Description:  The charity I'm supporting is the Nubian Mentoring Program. The Nubian Mentoring Program provides mentoring services and support for pregnant and postpartum African American women in Vallejo, Benicia, and Fairfield California .They also work as a part of a partnership with various other agencies that are committed to ... Read More The charity I'm supporting is the Nubian Mentoring Program. The Nubian Mentoring Program provides mentoring services and support for pregnant and postpartum African American women in Vallejo, Benicia, and Fairfield California .They also work as a part of a partnership with various other agencies that are committed to creating a system of care in Solano County that supports and educates pregnant and parenting women to deliver healthy babies. This program is important to me because babies are dying. The impact of infant mortality is considerable: There are more than 28,000 deaths to children under 1 year of age each year in the United States. In the United States in 2004 (the latest year that data are available for all countries), the United States ranked 29th in the world in infant mortality, tied with Poland and Slovakia. In 2005, there was a more than threefold difference in infant mortality rates by race and ethnicity, from a high of 13.63 for non-Hispanic black women to a low of 4.42 for Cuban women. These differences may relate in part to differences in risk factors for infant mortality such as preterm and low birth weight delivery, socioeconomic status, access to medical care, etc. However, many of the racial and ethnic differences in infant mortality remain unexplained. This Cause is very important to me and is a very serious issue and I would like everyone who can help to help thank you for letting me share my cause. Close