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Offers pregnancy tests, options education, community referrals, and verification for medical assistance. After an intake, Mother Support participants are eligible for parenting classes, maternity clothes, baby items, diapers, and formula.

Works with pregnant and breastfeeding parents to educate them about the benefits of breastfeeding. They can also help them start and continue breastfeeding. This program is designed to help increase the number of parents who breastfeed their infants in Allegheny County.

Provides lactation support, education, advocacy, and outreach to Black women in Allegheny County. A team of Certified Lactation Counselors (CLCs) help African American mothers with their breastfeeding needs and questions via on-call support in-home, virtually, or by telephone triage, free of charge. Also offers education courses such as Breastfeeding 101.

Offers a connections for all moms and babies who would like to meet and discuss the positives and challenges of breastfeeding

Providing information and support to breastfeeding mothers.

Offers Breastfeeding Peer Counseling and Support. Promotes and supports breastfeeding. A full-time Breastfeeding Peer Counselor is available to provide support, education, and resources to mothers who choose to breastfeed, including access to pumping supplies.

WIC provides low-income pregnant women, new mothers, infants and children under age 5 who are nutritionally at-risk with nutritious foods, nutrition and health education, breastfeeding promotion and a referral system for health and social services.

Promotes and supports breastfeeding. A full-time Breastfeeding Peer Counselor is available to provide support, education, and resources to individuals who choose to breastfeed, including access to pumping supplies.

Offers infant and toddler care. Provides planned and supervised social, recreational, and educational activities for preschool and school-aged children.

Provides nutrition information, breastfeeding support, health and social services referrals, and food.

Offers support services to pregnant and breastfeeding women. Services include consultations with board certified lactation consultants, back to work planning, baby weight checks, lactation induction, support groups, and classes and workshops on a variety of topics. Consultations can be held in office, at home, and via telehealth.

All breastfeeding mothers and mothers-to-be interested in breastfeeding are welcome to attend meetings or call a chapter leaders for breastfeeding help or information. Babies are welcome at meetings. Serves Columbia County, including Bloomsburg, Berwick, Mifflinville, Catawissa, and Millville. Residency requirements do not apply and any breastfeeding mother or mother-to-be interested in breastfeeding is welcome to attend.

Offers a certified lactation specialist that will teach the many health benefits for baby, latch and breastfeeding holds, and common breastfeeding problems and remedies.

Offers in-office lactation/pumping consults and virtual prenatal breastfeeding classes.

WIC is a free program for those who qualify that offers: A) eWIC benefits to purchase nutritious foods at the grocery store. WIC foods support proper growth and development for pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5. B) Nutrition education to help new parents build a strong nutritional foundation for their families, and help children develop healthy eating habits that can last a lifetime. C) Breastfeeding support to help new mothers have a successful breastfeeding experience. D) Farmer’s market vouchers to purchase fresh, local produce. E) Referrals to health care and social services to help you stay connected to prenatal and pediatric medical care, as well as community services and programs that help your family stay healthy and strong.

WIC is a free program for those who qualify that offers: A) eWIC benefits to purchase nutritious foods at the grocery store. WIC foods support proper growth and development for pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5. B) Nutrition education to help new parents build a strong nutritional foundation for their families, and help children develop healthy eating habits that can last a lifetime. C) Breastfeeding support to help new mothers have a successful breastfeeding experience. D) Farmer’s market vouchers to purchase fresh, local produce. E) Referrals to health care and social services to help you stay connected to prenatal and pediatric medical care, as well as community services and programs that help your family stay healthy and strong.

Provides a variety of services including: pregnancy testing; ultrasound exams; pregnancy, parenting, adoption, and abortion education; pregnancy and fetal development information; adoption support and referrals; abortion pill reversal information and referral; emergency material assistance with items like formula, baby wipes, and diapers; post abortion support; sexual health and relationship education; and referrals for housing and medical assistance.

This class offers information and guidance on breastfeeding techniques for new and expectant mothers.

Provides a list of classes, support groups and events in the community that are available to help individuals to navigate the many challenges that arise with the diagnosis of an illness. Many of the groups are led by community volunteers. Support Groups

• Diabetes
• Amputee
• Eating disorder
• Autism
• Brain Injury
• Ehlers Danlos
• Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain
• Healing
• Lupus
• Memory Loss/Caregiver
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Breastfeeding
• Pregnancy loss/Infant death
• Stroke
• Weight loss
• Heart Disease

Other Classes/Events

• Smoking cessation
• Walking club
• Yoga
• Car seat safety
• Child Protect: Free vaccination for children birth to age 18

Promotes and supports breastfeeding. A full-time Breastfeeding Peer Counselor is available to provide support, education, and resources to individuals who choose to breastfeed, including access to pumping supplies.

Promotes and supports breastfeeding. A full-time Breastfeeding Peer Counselor is available to provide support, education, and resources to individuals who choose to breastfeed, including access to pumping supplies.

Offers breast feeding education and support to pregnant and postpartum women through individual and group sessions. Provides practical advice and encouragement to breastfeeding mothers in their homes, on-site at Congreso, at local health centers, and by telephone.

Provides physical, emotional and instructive nursing, medical social work support, as well as physical, occupational and speech therapy when needed for mothers and their children. Offers pre-and post-natal care and instruction, assistance with infants and children up to age 18, will skilled medical needs. Provides care that include assisting caregiver with IV medications or tube feedings or providing ongoing in-home therapy.

Promotes and supports breastfeeding. A full-time Breastfeeding Peer Counselor is available to provide support, education, and resources to individuals who choose to breastfeed, including access to pumping supplies.

To help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information and instruction and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and the mother. Support and information to expectant mothers, nursing others and any interested women. Information source for all aspects of breast feeding. All Leaders available by phone for support and encouragement. Meetings held monthly for information and support.