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Bilingual Nurse Home Visitor

Please share with your networks. Reports to: Family Connects Durham Director of Clinical Services Program Description: Family Connects Durham (FCD) is a community-wide nurse home visiting program developed in Durham, NC, for parents of newborns, regardless of income or socioeconomic status. The mission is to increase child well-being by bridging the gap between parent needs and […]

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First Food Equity | A Shared Responsibility

Even though it’s legal to breastfeed in public in all 50 states, there are countless instances of people being asked to leave or cover up – or even having the police called – while nursing. Many of the impacted families are families of color – specifically, undocumented families, immigrant families, and families who have been

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Transit Equity Campaign

We at Breastfeed Durham know that policy, including public transport policy, plays a key role in shaping our community. Accessing and attending regular care while pregnant, breastfeeding, and throughout childhood is critical to the overall well-being of families – including breastfeeding success. Parents need to get places and run errands – they need to pick

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