We are honored to receive a generous operating grant from the WK Kellogg Foundation to work to expand our reach throughout the South and the rest of the country. The Foundation has funded our thought leadership and production of our Vision Class with Ostara, helping us to spread innovative ideas into new spaces in the criminal legal system.

We are honored to receive a generous grant from the Children's Trust Fund, a vital part of protecting Alabama children by supporting evidence-based, community programming to strengthen families and reduce risks of child abuse and neglect.  Trauma-informed care is a big part of working with families who are at risk, and every service we provide is at the heart of reducing the experience of maternal and parental trauma - a major risk factor of child maltreatment. The Fund is administered through the Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention.

We are honored to receive a generous grant from the Communities Foundation of Texas – Aventiv Technologies Community Impact Fund to look at the impacts of our work on recidivism. The goal of this grant is to define recidivism among our clients and systematically measure in a meaningful way whether our clients might be less likely to return to incarceration. This will be the first time we have attempted to systematically collect this data, but it is a question we are commonly asked.

The Broadway Group seeks innovative ways to problem solve and create systems change through generous corporate stewardship. Several causes that receive support from The Broadway Group focus on early childhood development and mental health care of people living in Alabama. We are grateful that support will now include one of the most marginalized populations in this state - incarcerated pregnant and postpartum women and their newborns.

James and Beth Scott, of Birmingham, have chosen to remember his late mother and father, John E. Scott, Jr., and June B. Scott, in a profound way: with a remarkable gift to APBP to support our programs inside Tutwiler Prison for Women. The Scotts are passionate about mental health care inside correctional facilities, and they want to support systems change related to mass incarceration. We are immensely fortunate that they have chosen the expectant mothers and developing babies of Tutwiler to receive not just the hope of systems change, but tangible action toward systems change. "I think this work would have resonated with her," Mr. Scott says about his mother who survived his father by seventeen years. "She liked when people wanted to help - and then actually helped." Thank you, James and Beth and Mr. and Mrs. Scott.

The Daniel Foundation of Alabama awarded Alabama Prison Birth Project a grant from its Health Priority Area. The Daniel Foundation's mission is to strengthen communities within Alabama and improve the quality of life for citizens from all regions of Alabama. Its Health Grant provides support to programs providing mental health services for the underserved, and we are proud and honored to be aligned with that goal on behalf of incarcerated, pregnant people in Alabama.

When we asked, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church answered. After increasing the number of our visits to Tutwiler, we needed an additional meal each month.  Holy Trinity immediately volunteered. By providing this food, Holy Trinity is nourishing the developing babies and moms in an environment where they are subjected to a significant level of stress. Moms who are postpartum need a great deal of iron-boosting foods. There's no better way to show love and kindness than to feed someone who needs it. We are so grateful to Holy Trinity for stepping up. Since the first year Holy Trinity began preparing food, it has since gone on to support our clients in other ways: through baby supplies, financial support for our organization, and in re-entry needs. 

FPC-Auburn has graciously funded our work in capturing the memories of these births through picture taking during labor and delivery and before mom and baby separate. Photographs of a new mom holding her baby are an important ritual that, up until recently, the birth-givers in Tutwiler did not have the option of having. Now they get to keep them in the prison, and gaze on the details of their baby's face through the separation. First Presbyterian Church also provided funds that purchased hi-quality microphones for our doulas to capture audio of mothers singing to and talking to their newborns. Holding space around the event of giving birth and separating from their newborns is one of our primary goals, and we thank FPC - Auburn for making it possible.

What a beautiful gift - the Outreach Committee at this Montgomery Episcopal church bestowed a generous gift to our work, despite the COVID shut-down. The funds helped to cover technology costs to solidify our ability to reach our clients, despite not being able to go inside the prison gate. They are also helping us to support clients that have returned to community following release.

The Caring Foundation of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama awarded Alabama Prison Birth Project a grant in 2019 and 2020. The Caring Foundation's mission is to give back to the community by supporting initiatives to improve the health, wellness, and education of Alabamians. We are proud and honored to be aligned with that goal on behalf of incarcerated, pregnant people in Alabama.

We are so pleased Society Hill UMC wanted to provide food for the growing babies and mothers inside Tutwiler Prison for Women. The entire congregation pitches in to provide healthy fats, protein, and vitamin-rich food one Tuesday each month. We are privileged to take their culinary skills and generosity to the Birthing Care Group.

This lively and caring Sunday School class has remembered our clients regularly through the pandemic by providing financial support for our virtual work. How grateful we are to this class for their compassion toward justice-involved women.

After one local mom in Auburn donated a hand-crocheted blanket and hat and posted about it on social media, we were overwhelmed with questions about how other hand crafters could help. This facebook group was born.  Knitters and crocheters post from everywhere the creations they are working on and shipping. A beautiful matching blanket and hat is one of the most beloved items our clients receive. Without the opportunity for a baby shower, this is one gift they can give their baby and one way we can shower the moms.  The blankets and hats have a powerful biological role in their experience, too. Our moms learn that placing the blanket on mom's chest gathers her smell, and the baby's hat gathers up the ooey-gooey newborn smell.  When they separate, mom is allowed to keep the hat, and the blanket goes with the baby. It's a beautiful way for volunteers to engage with our work.