FAMTaughtMe Honors Holistic Heaux by donating a portion of our Patreon earnings to the Rebellion Aid Relief fund. Holistic Heaux was founded in 2015 by two sisters Zora and Zedé to provide products and services around healing.

In the recent events with the uprisings around the country demanding accountability in the murder of George Floyd and justice for Black lives, Holistic Heaux quickly mobilized to provide support for mothers and families affected in Minneapolis. They have started a fund for Rebellion Aid Relief.

FAMTaughtMe Honors Quince by donating a portion of our patreon earnings to the Quince kickstarter. “Quince” is an immersive theater experience that brings the audience into the world of a queer Quinceañera.

“Quince” focuses on a 14 year old Mexican-American girl who is confronting her queer identity, her family, and her faith on the eve of her Quinceañera. The story plays with Chicano imagery and the interplay of European and indigenous ancestry through a playful lens. It’s a very fun comedy!

FAMTaughtMe Honors Stop the Stigma by Nomcebo Mkhaliphi. Nomcebo works voluntarily in Swaziland educating children about menstruation. She teaches about stopping the stigma around menstruation and breaking taboos.

She has reached over 3,000 girls since she started this initiative in 2016. Boys are also included in the presentations to expose them to why menstruation is not something to be mocked.

The Stop the Stigma fund will cover costs for pads, as well as fruit and snacks for Nomcebo to use during her presentations. They will also help Nocembo pay for education for her three children in Swaziland, covering school fees, uniforms, bus fares, and stationary.

FAMTaughtMe Honors Omar Tate and the Honeysuckle Community Center by donating a portion of our Patreon earnings to their fundraiser.

The community center will be located in the Mantua section of West Philadelphia, and funds will be used for staff, repairs, equipment, and beautification of the space to open in early 2022.

The Honeysuckle community center will include a grocery, meat market, cafe library, and supper club. Food spaces need to be reinvented to serve more than good food. Honeysuckle will use history, the arts, education, agriculture, commerce, and food to pursue its mission.

FAMTaughtMe Honors Denise Washington and Delivering Unto You by donating a portion of our Patreon earnings to their fundraiser.

Delivering Unto You provides compassionate maternity support education and is dedicated to making a change in how Black Women see and receive care during their pregnancy.

Donations received will fund certified professional midwives who will offer their services to qualified patients. Medicaid reimbursement only pays an average of $1500, leaving patients with an out of pocket cost of $1,500-$2,500 that needs to paid by 36 weeks or 6 weeks postpartum. Their goal is to help 12-15 families of color over the next 8 months with the out of pocket cost for midwifery care and birth kit supplies so they can have a low, to no out of pocket cost for their care. All funds will go directly to the families in need.

FAMTaughtMe Honors Canary Film by donating a portion of our Patreon earnings to their fundraiser.

It's #BlackMaternalHealthWeek! #FAMTaughtMe Honors Canary Film, an upcoming documentary about maternal mortality.

Dominique Remy and Meschida Philip are working on this upcoming project where they will be investigating why motherhood in the US serves as the metaphorical canary in the societal coal mine. ⁠

FAMTaughtMe Honors Birth Detroit by donating a portion of our Patreon earnings to their fundraiser.

Birth Detroit provides safe, quality, and loving care through pregnancy, birth, and beyond, making community-based midwifery care accessible to Detroit families.

Birth Detroit is working on many projects - Birth Detroit Care, childbirth education, the Birth Detroit Birth Justice and Policy Agenda, and birth center planning.

Donations support transportation to and from facilities, pays for prenatal appointments, covers childbirth education classes, and provides doula support to Birth Detroit Care families.