We provide funding and logistical support to ensure Southerners receive safe and compassionate reproductive care including abortion services. Through education and leadership development, we build power in communities of color to abolish stigma and restore dignity and justice.
We envision a world where all Southerners have full access to care and support around their reproductive health decisions without biases or barriers.
The South operates as the heart of political unrest in the United States. This is because of the long legacy of both resistance and oppression across the region. The ‘Black Belt South’ has a long and complex history that has shaped the area into the region with the most restrictive abortion bans in the nation, a reproductive health desert. For this reason, we provide services and support to the Southeast regardless of one’s race, religion, or creed.
At the center of our values is a firm belief in autonomy and self-determination: your right to make decisions about your body, your care, and your future without interference from external influences. We act out of radical love, meaning we are intentional about everything we do and work without judgment.
We uplift our community by remaining steadfast in our values. These values are the result of a collaborative process among our staff, tapping into our collective struggle for a Southeast that is liberated from reproductive oppression, bodily control, and unjust marginalization.
Programs
- Sow.Now.What (SNW)
- MonARCh Volunteer Network
- Plan B: Southeast
arc-southeast.org
