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Welcome to the Breastfeeding Coalition of Ventura County
NEWS
amy avelar careers in lactation speaker series
BCVC partners with california breastfeeding coalition
amy avelar careers in lactation speaker series
CSUN’s Human Lactation Program is pleased to invite you to an upcoming in-person Amy Avelar Careers in Lactation Speaker Series event. This series is designed to provide students with real-world insight into professional lactation roles and includes time for discussion and questions.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
4:00–6:00 PM
Location: Orch
CSUN’s Human Lactation Program is pleased to invite you to an upcoming in-person Amy Avelar Careers in Lactation Speaker Series event. This series is designed to provide students with real-world insight into professional lactation roles and includes time for discussion and questions.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
4:00–6:00 PM
Location: Orchard Conference Center, CSUN (seating is limited)
Topic: Working as a Lactation Professional in a Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program
Speaker: Byanka Melgar, MPH, CHES, IBCLC
Ventura Coast milk Bank Recipient Fund
BCVC partners with california breastfeeding coalition
amy avelar careers in lactation speaker series
The Ventura Coast Milk Bank Milk Recipient Fund provides donor human milk to families in need of financial assistance. This fund helps ensure that families in need can access safe, pasteurized donor human milk from our partner, UC Health Milk Bank.
Find out more about receiving milk or donating to the fund.
BCVC partners with california breastfeeding coalition
BCVC partners with california breastfeeding coalition
BCVC partners with california breastfeeding coalition
BCVC is pleased to announce we are officially a member of the California Breastfeeding Coalition. We are very excited for this partnership.
bcvc breastfeeding resource guide
breastfeeding / pumping-friendly locations
BCVC partners with california breastfeeding coalition
Families, providers and others who serve families with young children can find the latest breastfeeding resources in our printable PDF resource guide. Included are lactation consultants in private practice and for-profit breastfeeding support businesses offering onsite, telephone and home visit support.
Also included in the directory are h
Families, providers and others who serve families with young children can find the latest breastfeeding resources in our printable PDF resource guide. Included are lactation consultants in private practice and for-profit breastfeeding support businesses offering onsite, telephone and home visit support.
Also included in the directory are hospitals, non-profit, WIC and public health resources, as well as childbirth and new parent education classes, and breast pump resources and rentals.
The guide is available in both English and Spanish. Watch for an updated version to be released soon.
breastfeeding / pumping-friendly locations
breastfeeding / pumping-friendly locations
breastfeeding / pumping-friendly locations
View the list of locations in Ventura County recognized as being breastfeeding-friendly, or having specific lactation or pumping rooms. Know of a location that should be listed? Nominate that location by contacting us with specifics.
place cards available to show your support
breastfeeding / pumping-friendly locations
breastfeeding / pumping-friendly locations
Our vision is to see that every family is supported to breastfeed. We have created breast/chestfeeding safe space place cards as a way of promoting breast/chestfeeding and letting your clients know they are in a supportive and safe place with their child. Please contact BCVC if you would like to receive a placecard for your business, health office, or university.
Help Our Cause
Your support and contributions will enable us to support new families with breastfeeding in Ventura County, thereby increasing breastfeeding rates and contributing to a healthier future for our community .
Become a Community Impact Donor today.
