It’s spring; the weather has warmed up and the blossom is out.
But for too many young families across Leeds, leaving their home with a baby is almost impossible because they can’t afford a pram.
Leeds Baby Bank, based near Armley Gyratory in New Wortley, has launched an urgent appeal for prams.
Sarah Cohen, unit manager at Leeds Baby Bank: “We aim to ensure young children don’t go without because of poverty. When a health or social care professional refers a family to the charity, a bundle of items is prepared just for them – which might include a moses basket, a pram or pushchair, a high chair, baby bath and some clothes. Many of these items are pre-loved.
“Today we have 32 families on our waiting list for prams or pushchairs which are suitable from birth. Eight of them are for babies that are already here!”
One Dad who did exactly that is Richard. He donated to Leeds Baby Bank the pram used by his daughters, Hazel and Nina when they were babies. Even the girls were happy to wave goodbye to their pram so it could go to another baby who needed it.
If you have a clean, fully working pram to donate, you can bring it to Leeds Baby Bank’s unit near Armley Gyratory. Just visit www.leedsbabybank.org/donate-items to let us know when you are coming. If you can’t get it there, please email admin@leedsbabybank.org
If you haven’t got a pram to donate, but would like to help, you can buy the pushchair-from birth from our Amazon wish list for just £63 or make an online donation by visiting www.leedsbabybank.org and going to Ways to Help.
High chairs and moses baskets are also urgently needed. For a full list of items families need right now visit www.leedsbabybank.org/donate-items.
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