Eastside Baby Corner

EBC- EASTSIDE BABY CORNER'S MISSION IS HELPING KIDS REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL TOMORROW BY MEETING BASIC NEEDS TODAY. WE PROVIDE TANGIBLE ASSISTANCE AT NO COST TO FAMILIES DEALING WITH POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS, OR DISRUPTION, REDUCING THE DISTRESS FELT BY CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS. EBC EXPANDED PARTNERSHIPS AND SERVICE DELIVERIES TO HELP FAMILIES MOST AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH MORE THAN 75 HUMAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND HEALTH PROVIDERS, MORE THAN 10,000 CHILDREN AND EXPECTANT MOMS (UNDUPLICATED) WERE SUPPORTED IN 2021. KIDS HAVE THE STRESS OF LIVING IN POVERTY REDUCED, THEIR HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT PROMOTED, AND THEY ARE BETTER PREPARED FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL. PARTNER AGENCIES CAN CONCENTRATE THEIR RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE ON SUPPORTING FAMILIES, INCREASING THEIR OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCCESS. WHAT EBC DOES IS CONNECT THE COMMUNITY WHILE CARING FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS, REDUCING THE SOCIETAL INEQUITIES THAT PREVENT CHILDREN FROM FLOURISHING.

EBC - EASTSIDE BABY CORNER PROVIDES BASIC HEALTH, SAFETY, NUTRITIONAL AND COMFORT ITEMS FOR BABIES AND CHILDREN (BIRTH THROUGH AGE 12), AND EXPECTANT MOTHERS, WHO ARE LIVING WITHIN OUR AREA OF OPERATIONS AND ARE CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING IN A PROGRAM WITHIN OUR NETWORK OF AGENCY PARTNERS. IN SERVICE TO OUR MISSION AND STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS, EBC SUPPORTED 75 ACTIVE AGENCY PARTNERS IN 2021, INCLUDING EARLY LEARNING CENTERS, FOOD BANKS, HOUSING, MATERNAL & INFANT HEALTH PROGRAMS, MEDICAL SERVICES, AND SCHOOLS. THE TANGIBLE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY EBC MEANS KIDS HAVE THEIR NUTRITION, HEALTH, SAFETY, AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDS MET, PROMOTING AND PROTECTING DEVELOPING MINDS AND BODIES. AT NO COST TO FAMILIES OR TO OUR AGENCY PARTNERS, WE SUPPLY FORMULA, DIAPERS, HYGIENE ITEMS, CLOTHING, CAR SEATS, BEDS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND MORE. EASTSIDE BABY CORNER IS THE COMMUNITY'S ACKNOWLEDGED EXPERT IN RECYCLING, BUYING, AND DISTRIBUTING ESSENTIAL GOODS FOR CHILDREN EXPERIENCING POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS, OR FAMILY DISRUPTION. EBC TAKES IN DONATIONS OF CHILDREN'S CLOTHING AND GOODS FROM THE COMMUNITY AT LOCATIONS IN ISSAQUAH, BREMERTON, AND IN NORTH KING COUNTY (KENMORE IN 2021; AND PURCHASES ESSENTIAL GOODS, INCLUDING BABY FOOD, FORMULA, CAR SEATS, PACK N' PLAY BEDS, AND DIAPERS. ALL ITEMS ARE THEN SORTED AND BUNDLED INTO CUSTOMIZED ORDERS BY STAFF OR VOLUNTEERS AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGH PARTNER-PROVIDERS SUCH AS CASE MANAGERS, PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES, AND SCHOOL COUNSELORS TO FAMILIES IN THEIR PROGRAMS. THROUGH THIS NETWORK OF PROGRAMS, OVER 1,800 CHILDREN (UNDUPLICATED) EACH MONTH GET THE ESSENTIALS THEY NEED FOR HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT. DURING 2021, FAMILIES ACCESSED EBC ASSISTANCE THROUGH 256 (UP 19 OVER 2020) PROGRAMS AND SITES IN KING, SNOHOMISH, KITSAP, MASON, AND PIERCE COUNTIES. EBC SUPPORTED 10.53- (UNDUPLICATED) RECIPIENTS LIVING IN 5,044HOUSEHOLDS IN 2021. 77% OF THE HOUSEHOLDS WERE VERY LOW/LOW INCOME, 27% HOUSING INSECURE, 54% OF THE CHILDREN WERE AGE 3 AND UNDER, 30% IDENTIFIED AS HISPANIC/LATINX, 22% AS BLACK/AFRICAN-AMERICAN, 17% WHITE, 9% ASIAN, 8% AS MULTIRACIAL, 2% EACH AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE OR NATIVE HAWAIIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER, 8% UNKNOWN AND 3% OTHER. IN 2021, EBC DISTRIBUTED 160,866 PRODUCT ORDERS OF ESSENTIAL GOODS; THE ORDERS INCLUDED 1,549,475 DIAPERS, 1,997,040 DIAPER WIPES, 12,326 CANS OF INFANT FORMULA7.021 BIG BUNDLES OF CLOTHING TO KIDS, 1,317 CAR SEATS, 15,627 PAIRS OF SHOES, 30,602 PAIRS OF UNDERWEAR, AND 8609 BABY FOOD MEALS. EBC CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE AN OVERALL LOSS OF MORE THAN 30%IN VOLUNTEER HOURS AND PEOPLE IN 2022 AS WELL AS A REDUCTION IN DONATED GOODS FROM THE COMMUNITY, DUE TO COVID-19. CONCURRENTLY, PRODUCT ORDERS INCREASED OVER 2020.