ARPA

The Nevada Lactation Hub Scholarship Program is a collaborative effort between the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and both the Southern Nevada Breastfeeding Coalition (SNBC) and Northern Nevada Breastfeeding Coalition (NNBC) to increase and diversify the next-generation of lactation support providers in Nevada over the next 2.5 years.

Project Investigator

Rikki Jenkings

Rikki Jenkins lives in Las Vegas with her husband Nova, their two daughters, and their dog. Rikki has her degree in Maternal Child Health with an emphasis in Human Lactation and Social Justice. She is a Certified Doula, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, Evidence-Based Birth® Instructor, and Childbirth Educator.

Rikki is co-founder of Heart and Sol Collective, a non-profit aimed to make an impact on the current reproductive disparities that negatively affect the global majority. Rikki loves to host support groups and teach classes to expectant parents. She provides all-inclusive services to expectant families and birth professionals in the greater Las Vegas Valley and surrounding areas. Rikki also serves as the president of the Southern Nevada Breastfeeding Coalition (SNBC) shaping access to lactation education and support throughout the valley.

Partners

Northern Nevada Breastfeeding Coalition

The NNBC is a non-profit organization of parents, professionals, and community partners in Northern Nevada who believe that breastfeeding is foundational to a healthy start in life and provides unlimited benefits to mother and child. Our mission is to promote breastfeeding through education, collaboration, and advocacy to remove barriers and to help all families achieve their breastfeeding goals.

Southern Nevada Breastfeeding Coalition

To inspire, educate, and build community support to make breastfeeding the norm for infant feeding in Nevada.