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Community Collaborations

MilkWorks is a nonprofit comprehensive community breastfeeding center committed to helping families in our community. We offer a full range of services, programs and products at our brick and mortar locations in Lincoln & Omaha. We love getting out in the community to collaborate with organizations, hospitals & worksites! 

For more information on collaborating with MilkWorks, please contact Tiffany Uher in Lincoln or Angie Cantrell in Omaha.

Worksite Collaborations

MilkWorks values working with employers to enhance their breastfeeding support and breast pump resource list. We are deeply passionate about families in our community and we have much to offer both new and seasoned families, including: 

Employer Assistance
When breastfeeding is supported in the workplace, employees are more productive, healthcare costs are lower, there is decreased absenteeism and decreased staff turnover. MilkWorks understands the importance of supporting breastfeeding in the workplace and we are here to help you navigate the process and be prepared! We offer:

  • Worksite Lactation Room/HR Policy Consultations
  • Breast pump coverage information & insurance filing
  • Medela Symphony breast pump rental for onsite employee use
  • Return to Work class (offered 1-2 times monthly at each MilkWorks location)

Pump Access Program

The MilkWorks Pump Access Program started as a way to increase access to personal use breast pumps (PUPs) for families in our community. PUPs are an important tool for parents who choose to breastfeed. By removing barriers for families who may not be able to easily obtain a PUP before or after the birth of their child, we can improve breastfeeding support and the health of our community. MilkWorks is a durable medical equipment (DME) provider for most private insurance plans and Nebraska Medicaid plans and can supply personal use breast pumps to those who qualify. 

MilkWorks collaborates with Children's Hospital, Nebraska Medicine, Grand Island Medical Center, Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center, and Mary Lanning Healthcare to provide high quality, double electric breast pumps to their patients after delivery. Patients are able to obtain the pump along with full instruction on how to most effectively use it. This is especially helpful to moms with language and/or transportation barriers. 

MilkWorks also partners with the following organizations to provide breast pumps and/or education as part of already existing breastfeeding outreach:

  • North Omaha – Douglas County Health Department WIC at Charles Drew
  • El Centro de las Américas - serving the Hispanic/Latino community in Lincoln and surrounding areas by providing quality social, health, and human services.
  • Indian Health Services - Winnebago Tribe
  • OneWorld Community Health Center - Federally Qualified Healthcare Center which provides the Omaha metro area with the best possible health care, regardless of economic or insurance status.
  • Carl T Curtis Health Center - Healthcare services focused on providing care to Native American communities in and around Macy, Nebraska.

 

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