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Birth & Parenting News: Helping Families
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. The theme is so simple. And I find that whenever we are engaged in gratitude, our worries, fears, and anxieties tend to take a back seat. Fear and gratitude cannot occupy the same space. Extending our help to others is a natural response to counting our blessings. Here are some ways to help.
Donations for Holly Prater
Holly Prater is the single mother of two young daughters. She has been a birth consumer advocate for many years. Recently, Holly suffered a spontaneous brain bleed. As a result, she has lost the ability to use the right side of her body and will not be able to return to work for some time. Although the family remains in good spirits, the road to full recovery will not be possible without outside help. Please send donations in any amount to Holly Prater, 5432 Southlawn Dr., Sterling Heights, MI 48310.
Campaign Provides Diapers to Families in Need
March of Dimes and Huggies are working in partnership to help provide diapers to babies in need. One in three families in the U.S. has had to cut back on basics such as food, utilities, or child care in order to provide enough diapers for their babies. As part of the Every Little Bottom Campaign, Huggies will donate up to 20 million diapers in the U.S. over the next eight months, including two million diapers which were given to ten local diaper banks across the country. March of Dimes is working to raise awareness about the issue of diaper need and is encouraging individuals to donate diapers to partner diaper banks.
Resource for Postpartum Families
Lotsa Helping Hands is an online resource to help set up meals, childcare, visits, and anything a family with a newborn might need. Everyone wants to help the family but sometimes the parents have a hard time asking. This website makes it very easy to ask for and receive much needed practical help!
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