Build Up The Birth Center Event Thank You
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Build Up The Birth Center including the live zoom event and video tour, fun at home party packs, and the online auction! The event last week was a lot of fun and has given Our Community Birth Center a big boost toward our Startup and Remodeling fund goal. Build Up The Birth Center raised $25,411--surpassing our goal of $25,000 for this event! Thank you to all of our donors and volunteers and community supporters. You are bringing the new birth center to life and we appreciate you! Photo: Flower bouquets made by
It’s official, Our Community Birth Center has a new home!
It's official, Our Community Birth Center has a new home! Our Community Birth Center has officially signed on to lease a building for the new birth center. Design and remodeling will start soon to convert this lovely home-like space adjacent to Island Park in Springfield into a birth center and clinic to serve our community. We cannot wait to welcome parents and babies into our new center where they will receive client-centered care and wrap around support through their journey to parenthood and beyond. All hands-on deck to help get the doors open! Our community has helped raise $204,331 for
KLCC News Story: Lane Co. Prenatal Clinic Closes As Birth Center Pushes To Open
Lane County recently closed its CHC Prenatal Clinic which was the only FQHC prenatal care option locally. We are sad to see more gaps opening up in our local perinatal health care system. Story by KLCC on 2/26/2021: "Pregnant people often chose Lane County’s federally qualified Prenatal Clinic because of its wrap around services, easy access to care, and integrated Spanish speaking staff. With this crucial service gone, Our Community Birth Center is preparing to step in. AlexAnn Westlake is Executive Director of the non-profit and a certified nurse midwife. She said they’ve held focus groups with Latina community members.
County Closes Prenatal Clinic / El condado cierra la clínica prenatal
County Closes Prenatal Clinic; New Birth Center Needed Español: Comunicado: Cambios en el cuidado prenatal en el condado de Lane, febrero 2021 Closure of County Prenatal Clinic underscores need for autonomous, nonprofit birth center Lane County, OR – February 2021 – Community Health Centers of Lane County closed its Prenatal Clinic at the end of January. This clinic primarily provided Medicaid and uninsured clients with prenatal and postpartum midwifery care at the Charnelton Health Clinic (CHC) in downtown Eugene. Before the closure, pregnant people in Lane County often chose the Prenatal Clinic because of its wrap around services, easy access
Eugene Marathon Team
Join Our Community Birth Center's 2021 Team for the Eugene Marathon, Half Marathon, or 5K (in-person or virtual)! You'll get to participate in the race and fundraise for a great cause. Contact us at OurCommunityBirthCenter@gmail.com to register for our Team! As a team member, you commit to raising a minimum of $250 for the half or full marathon and $100 for the 5K. In exchange for your fundraising, Our Community Birth Center will cover your race registration fee. Just send us an email identifying which race you want to do and affirm your commitment to fundraise or personally donate the
Parent-Child Massage Benefit Class
Join us for a Parent-Child Massage Class taught by Lillian Shoupe and benefiting Our Community Birth Center. The class will take place over live interactive video sessions on February 14, 21 and 28 from 11 am - 12 pm PST. Registration fee is set on a sliding scale and 100% of fees go to Our Community Birth Center to help open the new birth center. If you cannot afford the fee and want to participate please reach out to us. Sign up here: https://ourcommunitybirthcenter.square.site/ What are the benefits of infant massage? According to Mayo Clinic: Research suggests that infant massage
2020 Our Community Birth Center Highlights
Wow! And, this was created before our event on Dec. 9th. We're now at $160,000 raised and we have 24 supporters making monthly recurring donations. Thank you everyone for your support! Our goal is to reach 30 recurring donors before the end of the year, sign up on our website. Image Text: 2020 Our Community Birth Center Highlights 501(c)(3) Status Awarded $157,438 of $300,000 Raised for Start Up Programs Offered: - Health Care Options Counseling - Baby Gear Network - Community Support Circle - Online Lactation Classes New Birth Center Search: - Negotiations are underway now with the owners of
Inaugural Midwifing the Birth Center Award
Congratulations to the recipients of the Inaugural Midwifing the Birth Center Award. “Midwifing” used as a verb symbolizes the acts of supporting, uplifting, empowering, and caring that are some of the key traits of midwifery care. This award is for supporters of Our Community Birth Center who have gone above and beyond to support and uplift the birth center itself with their personal contributions of all kinds. 2020 Awardees: Janell Niemann-Ross CNM and Sarah Imig RN IBCLC Congratulations and thank you for your contributions to Our Community Birth Center's mission to open a new birth center in Lane County! We
AlexAnn Westlake, Executive Director & Certified Nurse Midwife
Hi, my name is AlexAnn and I am a Midwife and Director of Our Community Birth Center. Many of you know me quite well, but for those who don't, here is an introduction. Thank you to all of you for being part of the birth center community and for your outpouring of support to help restore birth center services to Lane County! I was born at Sacred Heart Hospital in downtown Eugene into the hands of a Certified Nurse Midwife. Our Community Birth Center's Board President, Mary Carpenter CNM, was one of the midwives who helped care for my mom
Capital Campaign Virtual Year End Celebration
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/our-community-birth-centers-capital-campaign-virtual-year-end-celebration-tickets-129266829567 One year ago, Our Community Birth Center hosted a joyful and packed Capital Campaign Launch Party (with babies, kids, snacks, and so much good company!). We wish we could get together in-person once again; however, since that is not an option... We invite you to join us online for a brief celebration of our accomplishments over the past year and a look ahead to the next steps as we get closer to opening an new nonprofit nurse midwifery birth center for Lane County. We will share Our Community Birth Center's highlights of the past year, introduce our 2021
Logo Gear Available Now!
Our Community Birth Center logo gear now available! Purchase your own at https://ourcommunitybirthcenter.square.site/.
Matching Challenge Final Total
Many thanks to all our donors and matching donors! Thank you Christine Heritage, Janie Akerlund, Nancy MacMorris-Adix, Cynthia J. Hunter, Holly Russell, Hope Ruddell, Sharon Baker, Jenny Noyce & Cory Hoover, Ruth Ezeonwuka, Annie Hoag, Christine Apollony Donaldson, Hilary Prager, Kirstin & Pete Carhart, AlexAnn Westlake, Linda Motzkin & Jonathan Rubenstein, Temple Sinai, Jude Hales, and Jeanelle Martinez for matching donations!