Nevada Breastfeeding Coalitions
These coalitions are the grassroots organizations helping to bring awareness to breastfeeding issues/litigation. Contact them to take action and get involved.
NNBC
Northern Nevada Breastfeeding Coalition
The Northern Nevada Breastfeeding Coalition (NNBC) is a volunteer organization of parents, professionals, and community partners in Northern Nevada who believe that breastfeeding is foundational to a healthy start in life and provides unlimited benefits to mother and child. Our mission is to promote breastfeeding through education, collaboration, and advocacy to remove barriers and to help all families achieve their breastfeeding goals.
The NNBC meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 12:00 noon. Meetings are help on Zoom. Please see their newsletter for meeting information and the access link.
Coalition email: nnbreastfeedingcoalition@gmail.com
SNBC
Southern Nevada Breastfeeding Coalition
The mission of the Southern Nevada Breastfeeding Coalition (SNBC) is to inspire, educate and build community support to make breastfeeding the norm for infant feeding in Nevada.
Meetings
SNBC meetings are once a month, on the third Wednesday of each month at 12-1pm PST via Zoom.
For more information on SNBC or any of our events, please contact:
Coalition email: snvbreastfeeding@gmail.com
KIJIJI Sisterhood
Women of color have created successful communities all throughout history. We have fed and nurtured nations survived adversity, built economies, and continue to effect meaningful change. The Kijiji Sisterhood provides relevant and appropriate care and support for communities of color. We focus on bringing Black and Brown families together to support each other in our collective growth and advancement.
They hold a breastfeeding summit annually: https://www.kijijisisterhood.com/black-breastfeeding-summit