What it is:
The Zalika Gathering Home is a respite/simulation home for new and postpartum women. The home creates a safe space for the women to meet more often than the bi-weekly Centering circles in a non-clinical, supportive environment. The home is open 32 hours a week and offers a place for exhausted new moms to rest during the day, cook a meal in the kitchen, wash clothes, or read and play with them in the nursery.
In addition to respite and peer support, the home also provides circle programming, including employment and career support and partnerships, access to the internet, assistance with resumes and job application, cooking demonstrations in partnership with The University of Akron Dietetics program, safe sleep demonstration, vegetable garden in partnership with Community Action, diaper bank in partnership with Project MKC, breastfeeding support, postpartum care, and mental health support.
"za-Lee-kah" - a well born-child. A safe and nurturing environment where educating and empowering mothers and families is our priority.
Our Goal:
Our goal is to provide a social support system that ensures every pregnant mother delivers at full term and every child born celebrates their first birthday by improving maternal health of expectant and postpartum mothers. Our objectives:
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To provide safe sleep education to every woman we serve
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To provide 1-year postpartum counseling and assistance to program parents
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To increase participant knowledge about postpartum health
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To schedule respite care support by training helpers for program mothers
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To identify partnerships with mental health and other provides that work with women who live in communities at high risk for maternal morbidities and infant mortality.
Our Mission:
Full Term First Birthday Greater Akron is a collective impact collaborative advocating for policies, educating our community, and informing our Greater Akron Citizens of programs that promote healthy full-term pregnancies and ensure every child celebrates a first birthday.
Our Vision:
All Greater Akron moms will be empowered to deliver at full term so every baby has a fighting chance to celebrate a first birthday.
Services:
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Safe Sleep Simulation room
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Pregnancy & Parenting classes
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Diaper Distribution
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Personal Development & Employment Readiness
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Monthly Support & Social Circles
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Family Planning and Reproductive Health
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Resource Information Center & Referrals
Our Partners
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