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In the past year at Family & Children’s Place, our HANDS program hosted community baby showers for new and expecting moms who are not yet enrolled in the program. HANDS staff try to make these events as traditional as possible by giving refreshments, decorating the space, playing games, giving small baby shower favors, and raffling off a pack and play. These baby showers are meant to celebrate families and their babies and provide other needed resources they may need during the pregnancy and early child rearing process.

At one of our most recent baby showers in January, HANDS hosted 25 families at the new Goodwill Opportunity Center. Families register to attend these events and they have become so popular that we even had a waitlist! Our community baby showers introduce the HANDS program as a support to families going through pregnancy, whether it is their first or second time, and allow them to engage with other mothers going through the same journey. After attending a baby shower, all of these families get a referral and many decide to sign up for our HANDS program.

Having a newborn and becoming a parent can be overwhelming, but HANDS is there to be another pair of hands during this stressful period of life. It is through your support of Family & Children’s Place’s HANDS program, that we can help families navigating parenting and pregnancy. Thank you for helping us making a difference!