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A Wonderful Afternoon of Music, Community, and Support: Thank You for Joining Our Cajun Brunch Fundraiser

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On Sunday March 8th, friends of Breastfeed Durham gathered at Succotash Southern & Creole Kitchen for a joyful Cajun Brunch fundraiser filled with great food, live music, and warm community spirit. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who joined us to celebrate and support the families we serve. Events like this remind us that building a Breastfeeding Family Friendly Durham truly takes a […]

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Breastfeeding Family Friendly Libraries in Durham County

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When we first began Breastfeed Durham, we knew that our libraries were essential partners. Over the years, our work with Durham’s public libraries has shown us how families are welcomed to breastfeed, and we’ve watched a clear, consistent message of support grow stronger. Through ongoing conversations with county commissioners and library leadership, we’ve seen real change.

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Community Generosity Launches Breastfeed Durham’s Lactation Collaborative

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At Breastfeed Durham, we believe that every dollar is a vote for what matters most in our community. This month, our community cast a decisive vote for families: thanks to an anonymous donor, we are thrilled to announce the launch of the Lactation Collaborative. This generous gift secures the Collaborative for the next year, allowing us

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Step 8.4 in Action: Bringing Lactation Support to Store Shelves Across Durham

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“All non-locally controlled groceries, food markets, convenience stores, and pharmacies are encouraged to display lactation support information near infant formula/foods and to prevent local advertising of formula. This information may not be provided by the formula industry.”— Step 8.4, Ten Steps to a Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community Why Step 8.4 Matters Infant feeding choices are shaped

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Gratitude to Beyond Birth 

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Breastfeed Durham extends our deepest gratitude to Beyond Birth Lactation Services and Boutique for their generous $1,000 donation. 💜 Your gift helps us continue building our reserve fund so we can sustain and expand our work supporting families in Durham. Because of community partners like you, we are able to strengthen breastfeeding support, reduce infant mortality, and

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Perinatal Mood Support and Lactation: Building Villages of Care

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In August, Breastfeed Durham partnered with Piedmont AHEC to host a powerful session in our First Food Equity Series—this one centered on the deep connection between perinatal mood support and lactation. The conversation, led by Bernadette Greene, Executive Director of Breastfeed Durham, and Kimberly D. Harper, RN, MPH of UNC’s Collaborative for Maternal and Infant Health, brought together research,

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Ten Steps in Action: A Whole-Community Approach

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Editor’s note (September 2026): This June 2025 post celebrates a peer Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community (Carrboro), not Durham; it is kept here as part of the record. On June 17th, we joined Breastfeed Orange NC in celebrating Carrboro, North Carolina, becoming the first community to officially complete all Ten Steps required to be designated as

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2nd Annual Manifest Rainbow Collective for Change Event

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On Sunday, June 1st, 2025 Breastfeed Durham was honored to join the Rainbow Collective for Change at their Annual Manifest RCC Event at Falls Lake. It was a joyful day of connection, community, and celebration, where we had the chance to share our mission: creating a world where all families feel seen, supported, and empowered

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