Birth Attendants
Olympia, WA
The Birth Attendants tend to the physical and emotional needs of pregnant women incarcerated in the Washington state prison. Third Wave’s multi-year grant is the first foundation support received by Birth Attendants, allowed them to provide paid doula positions and expand their family services in the prison.
Money in Action
The Birth Attendants were featured on Making Contact , a program of the National Radio Project. The segment is called “Lockdown on Life: Stories from Women Behind Bars” and was aired on January 3, 2007. Listen online at radioproject.org Learn more…
10th Anniversary
In December 2006, Third Wave celebrated 10 years of activism and philanthropy led by young women and trans youth. Learn more about the event… 