all mentees to learn how to communicate with their babies. 

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  • Sign language increases speech development

  • Increases parent-child bonding

  • Helps babies express themselves 

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End of the Year Banquet

  • Mentors are awarded a stipend of $300-$500 at the YWAP annual banquet

  • Mentees receive awards for completing a full year of mentorship 

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Mentee Tee & Mentor Daysha

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Mentor Jalisa & Mentee Minyae

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Mentee Amber & Director Shameka

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