FOUNDATION FOR BLACK WOMEN'S WELLNESS INC

DURING 2024, WE CONTINUED TO GROW THE REACH OF OUR PROGRAMS, SERVICES, ENTERPRISE INITIATIVES AND HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS, AND CONTINUED TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN SERVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE EXPANDED OUR HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND DISEASE PREVENTION PROGRAMMING AND INCREASED THE NUMBER OF WOMEN ACCESSING AND PARTICIPATING IN HEALTH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION IN BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL SETTINGS. WE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED THE SOCIAL DELTA HEART DISEASE PREVENTION AND SUPPORT PROJECT WITH OUR LOCAL FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER PROVIDING DIRECT SUPPORT AND COORDINATED SERVICES TO WOMEN AT HIGHEST RISK OF UNCONTROLLED BLOOD PRESSURE. WE CONTINUED TO GROW OUR HEALTH IMPROVEMENT AND ADVOCACY WORK AROUND BLACK MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, DOUBLING THE NUMBERS OF WOMEN WE ARE PROVIDING PERINATAL SUPPORT AND DOULA CARE SERVICES TO; AS WELL AS INCREASING THE NUMBER OF DOULAS IN OUR COUNTY THROUGH RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING. WE HOSTED THE 5TH VIRTUAL BLACK MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SUMMIT TO A STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL AUDIENCE, GROWING OUR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND INFLUENCE IN DRIVING VIABLE SOLUTIONS FOR MATERNAL/CHILD HEALTH IMPROVEMENT. OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVES DEPARTMENT INCREASED THE NUMBER OF COUNTY RESIDENTS/FAMILIES THAT WE ARE PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES TO THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO STABILIZE HOUSING, INCOME, EMPLOYMENT, AND TO SECURE RESOURCES, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH. ADDITIONALLY, WE HOSTED THE THIRD COHORT OF OUR STATEWIDE HEALTH EQUITY LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM WHICH HAD TRAINED 42 WOMEN LEADERS ACROSS 8 COUNTIES IN WISCONSIN BY FALL 2024. OUR STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL WELLNESS AMBASSADOR MEMBERS CONTINUE TO GROW, NOW TOTALLING OVER 500. FURTHER WE ADVANCED PROGRESS TOWARD LAUNCHING MADISON FORWARD FUND 2.0 / GUARANTEED INCOME WITH CITY OF MADISON PARTNERS -- AND CONTINUED WORK WITH QUARTZ HEALTH TO PREPARE TO LAUNCH WISCONSIN'S FIRST COMMERCIALLY REIMBURSED DOULA SERVICES BENEFIT.