2021 PPMW Impact Report

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Accessible Equitable Engaged

A message from leadership

Laura Meyers, Ph.D. President & CEO and Dana Thomas, Board Chair

If 2020 was the most difficult and challenging year of our lives, then 2021 wasn't far behind. The year didn't start off well. On January 6th, only blocks from our DC Health Center, Trump aligned terrosts ransacked the US Capitol and we watched with horror as they paraded a symbol of hatred and oppression around the Rotunda For safety reasons, we had to close our DC Health Center

Thanks to the amazing work of scientists, COVID vaccines were rolled out at miraculous speed in the US However, when it seemed like life was coming back to some sort of normal, the Delta variant reared its head pushing up caseloads and hospitalizations Then, in September, Texas enacted SB8 a cruel and blatantly unconstitutional bill that banned abortion at six weeks of pregnancy and before many people even know they're pregnant. Specifically designed to intimidate doctors and other clinical staff from providing safe and legal abortion, the law allows individuals of partners, anti-abortion activists, complete strangers, or anybody to sue a provider and anyone else who assists in the provision of abortion care with a bounty of at least $10,000 in effect creating this cadre of bounty hunters, vigilantes, who have been empowered by a minority of extremist legislators.

It seems unbelievable that we ’ re still fighting to preserve the right to safe and legal abortion nearly 50 years after Roe V Wade but there we were It's hard not to lose heart and surrender to despair but we outnumber this tyrannical minority Polling has shown that the vast majority of Americans do not support these types of extreme and dangerous bans This small minority of extremist has grabbed the steering wheel of our country and their driving us off a cliff

We envision a future where access to safe and legal abortion comes without stigma, shame, or unnecessary political interference. No matter what. When we unite and work toward a future we believe in – we will succeed.

Thank you for standing with us and our patients in support of reproductive freedom. These doors stay open!

With deep gratitude,

Dana Thomas (Board Chair) and Laura Meyers, Ph D (President & CEO)

EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

The issues brought to the surface in 2020 caused the Board of Directors, under the direction of Laura Meyers, to reassess the organization goals and directions, resulting in our new 5-year strategic plan. With the focus of acknowledging the prevalence of racism, cis- and heteronormativity, and white supremacy as ongoing threats to public health, PPMW has worked to develop a strategic plan that continues to value the fundamental freedom of all people to control their bodies, lives and futures. As we constantly evolve to be a more representative and justice centered organization, we aim to keep equity and inclusivity at the center of everything we do. Additionally, PPMW joined the LGBTQ+ Coalition in 2021 to advocate for funding toward health equity in the DC budget.

Health Services

ents are able to connect with a provider in s that are comfortable and convenient ilable to those with an address in DC, yland, or Virginia, this care is offered up to ht weeks and six days after the start of a son ’ s last menstrual period. In our postVID, politically charged environment, the ibility of this service is particularly helpful to se who might encounter difficulty scheduling abortion appointment at one of our health ters.

panded Gender Affirming Care became an ential component of inclusive, comprehensive sgender health care, and at our health centers, cludes hormone prescriptions and linkage to ditional care as needed. Using the “Informed Consent” model of care, patients are able to ess hormones during a visit with their provider d discuss the risks and benefits of care without g required to submit paperwork from a mental alth professional. PPMW has provided gender ming hormone therapy to over 750 patients in the DMV area.

panded Primary Care services, keep our DC Health Center a one-stop-shop for all patient ds including yearly physicals, management of thyroid disorders, high blood pressure ng/treatment, diabetes testing/treatment, and re. With these services, Planned Parenthood is tributing significantly in advancing the goals of viding better healthcare, improving community alth, and reducing costs to the people in our ommunity who have relied on us for over 80 years.

Care. No Matter What.

"21% increase in Telehealth Services from FY 2020 to FY 2021. "

panded Gender Affirming Care became an ential component of inclusive, comprehensive sgender health care, and at our health centers, cludes hormone prescriptions and linkage to ditional care as needed. Using the “Informed Consent” model of care, patients are able to ess hormones during a visit with their provider d discuss the risks and benefits of care without g required to submit paperwork from a mental alth professional. PPMW has provided gender ming hormone therapy to over 750 patients in the DMV area.

panded Primary Care services, keep our DC Health Center a one-stop-shop for all patient ds including yearly physicals, management of thyroid disorders, high blood pressure ng/treatment, diabetes testing/treatment, and re. With these services, Planned Parenthood is tributing significantly in advancing the goals of viding better healthcare, improving community alth, and reducing costs to the people in our ommunity who have relied on us for over 80 years.

