The Priscilla Project works to achieve healthy birth outcomes by empowering socially isolated, at-risk women as they go through the process of pregnancy, labor, delivery, and the postpartum period. Volunteer mentors, community health workers, and on-staff doulas work with mothers-to-be to reach a healthy birth weight for their babies (5.5 lbs or larger), have a full-term pregnancy, and encourage breastfeeding.

Women in the program receive education in their own language and develop a birth plan with a doula. Doulas are able to advocate for clients based on their individual wishes. Priscilla Project clients also attend mentor/mentee events, where they learn about other services available to them in Buffalo.

Services provided by the Priscilla Project

• Assessment by a community health worker
• Education on prenatal nutrition and baby care, doula services, and birth plan development in native language
• Referrals to donations centers for clothing and baby supplies
• Social outings and support events
• Opportunity to be matched with a volunteer mentor
• Opportunity to be enrolled in Parents as Teachers program, which provides support up to age 2
• In-house interpretation services
• Breastfeeding support and weekly Baby Café
• Perinatal and postpartum depression screening

Virtual Baby Café

Anyone is welcome to attend Baby Café on any day, but language support is available for specific languages at the days/times listed below. If a woman would like support from the Baby Café and speaks a language not listed below, additional language support can be arranged.

Baby Café is held on Zoom at the following times:

Tuesdays:
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Karen

Thursdays:
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Burmese
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – English