South Seattle Womens Health Foundation

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - ADDRESS: 4704 S. MEAD ST, SEATTLE, WA, 98118-2180 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: TARA LAWAL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS (VOICE, FAX): VOICE: 206-474-6267, FAX: 833-434-1353 EMAIL ADDRESS: INFO@MYRVCC.ORG WEBSITE ADDRESS, IF APPLICABLE: WWW.MYRVCC.ORG LIST ALL GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED IN THE APPLICATION, IF APPLICABLE: $225,000 FROM COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING / CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING (CPF/CDS): FACILITIES AND/OR EQUIPMENT (“CONSTRUCTION”) PROJECTS PROJECT GUIDANCE NUMBER: HRSA-23-117 ASSISTANCE LISTINGS (AL/CFDA) NUMBER: 93.493 SINCE 2014, RAINIER VALLEY MIDWIVES HAS BEEN ADDRESSING THE MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH CRISIS AMONG BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND ALL PEOPLE OF COLOR, A CRISIS WHERE WOMEN AND BABIES ARE DYING 3-4 TIMES MORE OFTEN THAN THEIR WHITE COUNTERPARTS. HERE IN THE 98118 ZIP CODE, ONE OF THE NATION’S MOST DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, WE AT RAINIER VALLEY MIDWIVES FINALLY FOUND OUR FOREVER HOME. WE ARE SEEKING THE FINAL CAPITAL FUNDS NEEDED TO COMPLETE RENOVATIONS AND BEGIN OPERATIONS. THERE IS AN EVER-RISING DEMAND FOR OUR EASY ACCESS, EQUITABLE, CULTURALLY-RELEVANT HEALTHCARE AS OUR COMMUNITY IS LOCATED IN A FEDERALLY-DESIGNATED HEALTH PROVIDER SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA) AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA (MUA). OUR PREGNANT FAMILIES WERE DEVASTATED BY THE EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC. AS WE ENTER INTO OUR NEW NORMAL OF LIFE AFTER THE PANDEMIC, WE ARE SEEKING FEDERAL FUNDING SO THAT WE CAN GIVE RELIEF TO OUR PROVIDERS WHO WERE STRETCHED SO THIN FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO CARE FOR OUR IN-NEED PATIENT POPULATION. AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, WE NEED FEDERAL FUNDING TO FILL IN THE EQUITY GAPS: TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A HIGH STANDARD OF CARE TO CONSTRUCT AND OPEN OUR BIRTH CENTER AT A TIME WHEN MATERIALS COSTS ARE SO HIGH TO KEEP STAFF EMPLOYED AT A LIVABLE, EQUITABLE WAGE TO MENTOR, TRAIN AND COMPENSATE STUDENT MIDWIVES OF COLOR AND INCREASE OUR HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE IN RAINIER VALLEY