by Nurture | Jan 22, 2019 | Community, Nonprofit Development
This month Nurture welcomes VCU student Attiya Shah as our spring semester intern. In just one week, she’s already been of immense assistance as we plot out our #RVAbreastfeeds campaigns for the year, plan for our upcoming 2019 Birth & Baby Fair, and begin...
by Nurture | Jan 4, 2019 | Community, Nonprofit Development, Uncategorized
As 2019 begins to unfold, we are thrilled to welcome five new board members to our Nurture table. Devon Copeland, April Fraser, Malikah Karim, Melicent Miller, and Cheyenne Varner will join us this month to help move forward our mission of improving the health and...
by Nurture | Oct 1, 2018 | Community, Nonprofit Development
As I dig for wild orchids in the autumn fields, it is the deeply-bedded root that I desire, not the flower. IZUMI SHIKIBU (974-1034) translated by Jane Hirschfield with Mariko Aratani As leaves begin to fall and the holiday season approaches, my thoughts turn to what...
by Nurture | Jul 5, 2018 | Breastfeeding, Community
Nurture is pleased to announce that we have received a two-year, $60,000 Healthy Communities Action Team grant from the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth. The grant will support the work of #RVAbreastfeeds, a coalition that seeks to reduce childhood obesity...
by Nurture | Mar 19, 2018 | Birth, Community, Early Parenting
UPDATE/ April 19, 2018: This article originally posted in mid-March. Please read to learn more about what we’re up to with this project, then fill out this Google Form if you’d like us to reach out to you. Thank you!...
by Nurture | Nov 19, 2017 | Postpartum, Pregnancy, Uncategorized
Your body has an amazing capacity to adapt itself for pregnancy and birth. As the hormones of pregnancy relax the connective tissue throughout your body, your joints, including those in your pelvis, become more mobile. This is a good thing for birthing a baby. But it...
by Nurture | Nov 2, 2017 | Community, Nonprofit Development
Recently I set out for my first overnight hike in over 25 years with my son, taking only what we could carry on our backs. Going into the wilderness requires some advance preparation: take a map, wear good shoes, pack enough but not too much. Once on the path, be...
by Nurture | Sep 7, 2017 | Community, Nonprofit Development
UPDATE, November 10, 2017: On October 31 Nurture completed a strategic planning process, resulting in the approval of our 2017 – 2020 Strategic Plan. During the planning process, we realized that the way we’d been going about the Community Directory...
by Nurture | Jul 31, 2017 | Community, Nonprofit Development, Pat Asch Fellowship
Last year I (Leslie Lytle) was thrilled to be able to deepen my understanding of circle process, racial and social justice, and perinatal support programming for marginalized citizens through the Pat Asch Fellowship for Social Justice. Each training I attended felt...
by Nurture | May 30, 2017 | Community
Giving birth is only the start. I’ve known this for some time now. In my previous professional “chapters” as a prenatal massage therapist, yoga teacher, and doula, daily interactions with my clients and students afforded me insight into the needs of RVA’s prenatal...
