Rosemarys Babies Co
Helping Teen Parents to Help Themselves
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Adolescent parents (Teen Parents) have no access to resources and support in the tristate area; Greater Cincinnati. Teen parents suffer from housing insecurity, homelessness, and lack of quality programming to support their transition from childhood to parenthood and childhood to adulthood. Rosemary's Babies Co. program and resources address these concerns by providing in-person and virtual support.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Leadership & Legacy Program
Our Leadership & Legacy Program focuses on the following core areas: Parenting, Education, Technology, Arts, Leadership, and Social determinants. Through our Leadership & Legacy Program, we create a plan for the family focusing on the core areas of our P.E.T.A.L.S. track. Families commit to one year of continuous support.
Teen parents and families receive access to trauma-informed care, access to 1:1 mentoring, as well as a tablet or laptop to support child development.
24/7 Confidante Care
Confidant Care provides 24/7 virtual support for teen parents and families through any of our social platforms: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Text Message/Call, Website, Instagram. Any teen parent and/or family member are able to use this service for support including support from our Petals Pantry which supplies baby care items and emergency supplies. Ridehail, and Cribs Program in collaboration with Ohio Equity Institute- Safe Sleep Education Training Program
Levi The Leadership Lion
Levi The Leadership Lion is our mascot that provides Levi is a stylish smart character created by Rosemary's Babies Company to introduce children to STEM, arts, communication, leadership concepts & other cool subjects at the earliest stage of development. Levi engages youth through music, interaction, books, and play. Levi was made affordable so families, schools, and businesses at any income level can benefit from his services.
2023 | Holloway House & Resource Center
Holloway House & Resource Center is a premiere facility that will provide wellness, education, a state-of-the-art STEM lab, financial & educational resources, as well as supportive housing for (7) seven moms and their babies. Our goal by 2025 is to serve 500-1,000 yearly both virtually and in-person.
Where we work
Awards
Nonprofit of the year 2023
Cincy Magazine
Affiliations & memberships
Association of Fundraising Professionals - Member 2018
United Way Member Agency 2018
Ohio Senate Award 2018
Cincinnati Family Magazine: Parenting Resource 2018
Roebling Society: Metropolitan Club 2018
West Chester - Liberty Chamber of Commerce 2019
Non-profit Executive Director of the Year- Smart Business Magazine 2020
Rosemary Oglesby-Henry Day | Black History & Women's History Month- City of Cincinnati 2020
Leadership Council for Non-profits 2020
Cincy Magazine Non-profit of the Year/ Parenting & Childbirth Resource 2020
Pillar of the Community, Walker Funeral Home 2021
Women in Herstory, Radio One/Cincy R&B 2021
Cincy Magazine Non-profit of the Year/Parenting & Childbirth Resource 2021
2021 Champion for Change by Cradle Cincinnati 2021
Non-profit Board Executive of the Year- Smart Business Magazine 2022
Cincy Magazine Non-profit of the Year/Parenting & Childbirth Resource 2022
Ohio 500 Most Influential & Powerful Leaders (CEO) 2022
NAACP Inspiring Leader | CEO 2022
National Urban League YP Honors | VP 2022
Regional Social Workers Award | CEO 2022
NFL Partnership #mycausemycleats | Samaje Perine 2022
WNBA Partnership | Kelsey Mitchell 2022
As for Women 2023
Cheryl Magazine 2023
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of children who have the ability to seek help from and respond appropriately to adults
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Families, Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
24/7 Confidante Care
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Rosemary's Babies provides in-person and virtual support to teen parents 13-19, but as young as 9. More than 80% of our families fall 200% below the poverty level.
Number of children who have the skills necessary to maintain personal health
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Families, Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Leadership & Legacy Program
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
100% of parents reported healthy pregnancies
Number of people who received clinical mental health care
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Leadership & Legacy Program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
100% of program participants had access to
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Rosemary's Babies Company goals are to 1. provide intervention, education, and prevention for teen parents and families to eradicate generational pregnancy and poverty, while alleviating dependence on governmental benefits. 2. Improve the health of teen parent families and their babies, pre and post-birth. 3. Finally, reduce the disparities that impact the lives of teen parent families that render these young families helpless and ashamed to seek help, while developing policy initiatives that allow them to be successful leaders in the community.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Focus on Funding
Focus on Board Development
Increase individual giving and major donors
Leverage new property to raise private sector funding
Increase Awareness
Measure our programming using social media analytics
Focus on collaboration strategies for direct referrals
Achieve High Level Programming
Open supportive housing to better serve teen parents
Expand and strengthen existing partnerships to leverage current and future programs
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Rosemary's Babies Co. partners with United Way of Greater Cincinnati, bi3, and other great organizations. These collaborations allow us to be a pipeline of support for teen parents.
Rosemary's Babies Co. has spent more than three years researching the epidemic of teen parenting and generational barriers. The conceptualization, analysis of need, and composition of the program were based on numerous life experiences including that of the founder; she was a teen parent who broke the cycle.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Since our inception, Rosemary's Babies Co. has served more than 1200 families. Our organization has provided hundreds of emergency rides, distributed more than three dozen cribs, and provided thousands of hours of mentoring and education. Our teen parents have successfully:
1. Graduated from high school,
2. Improved behaviors,
3. Increased income and started jobs,
4. and improved their relationships with their babies and parents.
2020 & 2021 Non-profit of the Year in Pregnancy & Parenting Resources by Cincy Magazine
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Rosemarys Babies Co
Board of directorsas of 08/21/2024
Aswad Mack
Procter & Gamble Company
Term: 2022 - 2024
Rodsha Belser
Kroger Company
Cheryl Lackey
City of Cincinnati
Elaine Bobbey
Consultant, Evenflo
Rosemary Oglesby-Henry
CEO, Rosemary's Babies Co.
Catrina Jones
Jones Esq.
Aswad Mack
P&G
Antony West
Fifth Third Bank
Heather Pfaltzgraff
YMCA of Cincinnati
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Equity strategies
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- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.