We love connecting families in Durham to local businesses that are family-friendly. We celebrate Durham breastfeeding-friendly businesses and organizations! Thank you for supporting breastfeeding families in our community. The businesses listed below have been formally recognized for their support of breastfeeding families. Welcoming breastfeeding families is part of making breastfeeding the norm in our community. Thank you for your support!

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Bookstores

The Regulator Bookshop

Employer & Community Partner Award (2019)

Rofhiwa Book Cafe

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Childbirth Educators/Doulas

Acorn Acres Birthing LLC

Employer & Community Partner Award (2025)

Alyssa Reynolds Childbirth Educator

Employer & Community Partner Award (2021)

Birthing Boldly: Birth, Lactation, & Women’s Health

Employer & Community Partner Award (2021)

Birth Partners UNC Health Volunteer Doula Program

Employer & Community Partner Award (2022)

Carolina Birth and Wellness

Employer & Community Partner Award (2022)

Emerald Doulas, LLC

Employer & Community Partner Award (2021 & 2025)

Nurtured by Emily

Community Partner Award (2022)

Gift of Love Postpartum Care

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Jennifer Jensen, IBCLC

Community Partner Award (2024)

Journey of Motherhood

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Mobilizing African American Mothers through Empowerment (MAAME, Inc.):

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Rachel Kincaid Natural Childbirth Education

Community Partner Award (2021)

Triangle Doulas of Color, LLC

Community Partner Award (2022)

Want to be Well Doula Services

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Child Care/Preschool

Congratulations to First Presbyterian Day School and Yates Baptist Child Development Center for earning both the Breastfeed Durham Awards and the North Carolina Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care Designation from the NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS). This recognition highlights their exceptional commitment to supporting breastfeeding families through practices that promote, protect, and support breastfeeding within their programs.

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All My Children Childcare at Academy Rd: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)
Brighter Minds Childcare: Community Partner Award (2024)
Durham Head Start: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)
Growing Legacy Early Learning Center: Community Partner Award (2024)
First Presbyterian Day School: Employer, Community Partner, & Child Care (2022)
Leathers Meachem Head Start: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)
McDougald Terrace Head Start: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

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All My Children Childcare at Partridge St: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)
Brighter Minds Childcare: Community Partner Award (2024)
Calvary Baptist Church Childcare Ministry: Community Partner Award (2024)
Creative Minds Childcare: Community Partner Award (2024)
DD&T’s Home Daycare: Community Partner Award (2024)
Just Growin’ Up Daycare: Community Partner Award (2024)
Quality Academy Home Daycare: Community Partner Award (2024)
La Petite Academy on Wake Forest Highway: Community Partner Award (2024)
Mary’s Home Day Care: Community Partner Award (2024)
Nana’s Babies: Community Partner Award (2024)
Passion for Learning Childcare Center: Community Partner Award (2024)
Randy’s Five Star Academy: Community Partner Award (2024)
True Colors In-Home Daycare: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)
Victorious Daycare and Preschool: Community Partner Award (2024)

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A New Beginning IV: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)
Big World Little People Childcare: Community Partner Award (2024)
Childcare Network at Rippling Stream: Community Partner Award (2024)
Gorman Early Learning Center: Employer Award (2024)
Kids Korner Academy I: Community Partner Award (2024)
Kadejah’s Playhouse: Community Partner Award (2024)
Linking Connections Learning Center: Employer & Community Partner Award (2021)
Little Engine Academy: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)
Little Star Daycare: Community Partner Award (2024)
Love Laugh and Learning: Employer Award (2024)
McClammy Kids Academy: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)
Over the Rainbow: Community Partner Award (2024)
Sunshine Smiles Academy: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)
Tendercare Learning Center: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

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Branches Community School: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)
Creative Care Early Learning Academy: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)
Duke Children’s Campus: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)
Early Start Academy: Community Partner Award (2024)
KIN: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)
KIN, Too: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)
Legacy Child Enrichment Center: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)
Little Kidz Preschool: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)
St. Paul’s Preschool & PMO: Employer & Community Partner Award (2025)
SugarNSpice Home Childcare: Community Partner Award (2024)
Talentos Giraffe School: Community Partner Award (2024)
The Ashbury Preschool: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)
The Little School at Duke: Employer & Community Partner Award (2021)
Wildflower Cottage for Children: Employer Award (2024)

