Baby bank charity seeks public’s help for Cork mothers in need

Cork-based charity Community Connect is launching its Christmas campaign, encouraging members of the public to sponsor ‘A Bundle of Love for Christmas’.

Community Connect, Ireland’s baby bank charity, works closely with maternity hospitals, homeless services, domestic violence refuges, and health professionals around the country to provide support to pregnant women and new mothers in need.

Through its hubs in Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Athlone, and Dundalk, the charity receives donations of essential items for babies and children and passes them on to new and expectant mothers free of charge.

These items include buggies, cribs, cots, clothing bundles, and hygiene items, as well as specially prepared gift packages.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by EchoLive (@echolive)

This Christmas, the charity is calling on members of the public to sponsor a gift package, which will include a BabyBox, filled with nappies, a blanket, baby clothes, and other essential items; a MamaBag, containing items such as fluffy socks, shampoo, and other toiletries; and a hospital bag, which will include items that a pregnant woman would need to bring to hospital when having her baby.

Monetary donations are also welcomed and will be used to cover hub costs and to purchase essential hygiene items, starter packs, and hospital bags for the gift packages.

• For more information, or to sponsor a gift package, visit https://communityconnect.ie/christmas/