I was blessed with generous donations from two really supportive people in my life and the scraping up of all of our savings to make the first leg of this dream happen. I was able to purchase the bus and compensate Jeff & Kelly for their time and tremendous effort. I am forever indebted to them for doing so many amazing things on such a shoestring budget.

So now the finished bus sits, waiting for the final touches to make it a living, breathing part of the community. It must be stocked with supplies, and the interior furnished before we are able to see clients. I am also looking forward to having the outside of the bus covered with our mission and our name...and maybe even some gorgeous photos of previous clients.

Once all of those final details are complete the bus will be ready to roll. The plan for the fall looks a little like this:



I am taking my exam in August to become a Certified Professional Midwife, and upon my passing will become a Florida Licensed Midwife. Once my licensure process is complete we will begin taking the bus out into the community 1-2 days per week to see women for prenatal visits. We are hoping to connect with our local Healthy Start Coalition, local churches, and public women's health services to make them aware of where the bus will be situated for visits each week and how they may go about referring people for care. Women will be able to access information on women's health, pregnancy, early childhood health, find assistance with applying for Medicaid if needed, and of course be seen for prenatal and/or postpartum care. No births will take place on the bus. We will continue to serve women who are good candidates for homebirth, but provide women who desire a hospital birth with excellent prenatal care and a doula to accompany them to the hospital. They would then see the on-call physician or nurse midwife at the hospital of their choice- the same way they might if they were to receive care at a public clinic or health department.