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Mindful Ways ProjectA Community-Based Doula Project
Whole Wellness Intellignet Care™
Community SupportMindful Ways is requesting partners,
sponsors, donors and volunteers to strengthen the capacity of our project by funding the anticipated one-year planning, development, implementation, non-profit start-up and expansion period for our new Community-Based Doula and Whole Wellness Intelligent Care Project™.
Our Cultural Creative CommunityMindful Ways is an innovative continuum support project dedicated to providing strong community-based support for women through preconception, pregnancy, birth, postpartum and parenting. We are a growing group of Doulas, Midwifes, Childbirth Educators, Lactation Consultants, and Healing Arts Practitioners, who are Cultural Creative’s shifting the worldview toward wholeness, healing, social change and sustainable communities. We are setting the foundation of a new kind of Whole Wellness Intelligent Care™, blending the science of medicine with the healing arts, to help clients achieve optimal wellness for the whole community.
We have provided services to women and their families in the Santa Clara for three years and have progressed to the next phase; our non-profit Mindful Ways Project. This project will reach those in need in the Santa Clara Community. It will allow for our Cultural Creative’s to reinvest into the community. Starting at the basic level, through education and healing that gives empowerment for the mothers of today, while planting the seed in generation of tomorrow.
Goals and objectives Mindful Ways is a continuum profession that links the gap between the
medical community and home. Low-income communities are more at risk for low birth weight, congenital malformations, obesity, and behavioral issues, due to lake of outreach and community connections. All women, children and families deserve the same physical and emotional support with excellence and abundant access for birthing and parenting education. Clients who need information and support during the child bearing years, must be able to have the resources available and receive the assistance and information they need. The importance of a pro-active, well informed, and educated mother makes for less tax payers money at birth and beyond.
Our Cultural Creative Community is attractive because we have the ability to educate the women in all aspect of the birthing journey. From healing from the past, knowing her place in the present and educating for the future. This Whole Wellness Intelligent Care™ facilitates her, to take ownership of her whole health, which allows the release of unhealthy relationships, physical and emotional health, and understanding the importance of a vital community
The Mindful Ways Project will co-create a Vital Community Training Program, that will allow for job placement and Community Leaders.
Guiding our FutureVisionTo be the leaders in continuum whole care from conception and beyond, while building a vital community .
Mission StatementMindful Ways Project is a nonprofit organization changing and inspiring individuals to live healthier lives through healing, empowerment, education and research.
Guiding Principles •We practice reverent participatory relationship
•We strive to be an emotionally intelligent organization
•We practice Whole Wellness Intelligent Care™ by:
•Paying attention to mind, body, and spirit
•Being aware of the interconnectivity of systems
•Practicing collaboration between state-of-the-art medical care and proven complementary therapies
•Honoring the needs of both the client and practitioner in the context of the therapeutic relationship.
We recognize there are many paths to healing.
We support healing through expert research and outcomes scrutiny.
We view each client as an individual with complex evolving needs.
We create an environment of compassion and caring.
We understand our role as co-participants in the healing process.
We reflect the interconnectedness of All.
We share leadership and responsibility.
We are discerning without being judgmental.
We honor our commitments. We position one another for success. We maintain integrity in all we do. We honor each other and the
Community. We exceed the expectations of those
we serve. We are a financially viable
organization.
Our ModelClients having time to tell his or her story.Clients and practitioners using their time together to
develop a relationship of trust. Individualized healing created based on appropriate
therapies, resources and community. Integrated health communication (charts) to provide
maximum access for collaboration/integration.We govern the organization using circle process in which
leadership is shared and decisions are made using compassionate communication.
An emphasis on functional healing as a model that mirrors our integrative approach.
Removing barriers to care through education.
Target Population
Maternal, Infant, and Child HealthIn Santa Clara
County
The health of mothers, infants, and children is an important indicator of the health of the population as well as a predictor of the next generation’s health. This data is useful for collaborative efforts by the Public Health Department and community organizations to address these disparities through the assessment of risk factors and the development of programs to improve maternal, infant, and child health outcomes.
Key Findings•About 2 in 10 adults ages 18-64 do not have health insurance in Santa Clara County including 3 in 10 African Americans and 4 in 10 Hispanics.
•Hispanic females have the highest birth rate in the County.
•African Americans continue to have the highest rates of infant mortality, low birth weights, and preterm births.
•Suicide rates are higher among Whites at 9 per 100,000 people compared to 6 for Asians and 6 for Hispanics.
•Four in 5 TB cases in Santa Clara County were amongAsian/Pacific Islanders (78%) in 2008. Hispanics accounted for 14% of the TB cases in the County.
Healthcare Access and Health Burdens
Access to health care is often determined by whether a person has health insurance. Having no or limited access to health care is associated with poor perception of health, poor overall productivity, increases in hospital admissions for conditions that can be managed with outpatient care, and increases in premature death. This information address barriers to accessing healthcare services and the disparities that exist among various population groups in Santa Clara County.
