Abortion Care for Tennessee

TN Abortion Doula Intensive (Fall 2026)

Tennessee's abortion funds, Abortion Care Tennessee and Mountain Access Brigade, are collaborating to offer our local community an Abortion Doula Training Intensive: a 5 week course on becoming an abortion doula (12.5 training hours total) from September 2026 - October 2026. We're partnering with expert facilitators with The House of ADT to bring this tailor-made program to Tennessee, covering the tenets of Reproductive Justice, Tennessee's current landscape of abortion access, the role of doulas within our community, and how to apply these core concepts to our work helping others make empowered decisions about their bodies and their futures. Tennessee's abortion funds are offering this opportunity to our community free of charge in the hopes of deepening our relationships to others fighting for Reproductive Justice, developing new and emerging leadership within our movement, and adding to the long-term capacity of our funds' work. By training up a cohort of new abortion doulas, we're hoping to expand the network of folks helping Tennesseans access abortion care, information, and sexual and reproductive health resources in a state with one of the strictest abortion bans in the country. Puede encontrar la versión en español acá: https://abortioncaretn.volunteermeet.org/doulaintensive2026-esp

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Puede encontrar la versión en español acá: https://abortioncaretn.volunteermeet.org/doulaintensive2026-esp

About ACT and MAB
Abortion Care Tennessee and Mountain Access Brigade are Tennessee's two independent abortion funds. We merged in August of 2025 in order to double our impact across the state. ACT is a 501C3 nonprofit and fiscal sponsor of Mountain Access Brigade. Mountain Access Brigade is a grassroots collective of abortion doulas. Both of our funds offer financial support to Tennesseans fleeing the state to obtain legal abortion care from clinics in neighboring states. ACT offers block grants to the 5 clinics who see the highest number of TN patients, while MAB operates a custom, confidential call/text line staffed by trained abortion doulas where patients can call in to receive practical, logistical, or emotional support ahead of their abortion appointments. With our combined methods of funding, Tennesseans are able to get anywhere from $200 - $2,000 of financial support for their clinic appointments, free sexual and reproductive healthcare resources, accurate information about their pregnancy options, compassionate and non-judgmental care from a trained abortion doula, and connections to other local resources that folks might need.

About the Trainers with the House of ADT
With a Wealth of Experience in Community Organizing, Teaching, and Consulting, we know how to center play, groundedness, discovery, and creativity with our clients. We are doulas, acompanañtes, facilitators, and angelic troublemakers. We push the edges of possibility to move together with our clients into building the liberated communities we want to be part of.

We are:
Black, Trans, Disabled Led
Disability Justice Centered
Trans-national-Rooted in Turtle Island/So-Called U.S. and in Mexico, dedicated to International Solidarity

We focus on:
Providing Comprehensive Historical, Political, Social, and Cultural Education about Abortion and the Abortion Landscape
Excavating Root Causes of Challenges
Identifying Strategies that Address and Transform those Root Causes
Holding and Facilitating Spaces that Nurture the Transformation Process
Equipping Communities, Organizations, and Providers with the Knowledge, Resources, and Support Systems Necessary To Tend to Themselves and Others in Our Abortion Constellation with Care

About The Program
This is a 5 week training intensive for new, emerging, or even seasoned abortion doulas who want to dive deeper into meeting the needs of abortion-seekers across Tennessee and the broader South. This program is 12.5 hours of training provided once a week for 2.5 hours/week.

Course Schedule:
- Tuesday, September 8th, from 5pm - 7:30pm ET // 4pm - 6:30pm CT
- Tuesday, September 15th, from 5pm - 7:30pm ET // 4pm - 6:30pm CT
- Tuesday, September 22nd, from 5pm - 7:30pm ET // 4pm - 6:30pm CT
- Tuesday, September 29th, from 5pm - 7:30pm ET // 4pm - 6:30pm CT
- Tuesday, October 6th, from 5pm - 7:30pm ET // 4pm - 6:30pm CT

Applicant Requirements:
- Must be 18 or older
- Strong values alignment around Reproductive Justice and abortion access.
- Foundational knowledge of the Reproductive Justice framework and a commitment to continued learning.
- Commitment to full and active participation in ALL course sessions.
- Commitment to providing abortion access, resources, or information in Tennessee or the broader South.
- Commitment to staying involved with Abortion Care Tennessee and Mountain Access Brigade in some way, either through volunteering, Board service, organizational partnership, or doula work.

