Celebrating Pride Month
June is Pride Month in the U.S. It is a time to honor the years of struggle for human rights, civil rights, health equity, and equal justice for the LGBTQ+ […]
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Maternal Mental Health Awareness: More Than Just a Month
Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month is quickly coming to a close. As I was cleaning up the emails in my inbox, I noticed a reminder email from Moms Rising to
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National Minority Health Month – Awareness and Equity
April is National Minority Health Month in the United States. This year, the focus is on the COVID-19 pandemic with the theme #VaccineReady. The COVID-19 health crisis has brought into
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Asian and Pacific Islander Equity
Photo from “Elisabeth Millay/BreastfeedLA and API Breastfeeding Task Force” The murders in March of eight individuals in Atlanta, including six Asian and Asian American women, weighs heavily on Breastfeeding Family
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Collective Impact Webinar Series Begins March 31st
Nurture, #RVAbreastfeeds, CINCH, and #757Breastfeeds are launching the Collective Impact Capacity Building Webinars Series for maternal health and breastfeeding stakeholders in Richmond and Hampton Roads, Virginia. The series starts on Wednesday, March
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Equity in the IBCLC Credential
Lactation support providers from Durham, Orange, Chatham, and Wake Counties in North Carolina recently met to discuss the landscape of lactation support in our communities, especially the gaps in care
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Hillsborough, North Carolina, proclaimed a Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community
On February 8th, 2021, Jenn Weaver, the Mayor of Hillsborough NC, proclaimed the Town of Hillsborough as a Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community. The town is committed to supporting breast/chest/human milk
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#RVAbreastfeeds
We are excited to share an invitation from #RVAbreastfeeds, an enthusiastic Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community (BFFC) team in Richmond, Virginia, that is moving its community towards the Breastfeeding Family Friendly
Breastfeeding Family Friendly Food Banks
COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on our communities from businesses to schools to government services. Families finances are stressed, and many food pantries are feeling the strain of additional
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Richmond VA has been proclaimed a “Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community!”
On August 26th, 2020, during Black Breastfeeding Week, the Mayor of Richmond VA proclaimed the City of Richmond as a Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community. The city is committed to supporting
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