'I set up the first baby bank in Jersey – people think it’s a tax haven but struggling mums here need help'
How YOU can support Fabulous' Baby, Bank On Us campaign- Give clothing, toys and essentials to a baby bank, wherever you are in the UK.Littlevillagehq.org/uk-baby-banksThe idea came to her five years prior, but finally started taking shape in 2022, when she and a group of people from St. Mark’s Church came together.
“We then contacted Baby Basics and said we’d like to do it from St. Mark’s Church, could you help guide us through it? They then came over to chat to us and see if it was suitable.”Luckily, she had some help. While Vicky poured some of her own money intoShe used the £2,000 raised to cover some of the initial start-up costs by getting items such as toiletries for mums and babies as well as Moses baskets.
- Last year 4.2 million children in the UK were living in poverty and 800,000 children lived in a household that used a food or baby bank.“We have 10 large black sacks at the moment that we need to sort through,” Vicky shared. “They need to be washed, ironed and sorted. Then we have boxes in our store filled with age-specific items broken down into gender and size.”
“It’s got a brand new mattress, eight vests, eight babygrows, eight outfits, mittens, hats, muslins, sleep bags, three blankets, pram suit,” Vicky said. “A book, a toy and a soft comforter, and much more”.
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