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A Brilliant Beginning Daycare: Community Partner Award (2024)
A New Beginning: Community Partner Award (2024)
A New Beginning II: Community Partner Award (2024)
A New Beginning III: Community Partner Award (2024)
Browns Early Learning School: Community Partner Award (2024)
Bryson Christian Montessori School: Community Partner Award (2024)
Children First, Inc.: Community Partner Award (2024)
Community Preschool at Lakewood: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)
Kids Korner Academy II: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)
King’s Kids Child Development Center: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)
Learning Jungle Hope Valley: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)
Little Angel’s Child Development Center: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)
Lyon Park Headstart: Community Partner Award (2024)
Mount Zion Daycare: Community Partner Award (2024)
Primrose School of Chapel Hill East: Community Partner Award (2024)
Small Wonders Daycare: Community Partner Award (2024)
Wondertots Learning Academy: Community Partner Award (2024)
Yates Baptist Child Development Center: Employer, Community Partner Award, & Child Care (2021)

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Young Explorers: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

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Giggles and Smiles: Community Partner Award (2024)
Little Sprouts Childcare: Community Partner Award (2024)
Pooh’s Corner Family Childcare: Community Partner Award (2024)
Rose of Sharon Preschool: Employer Award (2024)

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Beacon RTP: Employer Award (2024)
Childcare Network 166: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)
Families and Communities Rising Head Start: Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)
Global Montessori Academy: Community Partner Award (2024)
Grays Small Wonders Daycare: Community Partner Award (2024)
New Life Child Development Center: Community Partner Award (2024)
Primary Colors ELC: Community Partner Award (2024)
Rochelle Sanders Daycare Home: Community Partner Award (2024)
Southside Child Care: Employer & Community Partner Award (2021)
Spanish Learning Center of Durham: Community Partner Award (2024)
Starting Legends Childcare LLC: Community Partner Award (2024)
Through Faith Family Childcare Home: Community Partner Award (2024)
The Goddard School of Durham: Employer & Community Partner Award (2021)
The Learning Experience: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)
The Woodcroft School: Community Partner Award (2024)
Wonderkids Childcare: Community Partner Award (2024)

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The Learning Experience Chapel Hill: Community Partner Award (2024)

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Mary’s Daycare Home: Community Partner Award (2024)

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Clothing

CitiTrends on N. Miami

Employer & Community Partner Award (2022)

New Fashions on North Pointe Dr

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Rumors Boutique on University Dr

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Community Centers

Jewish for Good at the Levin JCC

Employer & Community Partner Award (2021)

West End Community Foundation, Inc.

Employer & Community Partner Award (2025)

Coworking

American Underground

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Education

Durham Charter School

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Durham Public Schools

Community Partner Award (2025)

North Carolina Central University

Community Partner Award (2025)

The Wonder Lab (STEM-inspired play for the youngest learners 6mo-6yr)

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Electronics

Boost Mobile on Wake Forest

Employer & Community Partner Award (2022)

Cricket Wireless on Wake Forest Hwy

Employer & Community Partner Award (2022)

Cellfixx

Employer & Community Partner Award (2022)

Entertainment

Clean DJ Ajax

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Finance

Self-Help Credit Union on 123 W Main St

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Self-Help Credit Union on 601 S Mangum St

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Self-Help Credit Union on 7029 Harps Mill Rd

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Self-Help Credit Union on 1405 Promise Beacon Cir

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Floral and Gardening

Divine Designs by the Wedding Woman

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Ninth Street Flowers

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

The ZEN Succulent

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Food, Beverage, and Restaurants

Baba Ghannouj

Employer & Community Partner Award (2021)

Bamboo House on N Duke St

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Beer Tooth Taproom

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Benetis Athena Restaurant

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Clean Juice Renaissance Village

Employer & Community Partner Award (2021)

Cocoa Cinnamon

Community Partner Award (2014)

Der Nachbar Bottleshop and Taps

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Durham Food Hall

Employer & Community Partner Award (2021)

East Durham Sweet Shoppe

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Eastcut Sandwich Bar

Employer & Community Partner Award (2020)

El Dorado Mexican Restaurant

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Esmeralda’s Cafe

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

The Glass Jug Beer Lab

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Hi-Wire Brewing Company

Employer & Community Partner Award (2021)

India Gate Indian Restaurant

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

International Delights

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Jersey Mike’s on N Duke St

Community Partner Award (2023)

Jireh Family Farm

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

KFC on Horton Rd

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Las Palmas #1

Community Partner Award (2022)

