Yolanda Walker-Jackson smoked marijuana to aid nausea from her pregnancy. Now, Walker-Jackson is in a fight with DHS to regain full custody of her three sons. | From: Philadelphia Weekly (Read more.)
After her and her boyfriend were accused of neglect, Miltreda Kress’s daughters were removed from her home and have been separated into different foster families. Kress is fighting to get them back. | From: Philadelphia Weekly (Read more.)
Bridget Powell has been fighting for more than three years for custody of her 3-and-a-half-year-old niece, Nas’neen, and protested at the DHS and Family Court buildings over the summer to rally others who were struggling with the system. | From: Philadelphia Weekly (Read more.)
Inside Bill Golderer’s big, bold — and, dare we say, revolutionary — idea for tackling poverty in Philadelphia. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
Criminal justice nonprofit Frontline Dads is running its first bailout program specifically geared toward the parenting holiday. On Thursday, executive director Reuben Jones coordinated the release of nearly a dozen fathers from Philly jails. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
While Americans are aware that people in poverty must apply for food stamps, stand in line at food pantries, and generally fight and fret to stay clothed, housed, and insured, many don’t realize how big a problem the lack of diapers poses. (Read more.)
Check out the audio version of this previously published story about an innovative lactation program that encourages incarcerated new moms to maintain their breast milk supply. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
In the past two decades, 13 of the city’s 19 maternity wards have closed. Philadelphia’s maternal mortality rate is high, especially for women of color. Cause and effect? Not so fast, says Malcolm Burnley, who takes a deep look at the factors contributing to poor maternal health outcomes in the city. | From: Generocity
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Administrators say they are witnessing an unprecedented number of people withdrawing from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children since the Trump administration proposed changes in immigration rules last fall. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
A lactation program run by Maternity Care Coalition encourages incarcerated new mothers to maintain their breast milk supply, reinforcing maternal bonds and providing health benefits to their newborns. | From: Generocity (Read more.)
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