Baby Banks
‘I probably would have given my son up without help from a baby bank. No one else supported me’

‘I probably would have given my son up without help from a baby bank. No one else supported me’
A domestic violence survivor worried she would have to give her baby up for adoption when she was plunged into homelessness. A baby bank was a lifeline
I had virtually nothing when I became a mum. I needed help from a baby bank to get the essentials

I had virtually nothing when I became a mum. I needed help from a baby bank to get the essentials
Tricia, a mother of a five-month-old baby, shares her experiences of struggling with the cost of living and relying on a baby bank for help
Poverty doesn’t take a break in the summer holidays – and baby banks don’t either

Poverty doesn’t take a break in the summer holidays – and baby banks don’t either
Emilie De Bruijn, founder of Hartlepool Baby Bank, writes about why the work of baby banks is so vital – especially in the school holidays
Baby banks in London have run out of nappies
Baby banks in London have run out of nappies
Baby banks have quietly become a vital service for new parents – why have we allowed it?
Baby banks have quietly become a vital service for new parents – why have we allowed it?
Too many babies don’t have a safe place to sleep. This baby bank is trying to change that

Too many babies don’t have a safe place to sleep. This baby bank is trying to change that
Ukrainian mum who fled war dreams of buying Christmas tree and presents for her children

Ukrainian mum who fled war dreams of buying Christmas tree and presents for her children
Meet the tireless volunteers making sure children in poverty have a Christmas to remember

Meet the tireless volunteers making sure children in poverty have a Christmas to remember
‘It doesn’t have to be this way’: More than 200,000 kids needed help from baby banks last year

‘It doesn’t have to be this way’: More than 200,000 kids needed help from baby banks last year
Being pregnant during cost of living crisis made me depressed. Baby banks helped take the shame away
