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Bounty for Babies Forever
A justice project of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ellsworth (UUCE)
In December 2019, after learning that families who needed food and supplies for babies were having to be turned away from the Loaves & Fishes food pantry due to inability to stock these products, UUCE launched a very successful Reverse Advent justice project in which the congregation was asked to donate specific foods and supplies for babies daily during Advent. The items were donated to Loaves & Fishes food pantry, and distributed as needed to the families served by the pantry. This project was a big success, and generated over $2000 in cash and goods. Our church has committed to continuing the project into perpetuity by asking congregants for weekly donations as baby items get used from the Loaves & Fishes stock. Our goal is to ensure that no family goes without obtaining the needed food, diapers and health care supplies for their babies. This project is run under the auspices of our Peace and Social Action committee and is managed by the Bounty for Babies Task Force.
Although the project has only been in existence for two months, we have already made a huge difference in the lives of families in our community. Since its inception, no one has had to be denied items they need for their babies. The program serves over 30 families each month and, at the request of the families served, has been expanded to include food and supplies for toddlers. Additionally, we provide Birthday Bags, which contain a small toy and the supplies needed to bake a birthday cake, to parents of children of any age.
To date, this project has been fully funded by UUCE. A very generous anonymous donor has now come forward with a proposal to match up to $5000 in donated funds to support the Bounty for Babies project, and to form the basis through which it can be sustained.
Please support us as we strive to raise the matching funds so that we can carry this project far into the future. In honor of this donation, and with the hope and expectation that we will reach our goal to match the funds, we are renaming the project Bounty for Babies Forever.
Updates
Project FAQ
In January and February Bounty For Babies Forever has made it possible for 30+ families to take home approximately $60 worth of infant and toddler supplies they needed and otherwise would not have had the money to buy for their children.
Our Unitarian Universalist faith calls us to listen to and respond to the needs of people in the communities where we live and Bounty For Babies Forever is doing that: our local food pantry has welcomed our help in providing these needed supplies and we are committed to doing it. Now, we humbly ask you to join with us in this effort.
Our Unitarian Universalist faith calls us to share our resources, to be generous with what we have, and to do this as we build relationships of trust and respect that help us meet the needs of society's most vulnerable people. Bounty For Babies Forever is doing that: No parent should ever have to choose between paying their heating bill or having enough formula and diapers for their child.
Our Unitarian Universalist faith calls us to act in ways that honor (and strengthen) the dignity and worth of every person and Bounty For Babies Forever is doing this: every struggling parent deserves support and every child should have what they need to be healthy.
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03/29/2020$25.00
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03/27/2020$100.00
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03/26/2020$165.00
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03/26/2020$25.00
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Anonymous03/26/2020$20.00
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Anonymous03/24/2020$500.00
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03/24/2020From Carol Williams in Austin TX$100.00