
Abortion is legal in Washington D.C., but not always accessible.
The Hyde Amendment & Washington D.C.
D.C. Medicaid does not provide funding for abortion for individuals enrolled in the district’s Medicaid plan.
People with D.C. Medicaid seeking abortion care in or outside of D.C. will need to fund their abortion without assistance from their Medicaid plan.
Guttmacher Institute: Washington, D.C.
The Guttmacher Institute provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date state-level data on abortion and family planning services, as well as state policies regarding these elements of reproductive healthcare.
Reproductive Health: Organizations to Support in D.C.
DC Abortion Fund
CFUF is at the forefront of addressing some of our city’s most pressing issues, including poverty, unemployment, father-absence, and family disintegration. We maintain an unwavering focus on addressing the key challenges of Baltimore’s urban families by working to connect fathers to their children, creating opportunities for economic and financial security through work, and providing access to other key interventions and supportive services. Central to CFUF’s mission is the belief that men—the most disconnected and underserved citizens in urban communities—who connect with women, their children, and the workplace are key to the restoration of stability and optimism. Consistent with this mission, our organizational goal is to assist individuals in regaining the personal power needed to benefit their families and communities.
Hello, Tapestry
A safe, healthy experience is always most important. Doulas are for all reproductive health events across the spectrum. We support high- and low-risk, those in need of assisted reproductive technology, those desiring to minimize interventions, and more. All financial pathways to working with Hello, Tapestry are valued and respected.
DC Doulas for Choice
Black Women Build-Baltimore is a home ownership and wealth building initiative that trains black women in carpentry, electrical, and plumbing by restoring vacant and deteriorated houses in West Baltimore.
Strong City Baltimore
All of Strong City Baltimore’s diversified activities have the common purpose of making the city’s people and neighborhoods stronger - all over the city.
Rainbow Doula DC
The Rainbow Doula DC Community Pooled Fund assists those who might otherwise be unable to pay full service fees for queer-identified doula care. The Fund is supplied by Rainbow Doula clients and supporters. It allows Rainbow Doula to ensure a living wage for doulas, while also meaningfully giving back to members of the LGBTQ+ community who are in need. The Community Pooled Fund does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, religion, ability, or marital status. Making sure that doula services are available to all people, regardless of income, is a top priority for Rainbow Doula DC, which is why we commit to providing supplementary funds for doula services.
More Than Just Abortion: Organizations to Support in Maryland
Center for Urban Families
CFUF is at the forefront of addressing some of our city’s most pressing issues, including poverty, unemployment, father-absence, and family disintegration. We maintain an unwavering focus on addressing the key challenges of Baltimore’s urban families by working to connect fathers to their children, creating opportunities for economic and financial security through work, and providing access to other key interventions and supportive services. Central to CFUF’s mission is the belief that men—the most disconnected and underserved citizens in urban communities—who connect with women, their children, and the workplace are key to the restoration of stability and optimism. Consistent with this mission, our organizational goal is to assist individuals in regaining the personal power needed to benefit their families and communities.
Open Society Institute Baltimore (OSI Baltimore)
OSI Baltimore’s mission is to disrupt the long-standing legacy of structural racism in Baltimore by supporting powerful social change movements led by, and centering the needs, interests and voices of, historically marginalized communities and communities of color. Their vision is the creation of a racially just and liberated Baltimore - in which all residents have access to the supports and resources needed to actualize their highest potential, and race no longer serves as the single most powerful predictor of one’s life outcomes and well-being.
The Abell Foundation is dedicated to solving social problems in Baltimore including urban education, addictions, criminal justice, unemployment, health, economic development, and environmental issues.
Black Women Build Baltimore
Black Women Build-Baltimore is a home ownership and wealth building initiative that trains black women in carpentry, electrical, and plumbing by restoring vacant and deteriorated houses in West Baltimore.
Strong City Baltimore
All of Strong City Baltimore’s diversified activities have the common purpose of making the city’s people and neighborhoods stronger - all over the city.
Disability Rights Maryland (DRM) is a non-profit organization federally mandated to advance the civil rights of people with disabilities.
Safe Streets Baltimore
Safe Streets is a public health and safety campaign to reduce shootings in several Baltimore communities, where homicide is one of the greatest risk factors for teenagers and young adults, ages 14-25. The core strategy of Safe Streets is to engage community stakeholders in planning and carrying out community activities, public responses to shootings and homicides, and mobilization of residents to take the streets back from criminals and gangs.
Baltimore Ceasefire
Baltimore Ceasefire’s ultimate goal is for everyone in the city to commit to zero murders. This begins by calling ceasefire weekends, where residents are asked to be peaceful and celebrate life. During these “life-affirming events,” residents help each other obtain necessary resources, have conversations about how to handle conflict differently, and make commitments to one another to be non-violent in thoughts, words, and deeds.