Local Coalitions Across Oregon

For information on forming, building or sustaining local breastfeeding coalitions, see the Community Organizing and Breastfeeding Promotion section of this website.

Local coalitions are at various stages of development in many parts of Oregon, including:

local coalition map

Contacts for local coalitions:

Baker County Breastfeeding Coalition

Benton County Breastfeeding Coalition, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Clatsop County Breastfeeding Coalition, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Clackamas County Breastfeeding Coalition, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Coos County Breastfeeding Coalition

Deschutes County:  Central Oregon Breastfeeding Coalition, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Douglas County:  Umpqua Valley Breastfeeding Coalition, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Hood River: Columbia Gorge Breastfeeding Coalition, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Jackson:  Southern Oregon Lactation Association, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Jefferson County Breastfeeding Coalition

Josephine: Breastfeeding Coalition of Josephine County, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Lane County Breastfeeding Coalition, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Marion County Breastfeeding Coalition

Umatilla/Morrow Breastfeeding Coalition

Why Local?

BCO Local Coalitions are organized to promote and support breastfeeding in a specific community. Local Coalitions are frequently organized by county or geographic area.

Who participates?

Local Coalitions are generally composed of a mix of lactation professionals, parents, maternity providers, and organizational or agency representatives, such as Health Departments, hospitals, and local La Leche League Leaders. Local Coalitions are independently organized and coordinated. They set their own meeting schedules and determine their own plans and activities.

How do statewide organizations participate?

Community organizations such as Oregon Dietetics Association or La Leche League of Oregon, or project groups like the organizers of a Northwest Mothers Milk Bank, can also be members at the local coalition level. In this case, their representatives participate in whichever Regional Steering Committee makes the most sense.

Contacts for statewide breastfeeding organizations:

La Leche League of Oregon

Nursing Mothers Counsel of Oregon, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Oregon Washington Lactation Association, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Oregon WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

How to join the BCO as an individual, or add a local coalition:

To join the BCO, fill out this membership form and send to BCO Director Amelia Psmythe at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it