Local Breastfeeding Coalitions meet throughout Missouri:
Metro Kansas City Breastfeeding Collaborative
Meetings 2nd Thursday of the month (except December), from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Mother & Child Health Coalition offices
2340 East Meyer Blvd., Bldg 1, Ste. 216, Kansas City, MO 64132
Contact: Paul Cesare
816-283-MCHC (6242), ext. 239
pcesare@mchc.net
Cole County Breastfeeding Coalition (Jefferson City)
Meetings every 2 months (email for dates), 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Contact: Melinda Ridenhour, RD, LD, IBCLC
573-636-2181 ext. 3116
mridenhour@colecounty.org
Pettis County Breastfeeding Coalition (Sedalia)
Meetings every two months, email for details.
Contact: Mary Lou Shane, IBCLC
660-827-4599
shanem@lpha.mopublic.org
Breastfeeding Coalition of Southwest Missouri (Joplin)
Meetings first Tuesday of every odd month, noon- 1pm
Contact: Angie Jobes
417-624-0820 ext. 549
ajobes@joplinmo.org
Greater Ozarks Regional Breastfeeding Coalition (Springfield)
Meetings first Tuesday of Feb, April, June, and October
Contact: Cheryl Blevins
417-864-1496
cblevins@springfieldmo.gov
St. Louis Breastfeeding Coalition
Meetings every two months. Click here for meeting details.
Contact: Erin O’Reilly
eloreilly@sbcglobal.net
Three Rivers Community Breastfeeding Task Force (Popular Bluff)
Meetings every two months (email for dates)
Michelle Walker, RN, BSN, CLC
573-323-4413
mwalker@cartercountyhealth.org