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Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities
  • ABOUT US
    • Mission, Vision, Goals
      • Thank you for your donation!
    • Board of Directors
      • Organizational Ecosystem
    • Contact Us
    • History
    • Newsletter
    • Services
  • FINDING COMMUNITIES
    • Alabama
      • Tuskegee, Alabama
        • Tuskegee Self Appraisal
    • North Carolina, USA
      • North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition
      • Alleghany County, NC
        • Alleghany County Self Appraisal
      • Asheville/Buncombe County, NC
      • Chatham County, NC
      • Durham, NC
      • Franklin County, NC
      • Guilford County, NC
        • Guilford County Self Appraisal
      • Hoke County, NC
      • Montgomery County, NC
      • Northeast NC Breastfeeding Coalition
      • Orange County, NC
      • Richmond County, NC
      • Scotland County, NC
      • WNC SAFE Team
    • Pennsylvania, USA
      • Pennsylvania Chapter, AAP
      • Chester, Pennsylvania
      • Lycoming Clinton, Pennsylvania
        • Williamsport, Pennsylvania
      • Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
    • Virginia, USA
      • Hampton Roads Region
        • Hampton Roads Region Self Appraisal
    • Wisconsin, USA
      • Wood County, WI
  • CREATING COMMUNITIES
    • Ten Steps to a Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community
      • The Ten Steps with Approaches and Measures
      • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Building a Community
      • Businesses
        • Business Outreach
        • Childcare
        • International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes
        • Lactation Policy Template
        • Rethinking Promotion
      • Community Non-Profit
        • Community Centers
        • Community Pools
        • Food Pantries
        • Places of Worship
        • Public Libraries
      • Health Care
        • First Responders
        • International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes
        • Lactation and Medications
        • Lactation Support Providers
        • Medical Office Sample Lactation Policy
        • Step 4: Informing Families During Pregnancy
        • Step 5: The Journey to the Baby-Friendly Designation
      • K-16 Schools
        • Childcare
          • An Overview
          • Piloting Friendly Childcare
          • Best Books
        • Public Schools
        • Universities
      • Government
        • First Responders
        • Policy
        • Proclamation
    • Templates
      • Logo Examples
    • Trainings
      • NACCHO | Blueprint
      • USBC 2026
      • Breastfeeding Friendly Childcare – An Overview
      • Normalizing Breastfeeding
      • Curriculum
      • Environments
        • Community Connections
        • Lactation Space
      • Feeding Infants
      • Writing a Policy
  • COMMUNITIES STAY ABREAST
    • Policy Gaps
    • Community Self Appraisals
  • EMERGENCY PLANNING
    • SAFE Infant Feeding
    • Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCFE)
    • First Responders
      • Training for First Responders
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Templates

Every template on this page is free for any community, organization, or business to adopt — all BFFC resources are open to everyone.

    Cling

    • Door/Window Cling (logo)
    • Example 1 – Breastfeeding Welcome Here / Aquí Apoyamos La Lactancia
    • Example 2 – Breastfeeding Welcome in seven languages
    • Example 3 – Breastfeeding Welcome Here
    • Example 4 – Breastfeeding Welcome Here/Aquí Apoyamos La Lactancia with international image

    Childcare

    • Childcare-Curriculum-Resources-Worksheet
    • Child Care Sample Lactation Policy Outline Template

    Business

    • Business Designation: Application
    • Employer Designation Info Sheet
    • BFFC Lactation Policy Template. PDF

    General 

    • Ecological Model
    •  Global Criteria
    • Ten-Steps to a Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community – graphic
    • Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community Self Appraisal – Report Card

    Health

    • Health Care Provider application
    • Health Care Provider Designation Application
    • BFFC Patient Facing Lactation Policy PDF
    • BFFC Medical Office Lactation Policy. PDF

    Health Department

    • BFFC Model Breastfeeding Support Policy PDF

    Family

    • USDA Poster: Dads! You Can Support Breastfeeding, Too. 

    Goverment

    • Proclamation: 2021 Breastfeeding Friendly Community Proclamation
    • Carrboro/Chapel Hill Proclamation 
    • Durham Proclamation.
    • BFFC Proclamation Template PDF

    Digital Examples

    • Breastfeeding Friendly Childcare Award
    • Community Partner and Employer Award
    • Healthcare Provider Lactation Support Award
    • Logo Examples

    COMMUNITIES STAY ABREAST!

    • Everyone Has a Thread: One Cloth, Many Hands
    • A June That Started on Capitol Hill
    • What I’m Still Sitting With After Black Maternal Health Day of Action
    • Step 4 Is for Everyone: Are Families with Disabilities Getting the Information They Deserve?
    • Nurture NC’s Value-Added Benefits Survey
    • Every Baby Still Needs to Eat: Planning for Infants When Emergencies Hit
    • Exciting Opportunities for MPH Students
    • Clean Water Is a First-Food Issue
    • Durham County: A Model for Comprehensive Change
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    Upcoming Events

    Aug 1
    August 1 - August 7

    World Breastfeeding Week

    Aug 1
    August 1 - September 22

    National Breastfeeding Month

    Aug 4
    1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

    SAFE Support and Strategic Core (S3C)

    Aug 6
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

    North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition Mixer

    Aug 8
    August 8 - August 14

    Indigenous Milk Medicine Week

    Aug 14
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

    Baby Cafe Chat: Building Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities

    Aug 15
    August 15 - August 21

    Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Week

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    All BFFC programs and services are open to everyone; no one is denied services on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status, religion or creed, age, sex, pregnancy or lactation status, sexual orientation, gender identity, family structure, primary language, ability or disability, veteran or military status, or socio-economic status.