Little Homestead Farm Natural Bath & Body

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

The Mad Popper

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Matatlan Mexican Restaurant

Community Partner Award (2024)

MILKLAB on Highway 54

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Moe’s Original BBQ

Community Partner Award (2024)

Monuts

Employer & Community Partner Award (2021)

Nantucket Grill

Employer & Community Partner Award (2022)

Perfect Lovers

Community Partner Award (2025)

Pie Pushers

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Plaza Latina

Employer & Community Partner Award (2022)

Queeny’s

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Red Crab Seafood on Durham Chapel Hill Blvd

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Ro Cake Studio

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Sarah’s Empanadas

Community Partner Award (2024)

Smallcakes

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Subway, Coffee World, & Ice Cream Club on Guess Rd

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Subway on Durham Chapel Hill Blvd

Community Partner Award (2024)

Tandoor Indian Restaurant

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Village Italian Pizzeria

Employer & Community Partner Award (2022)

Gymnasium and Physical Fitness

Durham Soccer Academy

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Fuel Fitness

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Jewish for Good at the Levin JCC

Employer & Community Partner Award (2021)

The Exercise Coach on HWY 751, Suite 105

Employer & Community Partner Award (2022)

The Functional Medicine Center

Employer & Community Partner Award (2021)

Health Research

Biogen Idec

Employer Award (2012)

Research Square

Employer Award (2017)

Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute

Community Partner Award (2022)

Health Care: General Health, Grief, Health Information, Mental Health, and Support

Body Worker

Keystone Chiropractic

Employer & Community Partner Award (2021)

Body Worker

Triangle Chiropractic and Rehabilitation Center

Employer & Community Partner Award (2021)

Body Worker/Doula

Sacred Womb Works

Community Partner Award (2022)

Chiropractor

University Chiropractic

Employer & Community Partner Award (2025)

Fertility

Faithfully Fertile Foundation

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Fertility

Ultimate Fertility Consulting

Employer & Community Partner Award (2025)

Health Advocacy Group

NC Clinicians for Climate Action

Community Partner Award (2022)

Mental Health Services

El Futuro

Community Partner Award (2024)

Mental Health Services

Empower Therapy PLLC

Employer & Community Partner Award (2021)

Mental Health Services

Fields Family Psychiatry, PLLC

Employer & Community Partner Award (2021)

Mental Health Services

The Children’s Room

Community Partner Award (2021)

Mental Health Services

Restructure The Mind

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Mental Health Services

RTP Clinical Associates, PLLC

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Mental Health Services

Waypoint Counseling & Maternal Wellness, PLLC

Employer & Community Partner Award (2025)

Naturopath

The Functional Medicine Center

Employer & Community Partner Award (2021)

Nutritionist

Milestones Pediatric & Maternal Nutrition

Employer & Community Partner Award (2022)

Pediatrics

Duke Primary Care Heritage Pediatrics

Employer & Community Partner Award (2025)

Pediatrics

Duke Pediatrics South Durham

Community Partner Award (2025)

Pediatrics/Primary Care

Lincoln Community Health Center

Employer & Community Partner Award (2025)

Primary Care

Family Care, PA

Community Partner Award (2025)

Primary Care

Duke Primary Care Holly Springs Family Medicine

Employer & Community Partner Award (2025)

Primary Care

Duke Family Medicine Clinic

Community Choice Award (2025)

Postpartum Home Visits

Family Connects Durham

Community Partner Award (2025)

Public Health

Durham County Department of Public Health

Employer & Community Partner Award (2020)

Wellness Center

Radical Healing Collaborative

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

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Lodging and Event Centers

Morehead Manor Bed and Breakfast

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Parents with infants are warmly welcomed to visit and attend events at Morehead Manor Bed and Breakfast. For overnight stays involving children under the age of 12, the entire property must be rented.

The Durham Exchange

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Lactation Services and Support

Beyond Birth Lactation Services

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Breastfeed Durham

Employer & Community Partner Award (2018)

Carolina Birth and Wellness

Employer & Community Partner Award (2022)

Cornerstone Lactation, LLC

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Emerald Doulas, LLC

Employer & Community Partner Award (2021)

Durham County Department of Public Health

Employer & Community Partner Award (2020)

Durham La Leche League

Community Partner Award (2022)

Family Connects Durham

Community Partner Award (2025)

Four Sisters’ Hands

Community Partner Award (2024)

Grounded Lactation

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Jennifer Jensen, IBCLC

Community Partner Award (2024)

Jordan Smith Lactation

Employer & Community Partner Award (2025)

Lactanciasupermama

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

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Lillian Gray Scott, LLC.

