Resources for VOAD organizations to support including IYCF-E in their response.
All VOADs that interact with families with children under 3 years of age would benefit from coordinating with local infant feeding specialists or the local or state breastfeeding coalition. More about that below.
IYCF-E Basics for VOADs
NVOAD Conference Handout
Essential information to help all kinds of VOADs implement Infant and
Young Child Feeding in Emergencies practices into their Emergency Response Protocols.
Shelter Signs
Ready-to-print or sample posters to be used in shelters to support families with infants and young children in safe feeding and other needs.
Signs from multiple resources including CDC, SafelyFed Canada, USDA, TN, and others.
Rapid Needs Assessment, Conversational version
An example for how to learn about the feeding needs of families with young children.
Safely Distributing Infant Feeding Supplies
Reference poster for organizations & volunteers about how to mitigate risk of donations and supplies for infant feeding.
Printable on 1 side of legal paper.
Infant Feeding Educational Poster for Families (English) – (Spanish)
Reference poster to educate families about safe infant feeding in emergencies. Can be posted in shelters.
Printable on 1-side of regular 8.5×11 paper.
SAFE Infant Feeding Quick Reference Guide
Quick reference booklet to educate families about safe infant feeding in emergencies. Designed to be distributed to families during active response.
Text in English and Spanish.
Printable on 3 sheets (2 sided) of regular 8.5×11 paper or may be distributed electronically.
Please contact us to discuss co-branding or translation into other languages.
Resources for VOADs
Resources for organizations that serve families with children under 3 years old.
Points of Distribution
Resources for groups that distribute supplies.
Direct Survivor Interaction & DCM
Resources for disaster case managers and other groups