May 2023: Baby Bundles with Custom Onesies

What we'll do:

Learn about the importance of providing support to mothers and young infants in transitional housing.Create custom-decorated baby onesies for baby and cards of encouragement to mothersJoin us in person on May 20th if you can!Can’t make it on May 20th? Complete our project at home.Drop off finished kits no later than June 5thKeep learning and advocating for helping infants by supporting mothers with programs that help them create stability through housing assistance and other comprehensive support services.

Project Overview:

Volunteers will create baby bundles containing custom-decorated onesies, wrapped up with an encouraging card to the new moms.What we'll do:Learn about the importance of providing support to mothers and young infants in transitional housing.Create custom-decorated baby onesies for baby and cards of encouragement to mothersJoin us in person on May 20th if you can!Can’t make it on May 20th? Complete our project at home.Drop off finished kits no later than June 5thKeep learning and advocating for helping infants by supporting mothers with programs that help them create stability through housing assistance and other comprehensive support services.Join us in-person:

Volunteers will make custom-decorated baby onesies for Community’s Child

Where the baby bundles are being donated:

Community's Child is committed to providing homeless women with infants healthy alternatives to abuse, poverty, addictions, and hopelessness. The program offers homeless women and their infants a safe, compassionate, yet structured living environment. At Community's Child, women acquire the education, skills training, employment opportunities and support services necessary to break the patterns associated with homelessness.

Explore our educational resources about homelessness and children:

Before you begin exploring the resources on this page, ask your children what home means to them and share what home means to you. Try to imagine with them what it means to be unhoused and not have a place of your own. Unhoused means that families may be on the street, but often it means couch surfing or living in a shelter.

OR MIDDLE GRADES, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND ADULTS:

Here is a read aloud of the childrens’ book A Place to Stay by Erin Gunti"This simple, touching picture book shows readers a women's shelter through the eyes of a young girl, who, with her mother's help, uses her imagination to overcome her anxiety and adjust. Includes factual endnotes detailing various reasons people experience homelessness and the resources available to help." -Publisher's website

Why we're helping Community's Child

Giving women the resources and services to better their lives means that their babies will grow up with the stability of a home and break the cycle of homelessness. While onesies and cards seem like a small gesture, it is an important part of providing compassion, encouragement, and connection to help these women understand their value.