Established in Charlotte, NC, BELLAS is a non-profit organization helping new mothers provide their babies with a healthy start to life. Since 1992, BELLAS has provided breastfeeding support to low-income, minority, and teen-age mothers free of charge. Mothers often lack the resources to obtain lactation assistance, and BELLAS offers them
support throughout the duration of breastfeeding so that their babies can gain the most from breast milk.
One of the cornerstones of our success has been the experience and empathy
of our counselors. We have a culturally diverse counseling staff including
Lactation Consultants certified by the International Board of Certified Lactation
Consultants (IBCLC) and La Leche League Leaders with as much as 20 years
of experience in breastfeeding instruction. BELLAS counselors are..........(click here to read more!)
 Letter to Legislature for funding request
Please take a minute today to contact your state representative and state senator to let them know you want BELLAS to be funded by Smart Start. This is a sample letter which you are free to use or free to edit to suit your style. To find out who your state representative is go here:
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/GIS/RandR07/Home.html
This week is when they are working on the budget so please try to contact them right away!
With your support we might be able to save BELLAS funding!
Thank you!
How You Can Help BELLAS:
Our support and resources are offered in both English and Spanish, without charge to any mother who wishes to breastfeed and cannot afford other lactation assistance. These services are supported by grants and charitable donations from individuals and organizations who recognize the value of a breastfeeding relationship between a mother and her child.
Please take a moment and consider helping us to help mothers. Our goal is to raise $100,000 by December 2009. One hundred $1,000 donations will make that possible. You can decide today to be a part of that vital group of one hundred. Your tax deductible donation will impact the lives of families throughout this community for generations to come.
BELLAS BUCKS have arrived! Click HERE to learn more!
See pictures of the Fashion Show and Baby Faire HERE!
Breastfeeding: Prepared For Life
May 1 - September 30, 2009
Become a BELLAS peer counselor!
New BELLAS peer counselor training schedule!
Learn more about BELLAS service!!
How can I help BELLAS?
Learn more about our sponsors!
Want BELLAS gear? Stop here!
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Our purpose for existing is to provide low-income, minority, and adolescent mothers in Mecklenburg County with free breastfeeding peer counseling, support, and education in English and Spanish.
Our dream for tomorrow is to provide breastfeeding peer counseling to a higher percentage of low-income, minority, and adolescent mothers, particularly in Mecklenburg County’s growing Hispanic community, and raise the incidence and duration of breastfeeding among our clients to meet the U.S. Healthy People 2010 goals of 75% of mothers initiating breastfeeding, and 50% continuing to breastfeed at six months.
BELLAS' postal address is: 2110 Eastway Drive, Charlotte, NC 28205
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