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Council highlights maternal-health initiatives; resident offers housing proposal for postpartum mothers
Summary
At a District 7 listening session Council Chair Crystal Oriada described a $200,000 allocation for Black maternal health and launched a 'Mother's First' home-visiting pilot; a resident urged the council to fund housing and wraparound services for postpartum women and newborns.
A mix of residents and council members used the District 7 listening forum to press the county on maternal-health services and housing for postpartum women.
Latanya Hill Higgins told the council she works in labor and delivery and pleaded for housing and integrated services for young mothers who have no place to go. "I would like to house those young ladies," she said, describing plans to…
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