OCO Breastfeeding, Chestfeeding, and Lactation Friendly NY

12/22/2025

Happy Holidays from OCOBFFNY!

We’re sending you our warmest wishes for a peaceful holiday season and a New Year filled with health and cozy moments. We can’t wait to continue supporting you and your family in 2026! 🤍

12/22/2025

12/18/2025

Reminder: OCO Food & Resource Giveaway – Tomorrow, Thursday, Dec. 18
📍 Location: War Memorial Gym (indoors)
We’ll be distributing boxes that include frozen meats, milk, eggs, bread, non-perishable food, plus toilet paper and canned goods — while supplies last. Anyone who needs help with food or basic items is welcome to attend.
👉 Limit: One box per household. No ID or income verification needed
🕐 Check-in begins at 1:00 PM to receive a ticket
🕑 Pickup begins at 2:00 PM for those with a ticket
This event is inside the War Memorial Gym, and volunteers will be available to help bring boxes to your car. You’re welcome to bring a wagon to help roll items out.
We look forward to seeing you there.

12/18/2025

Breastfeeding Isn’t Just Feeding. It’s Comfort.

Babies don’t just nurse when they’re hungry.
They nurse when they’re scared, overwhelmed, overstimulated, or exhausted.

The breast is familiarity.
It’s safety.
It’s home in a world that’s still brand new.

If your baby nurses “just to comfort,” they aren’t using you.
They’re trusting you.

12/17/2025

The New York Milk Bank is proud to be presenting at the NYSBC Annual Education Conference on March 26, 2026. We’re grateful for opportunities like this to learn, share, and collaborate in support of breastfeeding families and infant health across New York State.

12/16/2025

✨ Big Wins for Families in Oswego County! ✨

The OCO BFFNY Team is thrilled to celebrate a major step forward in creating more supportive, welcoming public and workplace environments for parents and their families. 💕

We’re proud to highlight newly designated breastfeeding/chestfeeding-friendly spaces at:
📍 Catholic Charities located in Fulton
📍 Friends of Recovery located in Fulton's Community Outreach Center
📍 Champlain Commons located in Oswego

These spaces help ensure that parents have access to safe, dignified, and comfortable environments to feed their babies—because families deserve support wherever they live, work, and gather.

A huge thank you to our community partners for their collaboration and commitment to making Oswego County a more family-friendly place for all. Together, we’re building environments where parents and caregivers feel seen, supported, and respected. 🤍

12/16/2025

❄️ Winter Feeding Tips & Facts ❄️

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12/16/2025

You’re invited to our next VIRTUAL Parent Advisory Council Meeting in partnership with REACH CNY, Inc., OCO Options, and Catholic Charities of Oswego County!

📅 Tuesday, December 16th
⏰ 5:00–6:00 PM
🎟️ Register Here: https://forms.gle/qSpdBsDzij9kG1AY8
💻 Join via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84507591256?pwd=IbvcJl5wm8ch0nB4pmfoF6cotD3szA.1

This meeting is open to all parents and caregivers in Oswego County with children ages 0–5. Feel free to share the link and invite friends — the more voices, the better!

✨ First-Time Attendee Gifts:
All first-time participants are eligible to receive:
• A $25 Walmart or Aldi gift card, and
• Three passes to The Children's Museum of Oswego (CMOO)

Attendees must have an Oswego County mailing address to receive these gifts.

We hope to see you there!

12/15/2025

✨ Ready to support families right here in Oswego County? ✨ We’re inviting local businesses and organizations to partner with Breastfeeding, Chestfeeding & Lactation Friendly New York (BFFNY) through Oswego County Opportunities. By becoming a lactation-friendly space, you help create welcoming, inclusive environments where parents and caregivers can feed their babies comfortably and confidently. We provide policy support, resources, and assistance to help make it easy — and your space becomes part of a community-wide commitment to inclusion, dignity, and family wellbeing. 🤍 Let’s work together so families can thrive this winter and all year long. 📩 Interested in partnering? Reach out to learn more!