How to help our volunteer program.
Please support our doulas, and help us keep our services free of charge.
This program is supported by UC San Diego Health and others who believe that every person should have a doula available at the birth of a baby. Donations, large and small, keep us going so that we can continue to provide free doula care to new families.
We are a non-profit volunteer group, so your financial support or other donations are tax-deductible -- and will help you sleep like a baby.
To make a tax-deductible donation, call (858) 249-5935.
Or, click that GIVE NOW button and make an online donation today!
**Search for "doula program" on that page, then select the drop-down option that says
UCSD Hearts and Hands Doula Program**
If you prefer, send a check payable to “UC San Diego Foundation” to:
Attn: Hearts & Hands Volunteer Doula Program
UC San Diego Gift Processing
9500 Gilman Drive #0940
La Jolla, CA 92093-0940
Thank you!
Other Ways to Donate
Help fill our Birth Bags:
Can you provide some of the expendable items we use for care and comfort during labor?
• Aromatherapy oils
• Massage oil or lotion
• Bottled water/healthy drinks
• Non-perishable snacks (doulas don't take lunch breaks)
More on our Wish List:
• Yarn for knitting baby hats
• Entertainment for waiting families (playing cards, crayons/coloring books)
• Door prizes for our monthly doula meetings (gift cards etc)
• Recognition gifts for doulas who contribute above and beyond!
TELL A FRIEND:
- Do you know someone else who might want to help support us?
- We want to make sure that everyone knows about the benefits of doula care, and how to use our services.
- Do you know someone who would be a good doula? We are looking more volunteers to join us as doulas so that we can expand our program.