This emerging initiative is co-organized by the Abundant Birth Project and MotherBoard, in partnership with trusted allies across advocacy, policy, and research sectors.

The California Abundant Birth Project (CA ABP) is a guaranteed income program designed to improve birth outcomes by providing monthly, unconditional cash support to pregnant people at high risk of preterm birth. Originally launched as a San Francisco pilot, CA ABP has expanded to Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties.

By reducing financial stress during pregnancy and postpartum, CA ABP works to address racial disparities in preterm birth and low birth weight while supporting mothers in making the best decisions for themselves and their babies.

MotherBoard is a Los Angeles County–based advisory collaborative of Black mothers with young children working locally and statewide to shape policies, programs, and systems that impact Black families.

Rooted in lived experience, MotherBoard centers Black moms as decision-makers, not just participants, in advancing solutions at the intersection of healing, advocacy, and sustainable systems change. Our strategies include leadership development, community power-building, narrative change, policy advocacy, strategic advising, and co-design with government, philanthropy, and community partners.