Posts Tagged ‘Scholarship Winner’
Embracing My Journey to Birth Work: A Path Fueled by Passion and Purpose – Meet Sara Ward, one of our scholarship winners!
Hello, lovely readers! My name is Sara, and I am thrilled to share with you the next chapter of my journey. A decade ago, I was a young mother facing the uncertainties of unexpected motherhood, navigating a world filled with challenges. My partner and I were just starting our family, at the very beginning of…
Read MoreA Journey Into Birthwork: Embracing My Calling With Bebo Mia
Hey everyone! I’m beyond excited to share that I’ve been awarded a full scholarship for Doula Training with Bebo Mia! 🎉 I still can’t believe it. It’s such an amazing opportunity, and I’m grateful for the chance to learn from a community that truly aligns with my values. A little about me: I’m a proud…
Read MoreAshle’ Tate – “Intersectional or Bust” Award Doula Scholarship Winner March 2022
Written by Ashle’ Tate Doula Scholarship Winner March 2022 Ashle’ Tate – “Intersectional or Bust” Award Doula Scholarship Winner March 2022 Wooohoo! I’m so thrilled and honored to be a part of this community, being a scholarship winner is such a blessing and dream come true. My name is Ashle’ and I use she/her pronouns.…
Read MoreLori Stafford: The bebo mia be brave award
My name is Lori Stafford and I am grateful to be the runner up of the Brave Award. I have three sons ages thirty, twenty-six and twenty-two and I am a grandmother fourteen month granddaughter named Riley. My current career as a caregiver taking care of my mother. My previous career experience has been in…
Read MoreDenise A. Ransom and her BIPOC Doula journey bursary
You want to know about me? Sure. Here are a few things that I can say. Once I realized I was a woman who could produce milk, I knew that I was going to breastfeed/chestfeed. My earliest memory was walking down my high school hall with a few friends saying that I was definitely going…
Read MoreDiamond Sadé and her BIPOC Doula journey bursary
, Hi, I’m Diamond Sadé Walker I am a Hard-working, courageous, generous, dedicated, and loving woman. I am continuing my education in early childhood development at Texas State University. I am the middle child, I have an older brother and a younger brother. My younger brother and I are 15 years apart. My mother Misty…
Read MoreJill Stewardson and The Queers for Queer Care Award!
Maternal Support Practitioner Scholarship by Jill Stewardson Hello, I am Jill Stewardson. I have a rad spouse and two beautiful children, 3.5 years and 1.5 years. My little family lives in upstate NY and love it here! I have been working as a sign language interpreter for over 10 years in various areas. I felt…
Read MoreThe Queers for Queer Care Award by Nicki
Maternal Support Practitioner MSP Scholarship – Fall 2021 Hello everyone! My name is Nicole, but I also go by Nicki or Nicoletta, and I use the pronouns she/her. As a little girl I was obsessed with babies, and I believe this is when the journey began, on my winding path, to become a birth worker.…
Read MoreJeska Sta.Teresa and The JAYU human rights award
Maternal Support Practitioner Certification Scholarship – Fall 2021 What makes me different is my advantage My name is Jeska Sta.Teresa, from the Philippines. My mother is the head of our household, alongside her twin who is a 2nd mom to us. I have a sister. I’m younger but people call me the “big-sis”. We have…
Read MoreMaggie Petroski Fall 2020 Queers for Queer Care Award Runner Up
Hi everyone! My name is Maggie and I am beyond delighted to be the runner up for the queers for queer care award. I live in Ohio with my partner Taylor and our two pet rats Tim and Ernie. I am an episcopalian and a vegetarian as well as a lover of books, cooking, baking,…
Read MoreBreanne Cain bebo mia Be Brave Award Runner Up
My name is Bre, my pronouns are she/her. I come from a big family and am the middle child of seven children. I was born and raised in North Dakota. The day I graduated high school I packed my bags and moved to Salt Lake City because of the snow and mountains and all the…
Read MoreHannah Brauer Fall 2020 Intersectional or Bust Award Runner Up
Hi! I’m Hannah Brauer (she/her), and I just graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in Communication & Media and Creative Writing & Literature. I am honored to be the runner-up for the bebo mia Intersectional or Bust Award and am so excited for a chance to become a doula through a social…
Read MoreAshley Hornberger Fall 2020 Queers for Queer Care Award Winner
Hey bebo mia fam! My name is Ashley and I’m so excited to start this new journey. My wife is in the US military so we’re currently stationed abroad with our 3-year-old daughter. We’ve been together for 15 years- before gay marriage was legal, before being gay in the military was legal, or before…
Read MoreTijuana Ray – Fall 2020 Black Moms Connection Award Winner
My name is Tijuana Ray, I am originally from Augusta, Georgia. Augusta is known for its big golf tournament held every year known as the Masters but to me, it’s just home. I am the oldest of my two sisters. I have four children, two sons, and two daughters. My sons are 22 and 26…
Read MoreKarima Pettigrew Fall 2020 Queers for Queer Care Award Winner
About me! My name is Karima Pettigrew. I’m a 32-year-old fraternal twin from Newark, Delaware. I love to sing and play guitar, as well as spending most of my spare time writing books. I was raised by a deaf single parent and I’m fluent in ASL. I identify as a black lesbian cis-gendered woman.…
Read MoreKristie McCollom – Fall 2020 BIPOC Doula Journey Bursary Recipient
Being a bebo mia scholarship recipient has literally changed my life and the way I look at the possibilities that it has given me. When I applied for the scholarship the first time, (yes! I applied TWICE!), I honestly wasn’t TRULY ready for it. But after giving birth to my fourth baby and the…
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