Please Note:
Application does not guarantee acceptance into the program.
Priority will be given to folks living in Tennessee who can commit to attendance of each session of the course, folks who are already involved in the movement for Reproductive Justice in some way, Black and brown folks living in Tennessee, trans folks living in Tennessee, folks who have had abortions, those working for other abortion funds in some way, and those who express long term commitment to being involved with ACT and MAB after the course is finished.
For the safety of all involved, each applicant will be vetted and must agree to conduct a 30 minute video interview before acceptance.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please honestly answer each of the following questions and we will be in touch about next steps. If you have any questions about this process or opportunity, please email us at info@abortioncaretn.org.

Applications are due by midnight on Sunday, August 30th, in order to be considered.

Help Us Get to Know You

This allows us a better idea of who you are and how you relate to the world around you.

Are you pro-abortion? What does being pro-abortion mean to you? *

Are you BIPOC? *

Yes

How do you name your race? *

How do you name your gender? *

Are you law enforcement? *

Yes

Are you married to or in a personal relationship with someone who is a member of law enforcement? *

Yes

Are you an active member of the military? *

Yes

What is your relationship to the state (have worked for the government, etc.)? (NOTE: Having a previous or existing role working with the state does not automatically mean your application will not be considered). *

Please provide all *public* social media handles. This is sensitive work - we need to see who you are! Type "N/A" if you do not use the platform or would not be able to make your account public for any period of time.

Instagram (please make sure your profile is public before applying!) *

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Other (this could include TikTok, Red Note, Substack, Medium articles, etc).

How did you hear about the abortion doula intensive? *

Are you already affiliated with Abortion Care Tennessee or Mountain Access Brigade in any way? *

Yes

If yes, how?

Are you already affiliated with House of ADT in any way? *

Yes

If yes, how?

Are you already affiliated with another abortion fund in some way? *

Yes

If yes, how?

Share What Makes You a Great Fit

Please share a statement of interest explaining your motivation for joining this Abortion Doula Intensive and your alignment with ACT and MAB's mission and values. Please be sure to include details that allow us insight to your understanding of the Reproductive Justice Framework and your commitment to the work of an abortion doula. *

Please share your professional (paid or unpaid) background, expertise, or specific skills you believe will help you in your journey to becoming an abortion doula after this course. If you are currently involved in any Reproductive Justice-related work in Tennessee - or the South more broadly - please tell us a little bit about it here.
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ACT and MAB are asking that participants in this cohort remain committed to the work of Tennessee's abortion funds in some way in order to help us build capacity, strengthen leadership, and invest in long term sustainability of our organizations. Please share a little bit about how you would envision staying connected and committed to the work that Tennessee's abortion funds do once completing the course. *

Alignment with ACT's organizational values is incredibly important to us when considering bringing new folks into the work that we do. Please read through our values listed below, and share a little about what they mean to you in your current work or in your prospective commitment to your participation in this course.

1). Accountability: We are committed to transparency, compassionate and direct communication, and being open to receiving constructive criticism to drive our individual and collective growth. 2). Centering the Reproductive Justice Framework: We see all oppression as interconnected and strive to dismantle all forms of oppression, especially white supremacy, by engaging in cross-movement power building. 3). Accessibility: We strive to make our spaces, services, and advocacy accessible to everyone and to center the needs and leadership of the most marginalized. 4). Sustainability: We strive to support each other in this work to ensure the sustainability of each of us and of the continuity of the fund. 5). Southern Liberation: ACT is committed to uplifting our community and to building autonomy and collective power in the South.

What do these values mean to you in your current or prospective work? *

Please share two references who can speak to your values and commitment. We ask that you provide First Name, Last Name, and Email and/or Phone Number for each of your references.
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Time Commitment & Access Needs

Can you commit to ALL of the course sessions listed in the description above? *

Yes

Do you have any access needs that you'd like to share with the trainers? How can we support your active participation and comfort in a virtual 5-week training space? (If you want or need Spanish interpretation/translation or ASL interpretation during the virtual sessions, please let us know that here). *

Abortion Care for Tennessee

TN Abortion Doula Intensive (Fall 2026)

Help Us Get to Know You

Share What Makes You a Great Fit

Time Commitment & Access Needs

Thank you for your interest in joining our Abortion Doula Training Intensive (Fall 2026).