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Sharing stories about how collectively we can transform the lives of doulas and the families they serve in Portland.
Cultural Humility Is More Than a Checkbox — It’s How We Show Up
Families of color don’t need a doula who tolerates their culture. They need a doula who is part of it.Let’s be honest: the birth work field has a problem. And it’s not just a pipeline problem, not just a diversity problem, it’s a power problem. Too many doulas enter...
We Got Us! Collective Resistance and Interdependence
We Got Us! Collective Resistance and Interdependence Let Black History/Black Futures Month be a time of remembering our deep-rooted systems of care, community, and solidarity across identities and cultures. At Community Doula Alliance, every day is about Black History...
2025 at a Glance: Five Years of Community, Advocacy, and Doula Care with CDA
2025 at a Glance: Five Years of Community, Advocacy, and Doula Care This year marked a powerful milestone for Community Doula Alliance: five years rooted in building, training, and sustaining community-based doulas. Here’s what we grew together in 2025—and across our...
Latine Heritage Month: Why Reproductive Justice & Doula Entrepreneurship Matter
Latine Heritage Month: Why Reproductive Justice & Doula Entrepreneurship Matter Every September 15–October 15, we celebrate Latine Heritage Month — a time to honor the histories, cultures, and contributions of Latinx and Hispanic communities. For us at Community...
National Lactation Month 2025
CDA Celebrates National Lactation Month - The Accessible Lactation: Milk Magic Educator Program It is Lactation Month and Community Doula Alliance is proud to highlight The Accessible Lactation: Milk Magic Educator Program, our lactation education program in...
Celebrating Joy, Honoring Stories: The Healing Black Birth Project in Action
Earlier this year, something powerful happened in Oregon: birth workers, artists, researchers, and community members came together to celebrate Black healing, joy, and resilience through a bold new initiative—The Healing Black Birth Project. Led by the Community Doula...
