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The Broken Brown Egg and Progyny Launch the Awareness, Hope, and Activism Grant™ to Help BIPOC Individuals and Couples Expand their Families
The inaugural grant will provide education, access to care, and financial assistance to either a couple or individual of color through their family building
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[{"type":"text","content":"The inaugural grant will provide education, access to care, and financial assistance to either a couple or individual of color through their family building journey\nNEW YORK, May 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Progyny, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGNY), a leading benefits management company specializing in fertility and family building benefits solutions in the United States, and The Broken Brown Egg, a nonprofit supporting BIPOC individuals and couples experiencing infertility, today launched the inaugural Awareness, Hope, and Activism (AHA) Grant™. This grant will provide education, access to care, financial assistance, and emotional support to either a couple or individual of color during their fertility and family building journey. Together, our mission is to give a person or a couple a new sense of hope and an “AHA” moment to move forward. “Black women experience infertility at almost double the rate of white counterparts and yet are the least likely to seek treatment, with one of the main reasons being the lack of adequate funds,” said The Broken Brown Egg’s founder, Regina Townsend. “It is my hope that this grant, which launches just ahead of Mother’s Day, will provide much needed assistance for those who require treatment, while also opening a conversation about fertility in the Black community.” The chosen grant recipient will also receive support for medication through our industry partners, Alto Pharmacy, a telehealth pharmacy with fertility expertise, and Ferring Pharmaceuticals, a leader in reproductive medicine and maternal health. The grant recipient will also receive support from a Progyny Patient Care Advocate who will be their fertility coach providing clinical education, guidance, and emotional support throughout the entirety of their family building journey. “We are honored to support the inaugural Awareness, Hope, and Activism Grant,” said Julie Stadlbauer, EVP of Strategic Sales and Partnerships at Progyny. “We believe that everyone deserves to have the family of their dreams. At Progyny, we are committed to addressing the inequities surrounding family building in this community by opening the conversation to reduce the stigma associated with infertility. To this end, we are grateful to be in a position to provide financial and emotional support in partnership with The Broken Brown Egg.” The grant application launches on ...