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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Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities of Durham is the newest member of the Community Advisory Team. The Durham County Department of Public Health has a program called Improving Community Outcomes for Maternal and Child Health (ICO4MCH). This team is made up of people who work with families and children and also people from the community who give
On Monday, April 13, 2020, the Durham Board of County Commissioners proclaimed Durham County a BREASTFEEDING FRIENDLY FAMILY COMMUNITY!
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We had the pleasure recently of speaking with Joy Spencer, the new Executive Director of Equity Before Birth. Equity Before Birth is a Black maternal health nonprofit organization, improving maternal health outcomes by providing supplemental income and sponsorship to families for services and support. They are currently accepting donations via their website (www.equitybeforebirth.com) to continue their
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Today a group of lactation support providers gathered at the Durham County Human Resources Building to discuss how we could improve. Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities of Durham and the other lactation support providers discussed a variety of topics including changing our name to Breastfeed Durham. We worked together to begin the process of improving our
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On August 6, 2018, Mayor Stephen M. Schewel proclaimed the City of Durham a Breastfeeding Friendly Community (BFFC). BFFC Durham looks forward to future collaborations with businesses and institutions throughout the city and county to meet the needs of breastfeeding families.
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