Care. No Matter What.

"21% increase in Telehealth Services from FY 2020 to FY 2021. "

Culturally Informed Programming

PPMW’s education programs, in-person and virtually, are high quality, medically accurate and culturally informed, with an emphasis on serving youth experiencing vulnerabilities.

Promotoras

We launched our “Promotoras” program which trains and supports local Spanishspeaking community leaders to become “promotoras” — health educators who work to meet the diverse needs of our Latinx community. Our Promotoras bring sexual and reproductive health information and resources into the Latinx communities that need them, building trusted relationships and decreasing barriers to healthcare access.

I have felt very supported and heard, but most importantly respected as someone who knows what the needs of my community are.

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Birth Control Educator Kits

Hundreds of Birth Control Educator Kits were sent to educators, schools, and community organizations across the country where our medically-accurate, educator-approved kits are being used to educate communities about contraceptive methods.

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Peer Education

Education at PPMW serves the community in many ways. In 2021, we mobilized students to participate in chapter building at Howard University, and hosted a book club on Medical Apartheid.

Students also participated in a phone bank, asking Maine voters to call Senator Angus King and urge him to support DC statehood in the Senate.

Our SIHLE Program - which focuses on reducing higher-risk sexual behaviors among African American adolescent females - adapted a virtual format for youth to access, reaching more than 70 participants.

In the summer of 2021, SIHLE was able to do their first in-person programming since COVID with our participants at Columbia Heights Educational Campus.

Sisters, Informing, Healing, Living and Empowering

Public Affairs

rovided testimony at a meeting of the DC nal Health Resources (MHR) and Access Act of y crisis The Maternal Health Resources and ures addressing maternal morbidity and ity in outcomes including the establishment of ula services; requiring a feasibility study to r; and providing transportation subsidies for cluding ridesharing.

In April, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 51, critical legislation that would grant statehood to the District of Columbia and protect the health and rights of the more than 700,000 D.C. residents. Currently, residents of Washington, D.C. still have no voice in the U.S. Senate, and no vote in the U S House of Representatives, despite living and working in the United States, paying federal taxes, and serving in the armed forces D C ’ s lack of statehood means a lack of local autonomy, which results in restrictive policies imposed by Congress, creating barriers to health care, including sexual and reproductive care.

Also in April, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released proposed regulations to end the Title X gag rule Under the previous administration, this rule forced Title X grantees, like the Planned Parenthood health centers who provided care to 40% of all Title X patients, to choose between obtaining vital federal funds or providing their patients with unbiased, comprehensive information about their options, specifically about abortion. Title X is the only federal grant program dedicated solely to providing individuals with comprehensive family planning and related preventive health services.

Public Affairs

n, which advocates for dedicated funding process This group was founded in 2020 to t needs. DC has the highest percentage of scrimination and a lack of equal access to ties persist. In 2021, the Coalition requested mmunity, including funding for LGBTQ+ the health of DC's LGBTQ+ community, and for trans and gender non-conforming the Coalition's requests and continued to cil in support of the budget requests and

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The Expanding Student Access to Period Products (ESAPP) Bill

With it's beginnings in early 2021, this bill:

would require DC public, charter, and private schools to provide products in all women ’ s and gender-neutral bathrooms in middle and high schools and in at least one women ’ s and gender-neutral bathroom in elementary schools

The bill would also require UDC and private colleges and universities in DC to provide free period products in all women ’ s and gender-neutral bathrooms. If a school does not have a gender-neutral bathroom, they would be required to provide free period products in at least one men ’ s bathroom.

