by Leslie Lytle | Mar 12, 2020 | Community
This is a truly painful blog post to write. Due to the rapidly unfolding public health situation resulting from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Nurture staff, Board of Directors, and volunteers have made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s Birth...
by Leslie Lytle | Jan 24, 2020 | Community, First Person, Nonprofit Development, Professional Development
Over the last three years, Nurture has worked with VCU Health Sciences students who are seeking internships related to their ultimate career goals. We typically ask new interns to write a “passion bio,” i.e. a short writing assignment based on the Life In...
by Leslie Lytle | Dec 10, 2019 | Breastfeeding, Community, Nonprofit Development
We are thrilled to announce that Nurture has received a Healthy Communities Action Team grant from the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth to support the continued work of #RVAbreastfeeds. The three-year, $90,000 grant will begin July 1, 2020. Over the past six...
by Leslie Lytle | Nov 25, 2019 | Birth, Community, Nonprofit Development
Dear Friends of Nurture, I would like to thank outgoing President Portia Chan and outgoing board members Alexis Willard and Caitlin Minnick for their leadership and dedication to Nurture. I also want to recognize Leslie Lytle, our Executive Director who is so...
by Leslie Lytle | Aug 1, 2019 | Breastfeeding, Community
Today is the first day of World Breastfeeding Week and National Breastfeeding Month. Looking back over seven years of celebrating breastfeeding in Richmond, I am moved to tears by the collaborative work that has taken place to move Richmond toward becoming a more...
by Leslie Lytle | Jun 27, 2019 | Breastfeeding, Community, First Person
On June 13 – 15, Leslie Lytle, Executive Director of Nurture and Coordinator of our #RVAbreastfeeds Healthy Communities Action Team, and Shakeya Lewis, #RVAbreastfeeds Social Media Manager and resident Certified Lactation Counselor, attended the Ninth National...
by Leslie Lytle | May 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Latching On for Breastfeeding Advocacy Monday, June 24, 2019 5:30 – 7:00 pm Libbie Mill Library 2100 Libbie Lake East St, Henrico, VA 23230 Concerned about the barriers that keep Virginia parents from achieving their breastfeeding goals? We are pleased to...
by Leslie Lytle | Mar 8, 2019 | Community, Five Questions, Uncategorized
On this International Women’s Day, we wish to honor those who are helping our newest families navigate the tender and powerful transition of pregnancy, childbirth and early parenting. The obstacles are enormous and sometimes the work feels unrelenting: rising maternal...
by Leslie Lytle | Jan 22, 2019 | Community, Nonprofit Development
This month Nurture welcomes VCU student Attiya Shah as our spring semester intern. In just one week, she’s already been of immense assistance as we plot out our #RVAbreastfeeds campaigns for the year, plan for our upcoming 2019 Birth & Baby Fair, and begin...
by Leslie Lytle | Jan 4, 2019 | Community, Nonprofit Development, Uncategorized
As 2019 begins to unfold, we are thrilled to welcome five new board members to our Nurture table. Devon Copeland, April Fraser, Malikah Karim, Melicent Miller, and Cheyenne Varner will join us this month to help move forward our mission of improving the health and...
