The Doula Project

The Doula Project is looking for two fall interns to work with us in both clinical and administrative settings. You'll gain hands-on experience as both a birth and abortion doula and participate directly in the workings of the Project. Interns are a critical and invaluable part of the work we do! Responsibilities: -Work in our partner clinics providing full-spectrum doula support to people choosing abortion or experiencing fetal loss -Work on the labor and delivery floor of one of NYC’s public hospitals to provide birth support -Provide programmatic and communications support to the project coordinators, including helping organize monthly meetings, sending out scheduling reminders to doulas, updating our website and social networking sites, editing and writing pieces of our training toolkit, and other tasks Qualifications: -Previous clinical experience ideal -Currently a birth doula or willing to seek out training and scholarships with the DP’s assistance -Stron...

We're thrilled to be participating in Blk Projek's Not Just Talk summit this Saturday, August 2! The event is free but Blk Projek asks that you register here . Join us in celebrating revolutionary community-building with these amazing activists!

A new Abortion Diary Podcast is up from DP doula Melissa Madera!

At The Doula Project, we're lucky to work with a fabulous roster of incredible volunteer full-spectrum doulas, and we'll periodically share their work with you here on our blog. First up: an extraordinary project launched by doula Melissa Madera. Melissa is the creator of the Abortion Diary Podcast , an ongoing project that records people telling stories about their abortion experiences. We'll be cross-posting new podcasts here on the Doula Project's blog; you can find previous podcasts at The Abortion Diary Podcast site and find out more via the hashtags #TellYourStoryTuesday and #TYST. Below, Melissa explains the origins of the podcast. Sharing Our Stories: The Abortion Diary Podcast This blogpost is a shortened and modified version of a blogpost posted on The Abortion Diary’s blog . I launched The Abortion Diary Podcast in November 2013, a few months after the idea first entered my mind. Last summer, I felt a very strong need to connect to people with thi...

At The Doula Project, we're lucky to work with a fabulous roster of incredible volunteer full-spectrum doulas, and we'll periodically share their work with you here on our blog. First up: an extraordinary project launched by one of our incredible full-spectrum doulas, Melissa Madera. Melissa is the creator of the Abortion Diary Podcast , an ongoing project that records people telling stories about their abortion experiences. We'll be cross-posting new podcasts here on the Doula Project's blog; you can find previous podcasts at The Abortion Diary Podcast site and find out more via the hashtags #TellYourStoryTuesday and #TYST. Below, Melissa explains the origins of the podcast. Sharing Our Stories: The Abortion Diary Podcast This blogpost is a shortened and modified version of a blogpost posted on The Abortion Diary’s blog . I launched The Abortion Diary Podcast in November 2013, a few months after the idea first entered my mind. Last summer, I felt a very str...

Dear Friends of the Doula Project, We are so very glad to report that we surpassed our fundraising goal for the Bouquet of Choice Spring Fundraiser - because of your kindness, generosity and support we raised approximately $10,000 through our online campaign and direct donations during the Bouquet of Choice fundraising event!!! We promise to put these funds to work supporting pregnant people across the reproductive spectrum in NYC and expanding access to our amazing doulas. Thank you for your donations, promoting our work, and spreading the word about The Doula Project. We are incredibly grateful and continuously in awe of our supporters. Sincerely, The Doula Project

************************** Bouquet of Choice Online Campaign at IndieGoGo Join us to launch our spring fundraising campaign! Drinking, Dancing & Happy Hour Specials Thursday, May 8th 6-9pm Bubble Lounge 228 West Broadway NYC FREE Entrance! ************************** Dear Supporters, In 2007, The Doula Project created a model of care that seeks to advance a new vision of holistic pregnancy support: a doula for all reproductive choices. Since that time, our organization has grown from two to more than 75 volunteer doulas. These doulas have provided compassionate, respectful support to more than 15,000 pregnant people in NYC, and operate under the guiding principle that all people deserve compassion, care, and support, whether they choose abortion, adoption, or to raise their child. We have made an impact, but there is more work to be done. Bouquet of Choice Our spring online fundraising campaign “Bouquet of Choice” honors the decisions people make in their reprod...