Month: October 2022
CHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: BRITTANY BUTLER
CHEER recognizes previous CHAMPion Brittany Butler, IBCLC, CLC! As a WIC Peer Counselor 3, she helps women have positive breastfeeding experiences, teaches WIC and non-WIC clients about breastfeeding benefits, and helps women make informed breastfeeding decisions. She assists with pump supply to bre
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Our CHAMPion of the Week is Jennifer Briggs, BA, IBCLC, CLC. Jennifer is a WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor who teaches women breastfeeding techniques, including latching, feeding, pumping, and navigating their return to work. She is a previous CHAMPion with a new IBCLC certification to be proud of.
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: ANNIE MARTIN
This week's CHEER CHAMPion of the week is Annie Martin, Regional Coordinator for the Mississippi State Department of Health WIC Breastfeeding Program. Annie started working in lactation as a WIC Peer Counselor because she enjoyed breastfeeding her son and received help from the WIC Breastfeeding
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: CHENAE MARIE
This week’s CHAMPion of the Week is Chenae Marie! She is an author, maternal-mental health and breastfeeding advocate, and speaker. She released the Breastfeeding Mamas adult coloring book in 2018. Each page of the book is dedicated to one real-life black breastfeeding "mama," affirmation
Read MoreCHEER CHAMPION OF THE WEEK: SOLIDARITY NOW
Congratulations to SolidarityNow as our CHAMPion of the Week! SolidarityNow is a non-governmental organization that operates three Solidarity Centers for the Greek, along with migrant and refugee populations in Athens and Thessaloniki, Gre
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