Helena Jacobs co-created and directs the Alaska Native Birthworkers Community, which she has ushered from a team of four volunteers to a paid staff of 14. The nonprofit helps more than 500 families across 100 Alaska communities through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum support, care, and education. Her sabbatical will bring her intentional time with her husband and five children, which she will spend in the Caribbean, enjoying the ocean.