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The California Nurse-Midwives Foundation sadly acknowledges the tragic and untimely death of Rebekah Kaplan. Rebekah was an incredible mentor to innumerable midwifery students over the years as well as a leader in our profession. She also touched the lives of many patients and families with her gentle, kind and patient spirit. We are collectively grieving a huge loss within our community. There are no words that can begin to help us comprehend her passing.
In light of this tragedy and to celebrate Rebekah Kaplan's work, the California Nurse-Midwives Foundation is creating “The Rebekah Kaplan Legacy BIPOC Scholarship Fund" in order to further Rebekah's passion for educating the next generation of midwives. To launch this fund, we hope to raise $40,000 through a matching contribution campaign. CNMA Health Policy member, Parie Lambert, CNM has offered to match, dollar for dollar, the first $20,000 donated to the fund.
If you are interested in contributing to The Rebekah Kaplan Legacy BIPOC Scholarship Fund, please click here. All proceeds will be used to support the needs of students from under-represented communities as they advance through their journey to become midwives.
Updates
"Dear CNMF,
Thank you! I am so blessed to be a recipient of this years scholarship! This will be a great help toward my midwifery education. My dream to become a midwife has been a long journey and I am excited to embark on this beautiful journey to becoming a midwife to support my community"
-2021 SNM Scholarship Recipient
Thank you! I am so blessed to be a recipient of this years scholarship! This will be a great help toward my midwifery education. My dream to become a midwife has been a long journey and I am excited to embark on this beautiful journey to becoming a midwife to support my community"
-2021 SNM Scholarship Recipient
Our Back to School Fundraiser was a great success with the students!
We had over 35 student applications which came to over $17,000. Unfortunately, we only raised about $3,000. After deliberation, we funded all the applicants. It was necessary to pull money from other allocated sources.
Please help us replenish our funding base & support worthy causes like our student midwife fund.
Going forward, our main initiatives will be:
As always, we are grateful to each and everyone of you who has supported us!
We had over 35 student applications which came to over $17,000. Unfortunately, we only raised about $3,000. After deliberation, we funded all the applicants. It was necessary to pull money from other allocated sources.
Please help us replenish our funding base & support worthy causes like our student midwife fund.
Going forward, our main initiatives will be:
- Anti-Racism Work
- Support for Implementation of SB 1237
- Support for Community Reproductive Health and Birth
- Growth and Sustainability/DEI project for our Foundation
As always, we are grateful to each and everyone of you who has supported us!