Employer & Community Partner Award (2025)

MAAME, Inc.

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Milestones Pediatric & Maternal Nutrition

Employer & Community Partner Award (2022)

North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition

Employer & Community Partner Award (2025)

Relatable Lactation, LLC

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Rooted Nutrition and Lactation, LLC

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Teaching Babies to Nurse

Employer & Community Partner Award (2025)

Triangle Lactation

Community Partner Award (2023 & 2025)

Ultimate Fertility and Lactation Consulting LLC

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

WIC and Lincoln Community Health Center

Employer & Community Partner Award (2025)

Marketing and Communications

Research Square

Employer Award (2017)

Semaphore Marketing

Employer & Community Partner Award (2021)

Nonprofits

Church World Service

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Parks

Durham Central Park

Employer & Community Partner Award (2025)

Durham Parks & Recreation at Solite Park

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Durham Parks & Recreation at Hillside Park

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Durham Parks & Recreation at Merrick-Moore Park

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Durham Parks & Recreation at Twin Lakes Park

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Pets

Livy’s Lavish Selfwash & Grooming

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Pharmacy and Supplements

Central Pharmacy

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Clinic Pharmacy

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Gurley’s Pharmacy

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Triangle Pharmacy

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Chalo’s Club Herbalife

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Bulltánica & Cultivating Resistance Herbals: Employer & Community Partner Award (2025)

GNC on New Hope Commons Dr: Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Places of Worship

Cole Mill Road Church of Christ

Employer & Community Partner Award (2022)

Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (ERUUF)

Community Partner Award & LGBTQIA Friendly (2022)

Judea Reform Congregation & Religious School

Employer & Community Partner Award (2025)

LifeSpring Church

Employer & Community Partner Award (2022)

Southside Church of Christ

Employer & Community Partner Award (2022)

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Employer & Community Partner Award (2025)

Beth El Synagogue

Community Partner Award (2022)

Potty Training & Diapers

Diapers for Black Durham

Community Partner Award (2025)

Go Diaper Free of Durham

Employer & Community Partner Award (2021)

Real Estate

Inhabit Real Estate

Employer & Community Partner Award (2025)

Retail

Bath and Body

Little Homestead Farm Natural Bath & Body

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Bath and Body

Fillaree

Employer & Community Partner Award (2025)

Candles

Bright Black

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Craft Supply

Freeman’s Creative

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Grills

Original Grills

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Grocery

Part & Parcel

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Grocery

Jireh Family Farm

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Interiors

Max Hugo Interior Design

Employer & Community Partner Award (2022)

Retail

Dollar Tree on Glenn School Rd

Employer & Community Partner Award (2022)

Retail

Gold Diggers Liquidation

Employer & Community Partner Award (2022)

Retail

Variedades RLB

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Shoes

Shoe Show on Glenn School Rd

Employer & Community Partner Award (2022)

Party Rentals

Triangle Party Rentals on N Duke St

Community Partner Award (2023)

Salon, Spa, and Beauty

Bella Capelli Salon

Employer & Community Partner Award (2022)

Duke Beauty Supply on N Duke St

Community Partner Award (2023)

Elixir Barbería & Salón on Avondale Dr

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Fatima’s African Hair Braiding

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Hair Gallery Plus on N Roxboro St.

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Jr Panache’s Nail & Spa

Community Partner Award (2022)

Mariam African Hair Braiding

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Nail Care

Employer & Community Partner Award (2022)

Ordinary Just Won’t Du

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Peluqueria Belleza A La Moda on Avondale Dr.

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Salon Povera

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Stylz Unlimited Hair Salon

Employer & Community Partner Award (2022)

Taji’s Natural Hair Styling in Durham

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Temple Studio

Employer & Community Partner Award (2023)

Security

Securing Life and Property

Employer & Community Partner Award (2024)

Services for Teens

Helping Each Adolescent Reach Their Spark (H.E.A.R.T.S.)

Employer & Community Partner Award (2021)

Mental Health Services | Empower Therapy PLLC

Employer & Community Partner Award (2021)

Thank you! On behalf of the North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition, Breastfeed Durham, and the families we represent, we extend our heartfelt appreciation to your business for all that you do to support breastfeeding.

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