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EMPOWERING CHANGE with Awareness, Healing, and Advocacy

4Kira4Dads Paternal Centers of Excellence (PCOE) focuses on educating and supporting men to advocate for maternal health. By equipping partners of Black women with the tools to navigate pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, we aim to save lives and reduce preventable Black maternal mortality.

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  • PRINCIPLE 1

    Awareness & Training

  • PRINCIPLE 2

    Healing Networks

  • PRINCIPLE 3

    Agency & Advocacy

4Kira4Dads, Paternal Centers of Excellence (PCOE)

4Kira4Dads “Locker Rooms” will be the settings for our Paternal Centers of Excellence. Our virtual and physical locations will provide both aspiring and expecting fathers with resource and support hubs designed to provide:

Awareness & Training

Utilizing expertly designed team curriculum, all participants will learn and train on paternal pregnancy playbooks:

  • Individual learning plans that cover the important topics, concerns, and risks associated with each phase of the pregnancy journey:
  • Through these playbooks, dads will have the opportunity to become educated in maternal health and to role play the various hurdles and outcomes of pregnancy/birth.

Healing Networks

Curated safe spaces focused on paternal health and mental well-being so that fathers have more capacity, understanding, and support to be in service of mothers throughout the journey of pregnancy.

  • Discussion modules that coincide with the playbooks, designed to encourage, and promote tough and taboo discussions often associated with pregnancy and childbirth.
  • “Veteran” and experienced dads will serve as coaches to aspiring and expecting fathers to take them through the “ropes to skip, ropes to know” about pregnancy including topics such as miscarriage, near miss, loss, and postpartum depression.
  • Mentoring both during and after graduation from the PCOE will be offered.

Agency & Advocacy

Empowering men to be the advocate in the birthing room to support mom and child and improve maternal outcomes.

  • Healthcare professionals and maternal health advocates will be a part of the curriculum to interact and answer 1:1 question for our dads.
  • Each dad will create their own Birthing Day Plan to encompass an advocacy plan.
WHY CHOOSE US

Expert Fatherhood Training for Maternal Health

  • World Class Content: Designed by experts and veteran parents to ensure that its usable, digestible, interactive, and culturally relevant
  • Virtual and In-Person opportunities: To connect with other fathers in your same phase as well as veteran fathers to guide you on your paternal journey.
  • Experts in Maternal & Paternal Health: Available to teach, coach, mentor and develop fathers into Maternal advocates.
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Hall of Fame Coaches

General Management

GABRIELLE “GABBY” ALBERT

Executive Director
Dr. Valerie Garcia

Director of Programs & Grants

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