Raising the Maternity Care Coalition with Marianne Fray

Be The Good Media strives to elevate the GOOD - amplifying compassion-driven stories and encouraging the support of people and organizations who are focused on creating a lasting and positive impact. Christy McCaffrey is the owner, producer, and host of the podcast. She focuses on a theme of compassion, highlighting a diverse group of guests, each who is working in their own unique way to make a difference in their communities and in society. 

Marianne A. Fray is the President and CEO  of Maternity Care Coalition (MCC).  Marianne leads the day-to-day affairs of MCC, a 42-year-old community-based nonprofit. MCC serves pregnant and postpartum women and parenting families, impacted by racial and social inequities, throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania.  MCC’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of our families while enhancing the school readiness of their children ages 0 to 3.

Speaking with Christy, Marianne discusses her journey, from her own personal challenges to her role in helping others in underserved communities. She also discusses how her work is so meaningful to her and how she aims to expand the Maternity Care Coalition to improve the lives of those in need.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro to Marianne
1:00 - Who is Marianne and how did she become the CEO of MCC?
7:10 - How MCC was created and what were the initial goals?
10:37 - What services are offered at MCC?
17:30 - How does MCC impact marginalized communities?
27:00 - What kind of advocacy does MCC do?
30:30 - What does compassion mean to Marianne, and what does it look like for her?
34:00 - How important is community to the families MCC serves?
43:00 - How can people find and support MCC?

Backlinks:
https://maternitycarecoalition.org/