New Report: Housing Justice is Reproductive Justice


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HOUSING JUSTICE IS REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE

For the past three years, supported by Merck for Mothers Safer Childbirth Cities Initiative, Mamatoto Village focused our advocacy efforts on housing justice at the intersection of maternal health. We know that safe, affordable, and dignified housing is a holistic solution to improving the health and well-being of mothers and babies.

Today, we are excited to release our report, Housing Justice is Reproductive Justice, written in collaboration with Georgetown University Health Justice Alliance and our Housing Justice Framework. This needs assessment report documents the intersection between housing insecurity and maternal mortality in Washington, DC and is part of Mamatoto Village’s multi-tiered initiative to advance housing and reproductive justice and advocate for justice-centered housing policies that prioritize Black women.

Click here to download the report.

LISTEN TO THEIR TESTIMONY

James Baldwin stated, “If one really wishes to know how justice is administered in a country, one does not question the policemen, the lawyers, the judges, or the protected members—one goes to the unprotected—those, precisely, who need the law’s protection most and listens to their testimony.”

We invite you to hear the testimonies of mothers who have navigated the complex housing system in the nation's capital.

Simone Banks-Mackey

Watch her story here.

Rasha Richardson

Watch her story here.

Gabriella Crumpton

Watch her story here.

HOUSING JUSTICE FRAMEWORK BOOKLET

Housing is Maternal Health: The Pursuit of Housing Justice for Pregnant and Parenting People follows the journey of three fictional parents, Maya, Asia, and Kiana. The tool outlines the causes and consequences of housing injustice and barriers to accessing safe and dignified housing and provides a framework for achieving a just housing system that is responsive to the needs of Black pregnant and parenting people in Washington, DC.

We hope this resource will support housing justice and perinatal health advocates, clinicians, lawmakers, researchers, and administrators to frame and sustainably address the challenges faced by unhoused pregnant and parenting people.

Click here to download the booklet.

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Washington, DC 20019

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