Someone Needs to Help

Our host Lyndon Pryor, LUL President & CEO, is joined by Shemika Whiteside of Zora's Cradle, whose mission is to address the gaps in maternity health services facing Black women and women of lower socio-economic demographics. Zora's Cradle provides therapy services, access to financial and health supports, parenting classes and support groups, and operates the local milk bank. Their Perinatal Resource Center offers free supplies of milk, formula, diapers, wipes, breast pumps, clothing, and more to families in need, regardless of their income. Whiteside holds a Master's Degree in Social Work from the University of Louisville Kent School. She is also a perinatal psychotherapist who works with mothers and/or families who are struggling with perinatal mental illness during pregnancy and the postpartum period.