What We Do

Many families in our community experience financial hardship as they try to adjust to having a new baby at home. The Brierley Hill Babybank was set up in February 2019 to support families with baby essentials.

Thanks to the wonderful donations made by people in the local community and by securing grant funding, we have been able to support more than 400 families.¹

We take referrals for families and services that are based within the DY1-10 and B63-5 area from NHS health professionals, family support services and community organisations to ensure that our essential items get to those who need them most.

At present local people make donations of new or good quality preloved baby clothes, blankets, Moses baskets, changing mats, prams, toys and books. These are washed, dried and made into beautifully gift-wrapped packs, including new toiletries and other essentials for mums-to-be, or families with a child under two years old. Each moses basket donated is provided with a brand-new mattress, to ensure we follow guidelines outlined by The Lullaby Trust, for safer sleeping against sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Our small team of passionate volunteers, based from our premises in Stourbridge, take great care in creating a pack that makes a new family feel really special at a time when they should be enjoying their new arrival rather than worrying about the future.

^{1. As of January 2021}