Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere

Breastfeeding disparities among African American women will be significantly reduced, and 82% of their babies receive breast milk at birth.

ROSE was founded as a community-based nonprofit to address breastfeeding disparities in Black communities.

ROSE is a national nonprofit organization with a mission to serve communities, through a continued focus on centering the breastfeeding needs of Black families and impacting broader maternal, infant, and family health outcomes across the nation.

ROSE works to normalize breastfeeding by providing resources and networking opportunities for individuals and communities. As a national expert, and in partnership with communities and key partners, we build equity in maternal, infant, and family health through culturally competent training, education, advocacy, and support.

ROSE uses a socio-ecological model to couch its programs and services to achieve overall improvement of maternal, infant, and family health outcomes.

Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere (ROSE), Inc. seeks to enhance, encourage, support, promote, and protect breastfeeding throughout the USA, by working to reduce the breastfeeding disparities among African American women, and to strengthen the health of their babies and families through, mentoring, training, breastfeeding support groups, social support, outreach, education, legislation, health policies, and social marketing.

Community-Based Participatory Approach Integrating the Social Ecological Theory