This bill would require the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) to develop a poster with medically accurate information on the safe use and disposal of period products, which schools would be required to post near the period products dispenser

Developing Leaders Program

Over the past year, the 52 young leaders in our Developing Leaders Program participants led a number of events including:

Kwanzaa: Self-Determination is Reproductive Justice (December)

Chill with Shakeelah: Black Reproductive History Edition (February)

Springing Forward: Wellness for Reproductive Rights (March)

Women's History Month Quarantine Quiz Bowl (March)

Climate Change & Reproductive Health (May)

Reproductive Justice in Guam (May)

Screening of the Documentary “Personhood” (June)

Virtual Bingo (July)

Reproductive Health QR Code Walk (July)

"When They go Low we go Local" PPADMV

In addition to PPMW’s advocacy work, local advocacy is also spearheaded by Planned Parenthood Advocates for DC, Maryland & NoVa (PPADMV), a 501(c)(4) social welfare advocacy organization that PPMW shares with Planned Parenthood of Maryland (PPM). PPADMV works throughout DC, Northern Virginia, and the entire State of Maryland to protect and expand access to reproductive health care and build local power to influence and promote accountability among state and local policy makers.

In fiscal year 2021, PPMW raised $ 7.5 million.

YOUR GIFTS MADE IMPACT

In addition to Health Services, Education and Advocacy Programming and Volunteerism, Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington DC (PPMW) champions multiple impact opportunities every year. These programs, special groups, and events have the purpose of community building, engagement, as well as critical fundraising.

Our donors, sponsors, community partners, volunteers and staff make the work that we do and our ability to expand and do more possible.

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This annual event informs and unites our champions in the legal community throughout the Metropolitan DC area It’s an opportunity for like-minded professionals to take a deeper look at the policy issues that affect reproductive and primary healthcare In 2021, the discussion centered around race equity in sexual and reproductive health The focus was specifically on DC Councilmember and Speaker Cristina Henderson’s battle to establish policy that will reduce the disproportionate maternal mortality rates of women of color, spurred by her own experience with pregnancy complications due to the DC healthcare system.

Contraceptive Equity Fund

Now in its 5th year, the PPMW Contraceptive Equity Fund ha supported thousands of patients by ensuring that financial assistance is available for testing, treatment, and contracepti devices Because of the Contraceptive Equity Fund’s success PPMW is expanding its ability to support those most in need by creating the PPMW Equity Fund, of which the Contracept Equity Fund is a part of. Through this fund, no patient has to make the tough decision about whether they can pay for bir control or some other life necessity.

IIMPACT GALA

IMPACT GALA

Our annual signature event, the 2021 IMPACT GALA celebrated the Impact Makers of PPMW. The Hybrid event took place at the InterContinental - The Wharf and online. The programming was live-streamed and exceeded the fundraising goal for gala 2021 Highlights of the program included remarks by PPMW President and CEO, Laura Meyers, Planned Parenthood president and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson and special performances by the Gay Men’s Chorus

Photo Above: Laura with hybrid gala attendees at the InterContinental Washington DC - The Wharf Video in background of live online virtual event coverage - cameo of Mario Cantone

Liberty Circle

Liberty Circle (LC) members donate between $250 and $4,999 annually Divided into three dedicated levels (Engaged, Empowered, and Invested), these individuals contribute over $1 7million each year LC Membership includes exclusive access to PPMW’s annual open houses, bi-annual calls with PPMW leadership and other special events

Legacy Circle

PPMW’s Legacy Circle is our planned giving society. In joining this dedicated group of supporters, these individuals have made the deepest commitment to reproductive and equitable healthcare. By making PPMW a part of their estate plans or future planned vehicles, these donors help safeguard the future of our organization Their legacy ensures that we continue to have the resources needed to keep reproductive rights safe and accessible in our community for generations to come

PPMW Project.

In 2021, More than a Period was created to combat Period Poverty, an issue plaguing 1-in-5 first generation college students and disproportionately affecting people of color. To address this problem, PPMW developed a subscription service to supply menstruation products to students in need through their local colleges and universities PPMW was able to register and provide necessities for 42 students at American University, our pilot school. In 2022, our program will expand to colleges all across the DCMaryland-Virginia area.

Jewelry

For Good

In 2021, PPMW partnered with Jewelry for Good to provide our donors with an exciting new way to give. Supporters can feel confident they are helping to provide high-quality support to a person, or community, in need by donating their old silver and gold jewelry through Jewelry for Good.

YOUR SUPPORT MAKES IMPACT POSSIBLE

To quote Frederick Douglass, "It is not light we need but fire. It is not the gentle shower with thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind and the earthquake." YOU, all of us, we are that earthquake. We are the earthquake we need to bring about the world we so desperately long for. Let's get shaking.