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    • About Us >
      • Who We Are
      • Vital Village
      • Our Partners
  • 2023 Breastfeeding Peer Scholar Trainings
  • Leadership Pathways
    • Opportunities
    • Meet Our Counselors
    • Scholarship Recipients
    • Breastfeeding Peer Scholar Trainings
  • Find Support
    • Virtual Support Groups
    • Printable Flyer
    • Greater Boston Calendar
  • Resources
    • Scholar Support Resources
    • Family Resources
  • Events
    • Events
    • Black Breastfeeding Week 2022
    • Black Breastfeeding Week 2021
    • Black Breastfeeding Week 2020
    • Black Breastfeeding Week 2019
    • Black Breastfeeding Week 2018
  • Media
    • Newsletters
    • The Daily Milk Blog
    • News Clips
    • Videos
  • Contact

Leadership Pathways

The Boston Breastfeeding Coalition supports individual community leaders in developing their skills as lactation support professionals in order to increase breastfeeding support access across Boston and offer professional development pathways for community leaders.
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Learn More About Upcoming Trainings Here!


​We are recognized as an IBLCE Pathway 1 Organization and approved as a Short Term Provider for Continuing Education Recognition Points (CERPs), allowing Scholars' service-learning activities to count directly towards their professional development in the lactation field.  


Since 2016, Vital Village Network has offered nearly 80 service-learning scholarships to community members to receive hands-on training in lactation support and real-world experience volunteering at breastfeeding support groups and Baby Cafes in Boston. 

Pairing the training with a 6-month volunteer commitment, volunteers are able to directly apply their new skills and knowledge with families who are seeking breastfeeding support in the various groups across the city of Boston. Off-setting the cost of attending these trainings allows those community members who may be interested in becoming professional lactation support specialists, like Certified Lactation Counselors (CLCs) or Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLCs), but may not have the means of accessing this type of education, the opportunity to do so in a supportive environment.

We encourage all levels of lactation support - from peer-to-peer education to professional lactation consultants! We provide leadership pathways to increase the number of families who have access to the breastfeeding support that is right for their particular needs.

The Boston Breastfeeding Coalition congratulates our scholarship recipients who have successfully completed the trainings, tests, and volunteer commitments. Meet our volunteers, here!

Service-Learning Opportunities

Reaching our Sisters Everywhere
Community Transformer Training

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2017: 21 Scholarships
​2018: 14 Scholarships
2019: 17 Scholarships
2020: 17 Scholarships
2022: 16 Scholarships

Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association
Certified Lactation Educator Training

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2017: 14 Scholarships

Healthy Children Project Center for Breastfeeding
​Certified Lactation Counselor Training

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2016: 17 Scholarships
2018: 11 Scholarships
2019: 11 Scholarships
2021: 8 Scholarships
2022: 7 Scholarships


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