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With the price of baby products rising even faster than other goods during the cost of living crisis, new parents have been facing the brunt of our economic troubles. Taking on this growing problem is West Marsh Baby Bank's founder Leanne Hudson.
Starting a family can already be a stressful experience but when times are tough and money is tight, it can be terrifying for new families figuring out how to get by. Leanne and other volunteers, as well as the community as a whole, have helped countless families become more secure in raising their children. “I feel like sometimes in families it becomes a case of feeding themselves or feeding the children and I don’t think it should be like that.”
Formed last year, the Baby Bank is doing its best to supply families on the West Marsh with a wide range of basic necessities from baby formula to clothes and larger equipment. More families are getting in touch with Leanne every week and thankfully more donations are coming in as well. “With the way the cost of living is, everything’s gone up. It's even people who are working that are struggling."
Helping to keep Grimsby's newest generation of babies; fed, clean and warm alongside Leanne Hudson are Jessica Green, Stacey Kemp and Becky Woodcraft. With a hardworking team delivering such an inspiring service, many parents across the West Marsh can sleep soundly knowing that support is just around the corner!
There are lots of ways you can help support the West Marsh Baby Bank yourself, whether its donating baby products like formula to the community centre or donating money directly to the charity. Even indirectly by sponsoring local father of two Joseph Cook on his marathon fundraiser for the Baby Bank later this year.
Recently the baby bank could do with donations of nappies (sizes 4 - 6+) and baby formula (ages 1 & 2, aptamil, cow&gate etc).
You can contact the West Marsh Baby Bank for donations or requests, either over on their Facebook profile:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091476795395...
Or by calling the West Marsh Community Centre at:
01472 269230
You can also find the marathon GoFundMe here:
https://gofund.me/9e39243d
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