Our Founder

Roberta M. Coleman is the Founder/President/CEO/ED of Kabod House International. Her passion and heart are for the homeless/unhoused and low-to-no-income Black and Brown women, girls, and children who are victims of and affected by health disparities. Roberta is a graduate of National Louis University with an MBA in Nonprofit Management and a B.S. degree in Human Services from the University of Phoenix.

Our Organization


The goal of Kabod House International is to become a trailblazing organization that offers unique and needed services to women, girls, parents, and children in the Chicagoland/South Suburban Cook County area. Our programs include distributing new bras and underwear and feminine hygiene products to women and girls living in poverty, as well as educating them on reproductive, maternal, and mental health. Every year we provide Winter coats and toys for homeless and foster care children at a local elementary school partner. We also supply baby diapers and wipes for financially struggling parents.

Leadership Team

Roberta M. Coleman, MBA - President

Oliver W. Patton, Jr., MSP - Vice-President, Treasurer

Velma L. Brown - Secretary

Gloria S. Harden, MSW - Director

Sandra Howard - Director

Amber Estes-Speese - Director

Shaponda A. Jimerson - Director

Vision & Mission


Our Vision

The vision of Kabod House International is to provide access to period and diaper products and reproductive and mental health education to those in Black and Brown Chicagoland communities.


Our Mission

Kabod House International's mission is to end period and diaper poverty, reduce health disparities, and improve menstrual, reproductive, prenatal, and mental health among Black and Brown low-income girls, women, and parents.