Parent Information

New Giving Closet Hours for Working Families!

Welcome Baby provides parent support programs, including: Parenting Workshops such as the Incredible Years, Positive Discipline and special topic workshops. Classes are available in English and Spanish. Car Seat Safety Program information sessions about car seat safety and discounted car seats; Familias Leen-a family literacy program for Latino families. Parents with Newborns may take advantage […]

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Share your pandemic story

Advocacy, Breastfeeding Communities, Parent Information, Providers, Uncategorized / Breastfeed Durham

Pregnant and breastfeeding families, health care providers, and all public health stakeholders are urged to share stories about how the pandemic and pandemic response is impacting young families through the “How is the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacting Infant Feeding?” story tool. Your insights will help guide USBC’s work to create a landscape of breastfeeding support, during this

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Fatherhood of Durham

Advocacy, Breastfeeding Communities, Parent Information / Breastfeed Durham

Fatherhood of Durham (FOD) was founded in 2011 but re-established in 2018 as a father-centered program to enable men to develop the knowledge, confidence and skills to become responsible fathers and co-parents. Through their many programs and outreach services, Fatherhood of Durham hopes to builds stronger families by supporting fathers to develop more skills do

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Protect Pregnant People From Climate Change

Advocacy, Breastfeeding Communities, Parent Information, Racial Equity / Breastfeed Durham

Pregnant people and children – and particularly people of color – are disproportionately exposed to the health harms from climate change. And as a “threat multiplier,” climate change intersects with and amplifies existing disparities in baseline health, access to healthcare, and poverty. Learn more at our upcoming webinar. We need your help today in calling on North

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Back to School Event

Advocacy, Parent Information / Breastfeed Durham

We are proud to announce that Breastfeed Durham will be at the community back to school event on Saturday, September 11 from 2-5 PM at Concord Village, 1332 Fidelity Drive, Durham NC, 27713. We are looking forward to supporting breastfeeding families and their big kids. We know that the health and support of the whole

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Register Now: FREE Family Photo Event

News, Parent Information / Breastfeed Durham

National Breastfeeding Month is a time of celebration, and we see so many powerful and beautiful images of nursing families and communities supporting them. In keeping with that celebration, Breastfeed Durham invites you to a FREE family photoshoot! We look forward to celebrating these wonderful images of families from our local community on our social

Sunnyside Up Podcast

Child Care, Parent Information / Breastfeed Durham

We wanted to share the rebroadcast of an episode of the Sunnyside Up podcast from last spring. It is one of the most listened-to episodes they’ve made (and there are many). In case you missed it, here’s your chance to catch a conversation. The episode features Shawna Daniels, a board member of Breastfeeding Family Friendly

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Nurturing Durham Resource Guide

Advocacy, Parent Information, Providers / Breastfeed Durham

The Nurturing Durham Resource Guide website is now live in both English and Spanish! The guide makes it easy to find free and low-cost programs dedicated to supporting the social, emotional, and mental well-being of children and families in Durham. On the site, you can search for providers who offer services like behavioral evaluation and

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LLL of Durham Celebrates | August 4, 2021

Parent Information / Kathleen Anderson

La Leche League of Durham is celebrating World Breastfeeding Week and National Breastfeeding Month with a virtual reunion on Wednesday, August 4th, 2021, after the first Wednesday monthly meeting. Continue celebrating all month long with a book. Are you or someone you know looking for Birthing, Breastfeeding, and Parenting books? The La Leche League of Durham library is now

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Healthy Babies Community Resource Fair

Parent Information / Love Anderson

The Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Community Resource Fair is planing a Drive-Through event on this Thursday, July 29, 9-1pm. Parents will register (if possible) ahead of time, and drive through the parking lot at Welcome Baby anytime from 9-1 pm that day to pick up a bag of goodies, resources, and information from partners. The

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