Welcome to The Giving Tree.
The Giving Tree is a program offered by Joy The Village Doula LLC to make postpartum support accessible to marginalized families. The Giving Tree is essentially postpartum support services funded by the village for the village due to financial gifts. All postpartum support services through the Giving Tree program are provided by Joy the Village Doula. Financial gifts pay the doula for services rendered, groceries purchased for meals and support any additional birthwork services/resources the birth person or baby require. If you wish to nominate yourself or someone you know to receive postpartum support services at no cost or low cost please complete The Giving Tree nomination contact form. Recipients will be chosen on a first come first served basis. If you wish to give a financial gift in support of The Giving Tree program, click the contact tab above to reach Joy directly.
UPDATE: The Giving Tree is currently accepting mutual aid financial gifts to support families in need. Please help sustain this valuable program by giving a gift today. Any amount helps. Thank you for your support!
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Families Must:
Reside in the Twin Cities area
Due date: August, September, October, November 2024
Support service dates must begin within 3 weeks post birth.
Have a kitchen with all major appliances fully functional (ie oven, stove refrigerator and freezer)
*Covid/ Influenza symptom free prior to and during support service dates
Families will receive:
15 hours of daytime in person postpartum support services
(5 hours 3 days or 3 hours 5 days)
Meals prepared and served in home
Groceries for doula provided meals are included
Wash, dry & fold two loads of laundry per shift
Wash, dry & put away dishes
Wash and sanitize bottle and pump parts
Emotional support
Infant care education
Postpartum healing education
Assistance with infant feeding
Facilitation of rest
*Nominees that become ill or do not have fully functional major appliances in home will not be denied service but will instead receive 15 hours of the Attune package virtual support.
"Postpartum support is NOT a luxury reserved for the rich, for BIPOC folks postpartum support is a birthright."
— Joy McAfee