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Pettaway Pursuit Foundation

Helping new mothers with pregnancy, birth, and beyond!

LANSDOWNE, PA   |  https://pettawaypursuitfoundation.org/

Mission

Pettaway Pursuit Foundation's mission is to impact lives, one family at a time by empowering expectant mothers with education and support throughout their perinatal period along with enhancing healthy child development, encourage father and partner involvement, increasing food security, access to baby essentials, and other resources.

Ruling year info

2012

Executive Director

Mrs. Theresa D Pettaway

Main address

11 OWEN AVE

LANSDOWNE, PA 19050 USA

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EIN

23-3089455

NTEE code info

Diseases, Disorders, Medical Disciplines N.E.C. (G99)

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Doula By My side Program

Pettaway Pursuit Foundation’s primary program is the Doula by My Side (DBMS) Program. This program provides in-home (currently virtual) doula services to five counties in the state of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties) and the states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
The DBMS program offers non-medical, emotional, physical, and informational support to reach our mission and combat maternal and infant mortality and morbidity.
Doulas improve birth outcomes by preventing preterm births through education and intervention, reducing pregnancy-related complications, decreasing smoking, improving breastfeeding rates while simultaneously lowering the rates of postpartum depression.
PPF doulas support families at the point of referral, generally prenatal, attend the labor as birth coaches and continue to support families when they bring home their new babies up to two months. Families who have made the decision to breastfeed can also receive support from one of PPF’s Certified Lactation Counselors. This service includes 2 visits and can be extended if deemed necessary.

Population(s) Served
Pregnant people
Low-income people
Ethnic and racial groups
Parents
Children and youth

Our second program is our Pal for Parents Program which is designed to offer continuity of care for the community of families who may or may not qualify for our doula program. Pal was established to assist these families with alleviating the stress that often accompanies bringing home a new baby or adding an addition to the family. This program offers in-person (currently virtual) classes, groups, and workshops. Some of these are Basic & Prenatal Yoga, Mommy & Baby Yoga, Breastfeeding Group (Lactation Station) Mommy to Mommy Support Group, Daddy Support Group, Safe Sleep, Childbirth Education, NICU Support, Newborn Care, Childbirth Education, and Time and Money Management. PPF is also a Human Milk Bank depot and provides Child Passenger Safety checks for families.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Pregnant people
Parents
Low-income people
Ethnic and racial groups

As an extension to our Pal for Parents Program, we created an initiative called PPF Treasure Chest. It is a garden shed transformed into a Mommy, Baby, and Daddy Boutique which provides maternity, newborn care, and special items for dads and families in exchange for their attendance at our Pal classes. This exchange allows us to continue our overall goal of equipping new families with the resources and education needed.

Population(s) Served

Harvest Food Program (HFP) was birth out of our partnership with Nutritional Development Services (NDS). Pettaway Pursuit Foundation (PPF) was one of the many locations that distribute the NDS 7-day meal kit to school-aged children during the pandemic. The HFP's mission is to decrease food insecurity and malnutrition in our community. In 2021, the Foundation for Delaware County awarded PPF $25,000. The grant allowed PPF to distribute 1,800 food boxes to approximately 3,500 community members in Delaware county.

Population(s) Served
Pregnant people
Ethnic and racial groups
Low-income people
Parents
Children and youth
Pregnant people
Ethnic and racial groups
Low-income people
Parents
Children and youth
LGBTQ people
Adults

The Pampering Parents Program provides resources to the community. Every 4-6 weeks, we host a community baby shower where we give away diapers, formulas, baby clothes, books, toiletries, pads, adult clothes, and other essential items for the whole family.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth
Ethnic and racial groups
Family relationships
Health
Adults
Children and youth
Ethnic and racial groups
Family relationships
Health

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Our results

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How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of pregnant women receiving early and adequate prenatal care

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Social and economic status

Related Program

Doula By My side Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of meals served or provided

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Social and economic status

Related Program

Harvest Food Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Decreasing

Our Sustainable Development Goals

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Goals & Strategy

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Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Pettaway Pursuit Foundation (PPF) aims to provide crucial family services and resources to the community at little to no cost. These services include but are not limited to parenting classes and workshops, lactation consultations, child passenger safety checks, safe sleep education, perinatal mental health counseling, and doula services. Aside from educational resources, PPF also aims to provide nutritional security as well as access to essential items such as diapers, formula, clothing, and more! Providing these services and resources expands PPF's goal of birth equity by improving maternal health outcomes and child health and development.

Pettaway Pursuit Foundation aims to achieve our 2022 goals by the following:
1.Setting realistic goals and clear milestones.
2. Secure funding for our program and services.
3. Collaborate with other organizations that share the same vision as PPF.
4. Provide excellent services to socially and economically disadvantaged communities.
5. Implement Data Collection to track progress.
6. Evaluate success and identify areas of improvement to enhance program outcomes.
7. Share updates related to progress and celebrate our success with the community.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • Who are the people you serve with your mission?

    Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Community

  • How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?

    Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.),

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals,

  • What significant change resulted from feedback?

    Dues to the pandemic and the preferences of the people we serve, Pettaway Pursuit Foundation started to offer virtual doula services, location consults, and classes and workshops.

  • With whom is the organization sharing feedback?

    Our staff, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners,

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually,

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback,

Financials

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Pettaway Pursuit Foundation

Board of directors
as of 02/22/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Mrs. Theresa Pettaway

Pettaway Pursuit Foundation

Term: 2001 -


Board co-chair

Dr. Pamela Williams

Widener University

Term: 2021 -

Pamela Williams

Widener University

Shanna Williams

Social Work Counseling Services

Janine Woodard

The School District of Philadelphia

Tory Sammons

Merck Pharmaceutical

Rick Pettaway

Pettaway Pursuit Foundation

Wayvonna Chatman

ECFMG

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 12/9/2021
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Leadership

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Race & ethnicity
Black/African American
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

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Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 12/09/2021

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Policies and processes
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.