The keynote speaker, Bonita Agee, is great, and her closing remarks were incredible. This presentation brings to focus multiple roadblocks, from historical trauma through present day factors, that impact breastfeeding, highlight the rise of Black lactation advocates, and outline ways to provide culturally responsive support for Black women and their infants.
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Apply Now Employers in North Carolina have gone to extraordinary measures to support and protect families. We want to celebrate you! With so many families working from home right now, more organizations qualify than ever before. Apply today to receive a Breastfeeding Friendly Award. Breastfeeding-Friendly Community Partners are businesses or organizations that welcome breastfeeding families.
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Our goal at Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities of Durham is to support all families in our community during this unprecedented and stressful time. We know that information and recommendations are changing rapidly and it can be difficult to find the resources you need to sustain your family. Please see Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities’ COVID-19 Emergency Resources
June is Pride Month! The USBC has published a webpage titled, “LGBTQIA+ Resources and Pride Month.” The webpage features a compilation of resources, tools, and materials from the field that can be shared with breastfeeding families. Resources, Tools, and Materials Boston Breastfeeding Coalition Queer Inclusive Breastfeeding Support MomsRising Social Media Toolkit La Leche League International
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We work against racism one baby at a time. We hope to help babies become healthier and happier. All these amazing healthy, happy babies will grow up to be healthy, happy adults. Then just maybe, we can make a healthier happier world! As you struggle with how to talk to children about issues like these, the Center for Racial Justice in Education recommends a list of resources that you may find helpful at this time.
It’s difficult to imagine being a first time parent in the midst of these changing times.
The Community Empowerment Fund (CEF) and a collective of community advocacy groups has put together a COVID-19 community resource page. They added an early a childhood (age 0 to 5 years) and a maternal health section this week. It was extremely important to Breastfeed Durham to put together a comprehensive list. Thank you for all your help.
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Our goal is to continue to support families in our community during this unprecedented and stressful time and support organizations such as yours that are working with families of color to aid in minimizing the financial barriers to provide educational resources and services to them. Our goal is to support Black Maternal Health within our communities. With your help, Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities of Durham and your organization can make changes to support black Maternal health in Durham and surrounding counties.
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Breastfeed Durham Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities of Durham has a new name… Same great team | Doing the same great work | With a new look.
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What are breastfeeding parents in Durham pondering? Looking for tips for working away from a nursing toddler? Learn More about Working and Breastfeeding The Making It Work Tool Kit is a resource to help breastfeeding mothers return to work. It is designed to provide assistance to breastfeeding mothers, their employers and their families. Looking for tips on
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Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities of Durham formed a Committee to work on LGBTQ Plus Human Milk Do you know of anyone else who is interested in advocating for the North Carolina and/or the Durham LGBTQ+ Human Milk Feeding Community?
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