Jenice Fountain

Jenice is a grassroots organizer and advocate in Birmingham, Alabama dedicated to Reproductive Justice, direct aid, and equitable services for marginalized people. Jenice — a mom herself — is the founder of Margins: Women Helping Black Women, a local community aid organization that addresses the reproductive, financial, and material needs of low-income Black mothers, TGNC parents, and their children. Jenice prides herself on her work through a harm reduction lens and views her work as direct pushback to the stigmatized services that Black people are often subject to as well as a direct pushback to capitalist systems. Before the Dobbs decision, Margins was routinely offering transport to and from abortion clinics.

Over the last two years, Jenice has brought this experience to build and strengthen Yellowhammer Fund’s Family Justice program as Family Justice Organizer. A fierce advocate for reproductive and abortion justice, Jenice has not only funded abortions and offered transportation to clinics, but she has also taken a firm role in supporting mothers who have been criminalized for their pregnancy-related outcomes. You may also recognize Jenice for rallying the masses in Birmingham, Alabama regarding the Dobbs v JWHO case. Jenice currently serves her community as Executive Director of Yellowhammer Fund.

Jenice Fountain is the recipient of the 2024 Women's Media Center Progressive Women's Voices IMPACT Award.