Facts for Santa Clara CountyAn uninsured healthy pregnancy can be a financial strain on
young families, and a catastrophe in the case of a high-risk birth.
The costs can spiral even further if a baby is born prematurely: In another study conducted using data from 2009, the researchers found that a year's worth of health care for a premature baby averages $55,610, compared with $9,830-$17,00 for a healthy, full-term infant.
Childbirth costs also are financed in part by taxpayers: Medicaid (called Medi-Cal in California) finances about 40 percent of deliveries in the United States, according to the study. At Santa Clara County's safety-net hospital, Valley Medical Center, about 95 percent of the nearly 6,000 babies born each year are covered by Medi-Cal.
California C-Section Rate
2000 2010
41 % increase cost per c-section $17,00-$33,00
23.4%
33.4%
Santa Clara and Community HealthRisk factors that lead to chronic disease are on the rise.
The percentage of adults in Santa Clara County who are overweight or obese increased from 52% in 2000 to 56% in 2009.
The percentage of adults with high blood pressure increased from 20% in 1997 to 26% in 2009.
Obesity among teens is high. The prevalence of overweight and obesity among middle and high school students in the County remains at 25%.
The adult diabetes rate is up. The percentage of adults who were told by a health professional that they have diabetes increased from 5% in 2000 to 8% in 2009.
ConclusionAlthough there are several positive trends, health disparities
persist among certain subgroups. In addition, some health factors that increase the risk for chronic diseases are on the rise and with one of the disparities being the lack of continuity in care, this will only cause more financial, physical and emotional stressors for our future Santa Clara County Community.
We come to Santa Clara County with a solution. With the rising disconnect of physical, mental, and emotional health and the loss of community, we can bridge the gap with continuum Whole Wellness Intelligent Care™.
FundraisingOn August 10, 2013 we will be starting off our
fundraising with the Sacred Birth 5K Run/Walk.Our goal for participation will be 100. With 25
vendors and a silent action.Our goal for Cooperate Sponsors is 5.Our goal for Community Sponsors is 10.Our goal for Vital Community Sponsors is 15.Our goal for Family Community Sponsors is
50.Our goal for this event is to raise $40,00-
$50,00.
1st Annual Sacred Birth 5k Walk/Run Corporate Sponsor ($5000)
Company distinguished as Corporate Sponsor on all forms of publicity
$500 scholarship in your company’s name for job training, with the Vital Community Training Project.
6 company representatives in attendance for the Appreciation Dinner.
1 six-foot table at the event at all events during the year
Company logo throughout the photo slideshow
Full-page company description in the event program
Logo on T-shirts and goody bags.
Community Sponsor ($2000)
Company listed as Community Sponsor on all forms of publicity
4 company representatives in attendance Appreciations Dinner
1 six-foot table for 3 events during the year
Company logo throughout the photo slideshow
Half-page company description in the event program
Vital Community Sponsor ($500)
Company listed as Vital Community Sponsor on all forms of publicity
2 company representatives in attendance Appreciations Dinner
1 six-foot tables for 2 events during the year
Quarter-page company description in the event program
Family Donor Sponsor ($25-$100)
Listing on all forms of publicity
10% discount on all products, events and classes
Invite for 4 to the Family Appreciation Picnic
Please contact one of your Vital Community Leaders for more questions on processing your sponsorship.
Mindful Ways Project
408-930-8533
www.mindfulways.org
Sponsorship FormWe greatly appreciate your interest in supporting Mindful Ways Project. Corporate, Community and Family support is extremely important to the continuation of Mindful Ways Project with mothers, children and families in Santa Clara County. We are grateful to our many supporters who help Mindful Ways bridge the gap from the medical community to home, starting at the basic level, through education, healing and empowering the mothers of today and planting the seed in the generation of tomorrow. Please submit completed forms to [email protected]. The Vital Community Team at Mindful Ways will contact you once all paperwork has been completed.
1) CONTACT INFORMATION
Please provide your contact information including name, address, email address and/or phone number.
2) COMPANY NAME AND PROFILE
Please provide your company name, and a brief description of your company; its products and businesses. Please provide a URL address if applicable.
3) LOGO
Please submit logo how you would like for it to appear.
Sponsorship continued4) Sponsor Type
Corporate Sponsorship ($5000)
Community Sponsorship ($2000)
Vital Community Sponsorship ($500)
Family Donor Sponsorship ($25-$100)
5) Payment Type
Check (Please make checks to Mindful Ways) CK #_______ Amount_________
Company Name/Card Holder Name
Creadit Card #_______________________________
Exp. Date_________ Zip_________ Code_________CV__________
Online visit our website: www.minfulways.org and go to the donate page
Online to Go Get Funding http://gogetfunding.com/project/mindful-ways-project-2
A tax deductible letter will be sent after the event.
Thank you again, for your investment for the greater good of our community.
Many Blessings,
Jennifer Jeffcoat
Jennifer Jeffcoat, Founder
1741 Saratoga Ave. #101
San Jose CA 95129
408-930-8533
www.mindfulways.org
Sponsorship
The Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health
