The Broken Brown Egg and Progyny Launch 2023 Awareness, Hope, and Activism Grant™ to Help BIPOC Individuals and Couples Expand Their Families
01 Novembro 2023 - 10:00AM
Progyny, Inc (Nasdaq: PGNY), a leading benefits management company
specializing in fertility and family building benefits solutions,
and The Broken Brown Egg, a nonprofit supporting BIPOC individuals
and couples experiencing infertility, today launched the 2023
Awareness, Hope, and Activism (AHA) Grant™.
Black women are twice as likely to suffer from
infertility but are half as likely to access care than white women
(CDC). This grant, now in its second year, looks to narrow that gap
by providing 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, Progyny and
The Broken Brown Egg’s mission is to give a person or a couple a
new sense of hope and an “AHA” moment to move forward.
“Getting fertility and family building care can be
difficult for individuals of color due to the lack of access to
financial resources and to comprehensive benefits coverage,” said
Regina Townsend, Founder of The Broken Brown Egg. “This grant aims
to offer vital assistance to those facing barriers to family
building, while also opening dialogue about fertility within the
Black community and beyond.”
“At Progyny, we believe in the fundamental right of
everyone, regardless of their ethnicity, race, marital status, or
sexual orientation, to fulfill their dreams of family, and we are
committed to addressing the disparities in access to family
building care within the BIPOC community,” said Cynthia McEwen, VP
of People and Head of DEI at Progyny. “We are honored to extend
both financial and emotional support through the Awareness, Hope,
and Activism Grant in partnership with The Broken Brown Egg.”
The chosen grant recipients will receive additional
support for medication through Alto Pharmacy, a digitally-powered
pharmacy with fertility expertise. Alto provides comprehensive
support with pharmacists on call seven days a week, and multiple
delivery options, including same-day courier delivery, so that
patients can receive their medication where and when it’s most
convenient for them. The grant recipients will also receive
unlimited access to their own dedicated 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.
“Being selected for the AHA Grant was an
unforgettable and euphoric experience for my husband and I,” said
Sametra Thompson, 2022 AHA Grant recipient. “The personalized
treatment and opportunity to work with fertility specialists
allowed us to beat all odds against infertility and continue our
family building journey.”
The grant application launches on November 1, 2023,
and is open to citizens and legal residents of the U.S. who are 45
years of age or younger. The application window closes on December
8, 2023, and the winner, who will be chosen by a panel of BIPOC
infertility advocates and physicians, will be announced in
mid-December. For full grant application instructions and rules
visit the Broken Brown Egg’s grant website,
https://thebrokenbrownegg.org/aha-grant.
For more information on Progyny visit www.progyny.com.
About Progyny
Progyny (Nasdaq: PGNY) is a leading fertility benefits
management company. We are redefining fertility and family building
benefits, proving that a comprehensive and inclusive solution can
simultaneously benefit employers, patients, and
physicians.
Our benefits solution empowers patients with education and
guidance from a dedicated Patient Care Advocate (PCA), provides
access to a premier network of fertility specialists using the
latest science and technologies, reduces healthcare costs for the
nation’s leading employers, and drives optimal clinical outcomes.
We envision a world where anyone who wants to have a child can do
so.
Headquartered in New York City, Progyny has been recognized for
its leadership and growth by CNBC Disruptor 50, Modern Healthcare’s
Best Places to Work in Healthcare, Financial Times, INC. 5000, and
Crain’s Fast 50 for NYC. For more information, visit
www.progyny.com.
About The Broken Brown Egg
The Broken Brown Egg, Inc. exists to inform, empower, and
advocate for individuals and couples experiencing infertility and
reproductive health issues, with an emphasis on the Black
experience of these concerns.
The Broken Brown Egg dismantles the stigmas associated with
fertility in underserved populations through relatable and
accessible programs and events. The organization provides resources
and support for three major targets: Reproductive Justice and
Health Equity, The Reproductive Health Careers Pipeline, and
Empowerment & Community Building. Signature programming
includes an online virtual support community, an annual Mother’s
Day wine sip for those experiencing infertility, and a robust
empowerment network connecting researchers and journalists to
participants of color.
The Broken Brown Egg, Inc. is a 501c3 tax-exempt organization
headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. For more information, please
visit www.thebrokenbrownegg.org.
Contact:
Alexis Ford
media@progyny.com
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