There are 5 article(s) tagged CHOICES:

• December 2022

  • Local Planned Parenthood to launch vasectomy program

    The CEO of Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi said the organization has seen an uptick in calls since the abortion ban.

    By Aisling Mäki December 10, 2022

• October 2022

  • Shelby County grant boosts Choices’ nurse midwife program

    Officials said the grant is intended to reduce maternal and infant mortality, particularly among the county’s Black population.

    By Aisling Mäki October 17, 2022

• May 2022

  • Choices opening abortion clinic in S. Illinois in August

    The Carbondale clinic will be three hours from both Memphis and Nashville.

    By Jane Roberts May 10, 2022

• August 2021

  • CHOICES offering fellowship for Black midwives

    Women in the U.S. die at higher rates in childbirth than many other developed nations. For women of color, the rate of death is at least four times higher. To chisel away at the gap, in January CHOICES is starting a fellowship to coach two Black midwives a year.

    By Jane Roberts August 31, 2021

• July 2021

  • Nonprofit sector has its own poverty wages and bias, local pay study shows

    Intensity of the pandemic has opened floodgates on staff departures. Fundraising also remains in flux.

    By Jane Roberts July 02, 2021