A house fire, an eviction, a power cut. They separate a baby from a feeding plan as surely as a hurricane does. Everything Durham families need is now on one page, in English and Spanish: breastfeeddurham.org/emergency.
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203 families at Book Harvest, bilingual signs ordered for every library branch, a shop that said yes, and a free lactation clinic that finished its first year and is funded through 2027. Here is what Breastfeed Durham and our partners did together this summer.
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We’re excited to share that Love Anderson was recently interviewed by VoyageRaleigh for their “Meet” series. The conversation gives readers a chance to learn more about Love, her connection to this work, and the story behind Breastfeed Durham. She talks about the experiences and ideas that helped shape the organization, as well as the importance
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¿Prefiere leer en español? Toda esta información está en español al final de esta página. Download the printable handout (PDF, English and Spanish) Green means the rules did not change. Blue and orange mean they did. Program Did it change? Who is protected What to do WICRules did not change No. No work hours. No
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By Nicola Bronson, MPH CandidateUNC Gillings School of Global Public HealthField Placement with Breastfeed Durham, Summer 2026 My name is Nikki, and I have spent the last ten weeks working as Breastfeed Durham’sBusiness Outreach Coordinator. In practice, this meant walking through Durham neighborhoodsand knocking on the door of every church, restaurant, retail store, coffee shop, doctor’s
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Black Breastfeeding Week turns 14 this year. The 2026 theme is “We All We Got: 14 Years of Community, Care, and Collective Power,” and I cannot think of a truer set of words. For folks who have been navigating systemic racism from birth to death, we get it. We save each other. Our milk, our
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The Durham Performing Arts Center now has a private lactation pod available to guests during events. You’ll find it on the second-floor orchestra lobby. Inside: a seat, a table, electrical outlets, and a mini fridge. Those details matter more than they might look. Outlets mean you are not rationing a battery through a two-act show.
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Some people join a coalition. Becca Brandt French joined ours and quietly made it better in about four different directions at once. This summer, Becca welcomed a brand-new baby. And with support from Breastfeed Durham, Becca completed the Certified Breastfeeding Specialist program through Lactation Education Resources. We are so proud of her we could burst.
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And a New Friend of Breastfeeding Families We Rock the Spectrum Kid’s Gym has opened on Hillsborough Road, and owner Ritz Murphy is already thinking about nursing and pumping parents. Durham has a new place for kids to play — and it was built with the understanding that not every child plays the same way.
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Inside Durham’s Benefits Access Ecosystem: What We Learned at the Care Coordination Roundtable When a family in Durham struggles to put food on the table, keep the lights on, or get a prescription filled, the health effects show up long before anyone reaches a doctor. That’s the heart of what our community partners call the social
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