Coalitions
Coalitions are the heart of MBC’s work and bring together all types of professionals, advocates, and community partners to pursue natural infant feeding equity. Learn about the coalition in your area or explore the coalitions representing the Indigenous and Hmong communities in Minnesota.
Find a coalition near you
Statewide Cultural Coalitions
Hmong Breastfeeding Coalition
For information, contact: Tiffany Pao Yang at 920-287-9805, hmongbf@gmail.com or visit the HBC Facebook page
Indigenous Breastfeeding Coalition of Minnesota
For information, contact: Takayla Lightfield at 605-431-6207, ligh0044@umn.edu or Shashana Craft at 651-325-9267, shashana.craft@gmail.com
Local, Regional, and Tribal Coalitions
Anoka County Breastfeeding Coalition
For information, contact: Holly Haney at 763-324-4215, or Gretchen Etzler at 763-324-4342, gretchen.etzler@co.anoka.mn.us
Bemidji Area Breastfeeding Coalition (includes Beltrami County and Red Lake and Leech Lake Tribal communities)
For information contact: Sheila Johnson at 218-333-8298, Sheila.Johnson@co.beltrami.mn.us
Breastfeeding Coalition of Dodge, Rice, and Steele Counties
For information, contact: Sara Coulter, sara.coulter@ricecountymn.gov
Brown County Breastfeeding Coalition
For information, contact: Melissa Hoffmann at 507-233-6815, melissa.hoffmann@co.brown.mn.us
Cass and Itasca County Breastfeeding Coalition
For information, contact Janna Wolter at 218-327-6129, janna.wolter@co.itasca.mn.us
Central Minnesota Breastfeeding Coalition (includes Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright Counties)
For information, contact: Kim Welvaert at 608-386-5868, or kimwelvaert@gmail.com.
Crow River Area Breastfeeding Coalition (includes McLeod, Meeker, and Sibley Counties)
For information, contact Whitney Nelson at 507-237-4018, whitneynelson@co.sibley.mn.us or Jenny Crowe at 320-693-5394
Dodge , Rice and Steele Counties
For information, contact Liisa Waypa at lisa.waypa@co.steele.mn.us
East Central Breastfeeding Coalition (includes Chisago, Kanabec, Isanti, and Pine Counties)
For information, contact: Ellie White, ellen.white@co.kanabec.mn.us
Fargo Moorhead Area Breastfeeding Association (includes Cass County, ND and Clay County, MN)
For information, contact: Tera Orr, fmareabreastfeedingassociation@gmail.com
Freeborn County Breastfeeding Coalition
For information, contact: Sue Yost at 507-377-5100, sue.yost@co.freeborn.mn.us
Goodhue Wabasha Pierce County Breastfeeding Coalition
For information, contact: Jolie Berktold at 651-267-5376, berktold.jolie@mayo.edu
Kandiyohi County Breastfeeding Coalition
For information, email Kandiyohi County Public Health, 320-231-7800, publichealth@kcmn.us
Mower County Breastfeeding Coalition
For information, contact: Karrie Green at 507-210-1655, green.karrie@gmail.com
Northland Lactation Network (includes St. Louis, Carlton, and Lake Counties in MN and Douglas County in WI)
For information, contact: Laura Greensmith at 218-725-5264, northlandbfcoalition@gmail.com
Olmsted Area Breastfeeding Coalition
For information, contact: Elizabeth De La Cruz at 507-329-7775, de.la.cruz.elizabeth@co.olmsted.mn.us
Partnership 4 Breastfeeding (Otter Tail, Becker, Wilkin Counties)
For information, contact Leslie Anderson at 218-736-8625, laanderson@lrhc.org
Polk County Breastfeeding Coalition
For information, contact: Tammy Conn at 218-281-3385, tammy.conn@co.polk.mn.us
Quin County CHS Breastfeeding Coalition (includes Kittson / Marshall / Pennington / Red Lake / Roseau Counties)
For information, contact: Connie Hagen at 218-681-0876, crhagen@co.pennington.mn.us
South Central Minnesota Breastfeeding Coalition (regional coalition made up of Brown, Nicollet, Watonwan, Faribault, Martin, Le Sueur, Waseca, and Blue Earth Counties)
For information, contact: Arlin Penner at 507-934-8261, arlinda.penner@co.nicollet.mn.us
SouthWest Metro Breastfeeding Coalition (includes Carver and Scott Counties)
For more information contact: Haley Miskowiec at 952-496-8585 or hmiskowiec@co.scott.mn.us
Healthy Connections (Incl. Todd and Wadena Counties)
For information, contact: Denise Peltier denise.peltier@asterahealth.org
Twin Cities Regional Breastfeeding Coalition
For information, contact: Franny Clary-Leiferman at frances.clary@co.ramsey.mn.us or Pa Shasky at pa.shasky@co.ramsey.mn.us
Washington County Breastfeeding Coalition
For information, contact: Maggie Domski at 651-430-6649, maggie.domski@co.washington.mn.us or Lia Burg at lia.burg@co.washington.mn.us
Resource list - currently under revision.
Wright County Breastfeeding Coalition
For information, contact: Karen Eder.
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