Proposed charitable program
The Village Care Fund is the proposed nonprofit funding arm of The Village After Birth: a transparent way to pay verified postpartum mental health professionals for virtual care for U.S. women facing financial barriers.
The model
Donors fund a charitable pool. A confidential eligibility process authorizes a limited benefit. A verified clinician provides care and invoices the program. The fund pays the clinician through the platform. This is not an in-home service. Donors receive aggregate impact reporting, never access to a woman's identity, diagnosis, session notes, provider choice, or care plan.
Funds are held by the qualified charitable organization or fiscal sponsor under written restrictions.
Minimum necessary information establishes the program benefit without turning need into public storytelling.
The woman chooses from available verified professionals authorized for her physical location and suitable for her needs.
The program pays for completed approved care and reports only de-identified, aggregate program results.
Non-negotiable controls
Care Fund gifts support eligible clinical care and disclosed direct program costs—not founder distributions or donor-selected recipients.
A documented, privacy-preserving process determines financial eligibility; donors cannot nominate, rank, or identify recipients.
Verified professionals receive a pre-disclosed, board-approved rate for completed eligible sessions, without pressure to donate time.
Clinicians—not donors, staff, or algorithms—make care decisions within their professional duties and the woman’s informed consent.
Independent board review, recusals, a written conflict-of-interest policy, and documented compensation decisions protect charitable assets.
Publish program totals, fees, wait times, access gaps, and high-level outcomes without exposing a woman’s identity or clinical story.
Before donations open
The Care Fund will remain closed until an eligible charitable structure, independent governance, clinician verification, privacy and safety operations, fair payment terms, and public financial reporting are in place.