BCAAFC - DAFGP

I am incredibly honoured that the BCAAFC has approved me as a postpartum practitioner for the Doula for Aboriginal Families Grant Program (DAFGP). I reside in Squamish BC, yet there is additional grant money for travel costs, so please do reach out if you are further than 25km away from Squamish BC.

The DAFGP is offered by the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres (BCAAFC), First Nations Health Authority, and the BC Ministry of Health. The goal of the program is to increase healthy birth outcomes for Indigenous families by removing the cost barrier to accessing doula services.

The grant program provides Indigenous families living in BC up to $1200 (maximum) of coverage for full spectrum doula support with each pregnancy. More information on the program can be found here: https://bcaafc.com/dafgp/.

My BCAAFC - DAFGP Postpartum Support Package 

As an INNATE postpartum care practitioner, I offer a package of support that honours your experience, meets your needs, and stays within the $1200 grant available through BCAAFC. I provide gentle, steady support during the prenatal and postpartum periods—times of deep transformation and vulnerability.

This $1200 package includes:

 Two 2-hour Prenatal Visits (In-person)
To build trust and connection, prepare for postpartum, and explore your wishes and needs as you transition into parenthood. These visits include education, emotional support, and practical planning.

 Four 3-hour or Six 2-hour Postpartum Visits (In-Home)
Support during the early weeks after birth, including:

  • Newborn care support

  • Emotional and mental well-being check-ins and practices

  • Body well-being check-ins and practices

  • Gentle birth debrief and storytelling

  • Light household help (laundry, tidying, meal prep, etc)

  • Support for your healing and rest

 Ongoing Virtual Support

Available between visits until 6 weeks postpartum via text messages, voice notes, and emails, with a 24-hour response window - for questions, reassurance, and connection.  

(Please note that I am here to guide and resource you, helping you reconnect with the innate wisdom within your body. The support I provide is not intended to replace medical advice or overstep the care of your healthcare providers. I am not a medical professional, and any health concerns should be directed to your trusted care team.)  

Why I don’t offer an hourly rate

I noticed many providers on the BCAAFC-DAFGP site list an hourly rate. I’d like to explain why I’ve chosen to offer a package model instead (for all my clients, not only BCAAFC):

  • My approach is grounded in traditional, physiologic postpartum care, which can fall outside of the current 'community standard.'

  • This kind of care holds deep reverence for the postpartum period—for both newborns and their parents—and is not limited to practical support alone.

  • I offer spacious, relational care that allows time for emotional support, embodied education, and nourishment—so families feel truly held as they transition into this new season of life.

This model may feel especially resonant for the families supported through BCAAFC, as it:

  • Aligns closely with many traditional and Indigenous values, where healing, caregiving, and community support are holistic, intentional, unhurried, and rooted in relationship. 

  • Supports reconnection to inner wisdom and strength, encouraging self-trust and self-determination.

  • Offers respectful, attuned care that meets each family where they are, valuing their lived experience and cultural knowledge.

My intention is to walk alongside families in a way that reflects the care they deserve: relational, grounded, and deeply human.

If you would like to split up your grant money between birth and postpartum doulas

The package as described above takes up the full $1200 grant. If you would like to also hire a birth doula, let’s sit down together and see what we can come up with that works for the birth doula, the birthing family, and myself.