Doula Grant

The Doulas for Aboriginal Families Grant Program (DAFGP) is offered by the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres, 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 $1,200.00 of coverage for full spectrum doula support with each pregnancy. Additional cultural support available upon request.

A woman is leaning over a bathtub with her head and arms hanging out, while a woman in scrubs assists her in a bathroom.
A small white table displaying several books about parenting, childbirth, and healing, along with a glass vase of yellow tulips and a small decorative glass orb, in a room with wooden flooring and a patterned rug.
Display of cultural items including a purple leaflet about Indigenous women's pregnancy journeys, a cloth with blue and green patterns, a small abalone shell, a small electronic device, and a bundle of straw on a table.

Free rentals included with the grant.

Rentals include:

  • Birth pool

  • TENS machine

  • Yoga ball

  • Breast pumps

  • Birth stool

  • Knowledge books

  • Rebozo

  • Essential Oils

A purple Kayo-brand yoga or exercise ball sits on a wooden floor, with a pamphlet or booklet leaning against it that shows a woman sitting on the ball with various abstract purple shapes in the background, in a bright room with large windows, green plants, a wooden wall, and sunlight.