Community Perinatal Pathways, Inc. is new grassroots, nonprofit organization that is committed to improving maternal and child health outcomes in Northern Indiana by addressing issues at the individual, provider, community, and systems levels. Our priority is serving the BIPOC population which has the highest health disparities.

Community Perinatal Pathways, Inc. was founded on April 1, 2024, in response to the closure of the community doula program that the founders had previously developed under Goodwill Industries of Michiana. After exploring different options for how to continue our work in maternal health, we decided the best path forward was to create an independent, black-led nonprofit with a primary focus on maternal health and community birth work for the BIPOC population. We believe it is imperative to include the voice of the people being served in the planning and delivery of services and that we can more effectively initiate change from outside the system then from within. The lessons learned over the last 4 to 5 years and the relationships we have developed locally and nationally in the realm of maternal health have prepared us to take a leadership role in establishing new pathways to achieve safe and equitable maternal and child health outcomes in Northen Indiana.

We are in the process of applyng for 501(c)(3) tax exempt status with the IRS.

Black Maternal Health Week 2025