The vision for Neighborhood Birth Center (NBC) is rooted in the belief that people should have access to a full range of pregnancy care and birthing options. They believe that birth is a sacred process, and when the pregnant person is centered, the experience has the power to transform and heal individuals, families, and communities. NBC's mission is to offer comprehensive midwifery care throughout pregnancy, labor, birth, and the postpartum period in a safe and comfortable community-based setting. Families who are seeking a safe alternative to hospitals, can birth here, supported by midwives, doulas, and family. Centered on a midwifery...

Like many members of the Asian/Asian-American Pacific Islander community, we are reeling from the violence and murders that occurred around the Lunar New Year. In an effort to hold the community close, we have chosen an organization that prioritizes coalition building and mutual aid. Red Canary Song is a grassroots collective of Asian & Migrant Sex Workers and allies, organizing transnationally and based in Flushing, NYC. They began organizing in a fight for justice and police accountability, after the death of flushing massage worker, Yang song, who was killed during a police raid in December 2017. With over 9000 workplaces...

We are so excited to be continuing this initiative in 2023! Last year we donated over $15,000 to various nonprofits and mutual aid organizations thanks to your generosity. Whenever you make a purchase on Wednesday (in the store or online) we donate 5% of the day's profits to that month's recipient. In the last couple of years we have been working with Aeolidia on our email marketing and they encouraged us to incentivize less engaged customers by offering some reward. Most businesses do a discount code, we chose to donate 5% of the sale to the We Care Wednesday fund,...

Can't believe we are in the final month of 2022 and our last We Care Wednesday for the year. In 2017 we had no idea that the We Care Wednesday initiative would become a part of our business model, five years later and we look forward to continuing the effort next year. UPDATE: Thanks to your generosity we donated $1260! In November, Virginia and Noah were returning from a work trip in Hawaii and had a layover in San Francisco. What a pleasant surprise to discover the Welcome Blanket Project on display in one of the SFO terminals. Virginia immediately...

Studies have also shown that Asian Americans have lower rates of cancer screening compared to other groups in the United States. Within the Asian American community, Korean Americans are the least likely to undergo screenings for colon, cervical and breast cancer. Asian Women for Health is a peer-led, community-based network dedicated to advancing Asian women's health and wellbeing through education, advocacy, and support. Between providing free breast and cervical cancer workshops and mental health resources to mentorship programs and breaking language barriers in the medical world, AWFH partners with organizations throughout Massachusetts and the rest of the country to improve...