ICAN aims to sustain a community of peers that can truly change each other’s lives for the better, spread accountability where it is due, and demonstrate that sometimes healing our trauma can inspire a fight for change to protect those who come after us.
Onward,
Brianna Barker
ICAN President
Peer to Peer
27K+
Peers connected in ICAN’s support spaces
Grassroots
100%
ICAN is 100% volunteer from the Board of Directors, to Executive Teams, Committees, and Local community Chapter Leaders. Over 12,000 volunteer hours were given toward our mission in 2020.
Cities Worldwide
120+
ICAN Chapter leaders host free support meetings around the globe to improve access to support, eduction, and advocacy.
Years
40
What began 40 years ago as a kitchen-table childbirth education class between neighbors has become a peer-to-peer network that educates & supports birthing people and advocates for dignified Cesareans worldwide.
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