Ramsey County & Hennepin Counties
Pregnant African American Women and their families can receive help in Ramsey County by contacting the D.I.V.A. Moms Program (Dynamic Involved Valued African American Moms) at Minnesota Community Care or Nubian Moms at Open Cities Health Center. In Hennepin County, pregnant African American Women and their families can be assisted by the Iya Empowerment Circle at NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center, Inc.. The program, for U.S. born African Americans, provides access to a culturally-focused personal care navigator and community resources to help guide families through the health care system during pregnancy. Family programs host performing arts, speakers, documentaries, and other activities to prepare families for healthy pregnancies and births. The African American Babies Coalition & Projects provides program publicity and partnership connections for ICHRP.
Interested moms and prospective partners can contact:
Ramsey County Perinatal Care Collaborative
Ramsey County - D.I.V.A. Moms Minnesota Community Care
Kindra McGee, CMA, D.I.V.A. Patient Care Navigator
Call or Text: 651-202-1116
Diane Banigo, CNM, Project Manager
Call: 651-793-2272 (office)
Sonja Batalden, APRN, CNM, Perinatal Director
sbatalden@mncare.org
Call: 651-602-7565
Ramsey County – Nubian Moms, Open Cities Health Care
Isha Mohamed, Community health outreach worker/Mnsure Navigator
Call: 651-251-5987
Call or Text: 651-703-0101
Ciana Cullens, Strategic Leadership Campaign Director
Call: 651-290-9200
Summer Johnson, Chief of Strategic Development
Call: 651-251-5982
Call or Text: 435-764-4010
Hennepin County
NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center, Inc.
Tee McClenty, CPPM, Project Manager
Call: 612-767-9155
Call or Text: 651-263-0562
Kimberly A. Spates, Chief Operations Officer
612-767-9190
Ramsey or Hennepin Counties – ICHRP-wide Publicity and Partnerships -- African American Babies Coalition and Projects
Service providers, paraprofessionals and others in either Ramsey or Hennepin Counties that are interested in culturally-focused ways of working with pregnant African American women and their families can contact:
African American Babies Coalition and Projects
Wilder Center For Communities
Sameerah Bilal-Roby, Project Manager
651-280-2000