Great Beginnings for Black Babies, Inc. promotes the healthy growth and development of babies, children, youth and families in communities of color by: • Helping to improve pregnancy outcomes; • Reducing infant and maternal mortality and morbidity rates; • Educating women and adolescents on the importance of early and continuous prenatal care; • Providing perinatal, parenting, nutrition and preventive education to pregnant and parenting women, adolescents and their families; • Providing social support and mentoring; • Equipping fathers with the necessary skills to play an active role in the care and support of their children; • Raising awareness of disparities in health care services for women and children in targeted communities; • Providing pregnancy prevention services and activities for youths and adolescents; • Increasing the knowledge of health professionals regarding appropriate services for women and children. Core strategies to achieve these goals include community outreach; prenatal care; social support and empowerment; care coordination; referrals and follow-up; case management; life skills training; pregnancy prevention; youth development; parenting education; and, after school and values programs.