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Mother Baby Center 2183 Alpine Way Bellingham, WA, 98226 360-647-1544 cell: (360)441-2799 fax: (360)647-8972 Stacy Phelps, Director of Community Relations stacy@motherbabycenter.org
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"Babies are such a nice way to start people." ~ Don Herrold Passionate about seeing that all babies arrive into an environment that offers them the best opportunity for success Mother Baby Center provides knowledge, support and skills to new families during the transition into parenting. Established as a not-for-profit agency in January 2001, Mother Baby Center is currently comprised of three programs. Operating since 1991, Mother Baby Homecare provides home health services to pregnant women and their newborns through comprehensive, results-oriented services such as newborn weight checks, breastfeeding assessment and instruction, phototherapy for newborns with jaundice, social assessments and community referrals. Mother Baby Homecare works collaboratively with St. Joseph's Hospital, over 75 physicians, and 35 agencies to provide professional and quality care. In 2002 this program provided 9000 visits to Whatcom County families. Mother Baby Homecare is a self-funded program with 75% of revenues generating from the 1st Steps State-funded program, and 25% from private clients. Mother Baby Resource Center is a community outreach program that is 100% funded by donations and grants with all proceeds designated for direct client benefit. Several entities and services fall under this umbrella including Mother's Helping Hands and Mother Baby Store. Mother's Helping Hands provides short-term and immediate assistance to families in need such as donating diapers, formula, nipple shields, nursing bras, and breast pumps. Community projects such as Angel Tree 2002 which provided over $13,000 in Christmas gifts to 25 families and hosting the Blossom Time Baby Fair also fall under Mother's Helping Hands. The program also assisted in raising funds for The Hulford Quadruplets by accepting donations for a 12-passenger van and coordinating a collaborative diaper drive with a local grocery store chain, obtained a donated van for a family with triplets in 2002, and received funds for The Great Thing About Chemo Calendar. Mother Baby Store offers hard to find and specialty items geared towards breastfeeding and parent bonding. Center visitors increased 86% from 2001 to 2002, prompting plans for 2003 which include the expansion of a Community Resource Room where families can receive information about community services and agencies, borrow or donate books and videos, participate in classes geared towards pregnancy and parenting issues, weigh their baby, and obtain information from a Center Nurse. You can help to provide knowledge, support and skills to new families in Whatcom County by investing in this seasoned agency with an accomplished record of providing top-notch services to pregnant and post partum women, their newborns and families. |
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