MEN HAVING BABIES INC
Cause Area
- Advocacy & Human Rights
- Community
- Health & Medicine
- LGBTQ+
Location
6151 TYNDALL AVERIVERDALE, NY 10471 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
Our mission includes: The provision of educational and practical information to assist gay prospective parents achieve biological parenting. Promoting the affordability of surrogacy related services for gay men through financial assistance and the encouragement of transparency and customer feedback. Promoting surrogacy practices that minimize the risks and maximize the potential short and long-term benefits to all involved. Raising awareness about the potential benefits and meaningful relationships surrogacy arrangements can bring about.
Description
With over 7,000 future and current gay parents worldwide, the international nonprofit Men Having Babies (MHB) is dedicated to providing its members with educational and financial support. Each year over a thousand attendees benefit from unbiased guidance and access to a wide range of relevant service providers at its monthly workshops and conferences in NY, Chicago, Brussels, San Francisco, Miami, Dallas and Tel Aviv. The organization’s Gay Parenting Assistance Program (GPAP) annually provides dozens of couples with over a million dollars worth of cash grants, discounts and free services from over fifty leading service providers. Collaborating with an advisory board made of surrogates, MHB developed a framework for Ethical Surrogacy that has received endorsements from several LGBT parenting organizations worldwide. In addition, MHB offers extensive online resources, a directory with ratings and reviews of agencies and clinics, a Surrogacy Speakers Bureau, and a vibrant online community forum.