Claudia Booker Memorial Midwife Scholarship

Because of your generous support of Mercy In Action's Claudia Booker Memorial Midwife Scholarship Fund, we are delighted to tell you about Tierra, a worthy recipient of this scholarship, who successfully earned her Bachelor of Science in Midwifery degree as a graduate of our program in May 2024.  Tierra has also passed the NARM exam so she is now a Certified Professional Midwife, starting her professional career as a midwife!

Tierra entered our program with enthusiasm and vision to be an excellent midwife, especially ready to serve families of color.  She was the kind of student who was full of curiosity and determined to succeed in learning academics and clinical skills.  She sacrificed her comfort to travel to have the best training she could find and persevered through hardships, always keeping her eyes fixed on the goal of becoming a CPM. During the pandemic in 2021, Tierra temporarily placed her apprenticeship on hold while she had her own second baby, helped by Vicki and another local midwife in the Boise area to have a home birth. It was a joy to support her in this very personal way! 

 We are proud that Tierra graduated from our program because we believe she is and will continue to be a powerful agent of change for the good in maternity care. Your generosity makes it possible for us to provide the Claudia Booker Scholarship to future midwives like Tierra who will improve outcomes for the mothers, babies, and families who are most at risk.

Thank you for your continued support of the Claudia Booker Memorial Scholarship Fund.  Your donations make it possible to increase access to midwifery education access the populations who are suffering the highest rates of maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity around childbirth in America-- African American/Black and American Indian and Alaska Natives.  

Thank you for giving!

Links:

• Mercy In Action College of Midwifery Scholarship website page

Thank you for your continued support of the Claudia Booker Memorial Scholarship Fund.  Your donations make it possible to increase access to midwifery education access the populations who are suffering the highest rates of maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity around childbirth in America-- African American/Black and American Indian and Alaska Natives.  We are delighted to introduce you to another recipient who is currently enrolled in our program.

Chanté is in her third year of our program and demonstrates a commitment to excellence in her studies.  As a student, she has volunteered on our Student Participation Volunteer Team which provides valuable input about the content and structure of our program, and has made herself available to mentor others.  In addition to being a homeschooling mother of young children and a successful midwifery student herself, she works for Evidence Based Birth as the Program Team Manager.  In her local community, she serves as a doula, and childbirth educator, and also works in birth and maternity advocacy. 

 We are thankful that Chanté is in our program because we believe that she is, and will continue to be a powerful agent of change for the good in maternity care.  Your generosity makes it possible for us to provide the Claudia Booker Scholarship to future midwives like Chanté who will improve outcomes for the mothers, babies, and families who are most at risk.  Thank you for giving!