STRONGParent Group

The STRONGParent Group: A Community Support Group Initiative (SPG) is a community-based project that strives to provide expectant and new parents in low resource communities a counseling support group and access to health care providers in the hopes of 1) reducing incidence of PPDA following child birth/ adoption for POC, 2) increase rates of breastfeeding among POC and 3) improve the postnatal health of infants and mothers of color in the hopes of reducing their mortality rates. SPG utilizes a licensed professional counselor, birth and postpartum doulas, medical professionals, lactation specialists and other community supports in a bi-monthly group.