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We Do More Than Fund Abortions
If you’re familiar with Yellowhammer Fund you probably know that we’re an abortion fund in Alabama. And we are! But we’re so much more than that, too. We’re also a reproductive justice organization and that means that we support ALL pregnancy decisions. We support...
Amanda Shires Is On Your Side
Singer-songwriter and Grammy winning country star Amanda Shires recently teamed up with Yellowhammer Fund for the release of her new single “The Problem”: a heartfelt telling of an abortion story. Shires is generously donating all proceeds from the song and its...
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Want to stay updated on reproductive justice news from the Deep South, across the U.S. and even the occasional international breaking stories? We’ve got you covered! We are super excited to announce that we now have a weekly newsletter that covers everything from...
Overturning Roe could mean fewer health care options for pregnant people
Yellowhammer Fund board member Mia Raven points out more negative side-effects of Roe being overturned in this Alabama Political Reporter article: “For the South, ending Roe means a 1,500-mile-wide swath of the country without a single legal abortion clinic or one...
What Happens to the Pro-Choice Movement Now? Laurie Bertram Roberts’ Slate Feature
Our Executive Director, Laurie Bertram Roberts, shares her background in and forecast for abortion rights in the wake of Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation to the US Supreme Court on Slate's latest What's Next podcast. She lends her trademark insight to the distinction...
Huffington Post Profile on Amanda Reyes
We can't help but love every word of this Huffington Post profile of Amanda Reyes, President of the Board of Yellowhammer Fund and now the new Clinic Administrator of West Alabama Women's Center - the clinic the Fund purchased this May. Favorite line? That has to be...
Yellowhammer Fund On NPR With Unemployment Help
When the state of Alabama opened up Unemployment Assistance, the need was so overwhelming that recipients were forced to stay in lines overnight in order to get services. Our own Mia Raven talks to NPR about the crisis, and what Yellowhammer Fund provided to the...
Yellowhammer Fund’s Amanda Reyes Answers 5 Questions at Daily Kos
When the state of Alabama passed its total abortion ban in 2019, Daily Kos was one of the many outlets covering the action, and their fundraiser one of the many to help Yellowhammer Fund become the Deep South resource organization it is today. That's why our executive...
Celebrating Our Partner TKO in the Selma Times-Journal!
We love giving shout-out's to our partner orgs, so be sure to go read more about the amazing work The Knights and Orchids Society is doing in Selma providing supplies to those in need. Yellowhammer Fund is happy to be able to support this work financially thanks to...
Yellowhammer Fund at Prism
Very excited to have Yellowhammer Fund's Amanda Reyes quoted in this fantastic article about reproductive justice groups in the South. “We focus on what we can control. We can use our collective resources and networks to make sure people in our community get the care...