Community Baby Shower

May 10, 2020 - June 28, 2020


IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD. IT TAKES A COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY TO HELP NEW MOMS PREPARE FOR MOTHERHOOD.

 

Parenthood can be overwhelming for anyone. It can be even more difficult for expectant parents who already struggle to make ends meet. And now more than ever they need our support. That's where the VIRTUAL Community Baby shower comes in. In partnership with our community, we shower expectant mothers with the support they need during this uncertain time. 

The Community Baby Shower is a community-wide effort to support mothers living in financial hardship by supplying them with critical items for their new babies and young children. Over the past 10 years, the Community Baby Shower has distributed over 10,000 baby bundles to mothers in need. 
 

The needs don’t stop when a crisis hits and now more than ever local mothers need our support. Stay home and support expectant mothers by sharing words of encouragement (or wisdom) with our virtual baby shower cards, host your own virtual baby shower, or donate to provide critical items to mothers in our community. 
 

WAYS TO GET INVOLVED

DONATE  

In lieu of donating physical items, you can donate a baby bundle. We encourage you to donate rather than purchase a physical item to ensure store shelves remain stocked for families who need the items immediately. 

United Way will use all money donated to get supplies into the hands of mothers who need them the most when it is deemed safe. You can choose from a variety of different packages or choose your own amount. 

 

DONATE TODAY


If you would like to make a donation by check, please mail to United Way of Buffalo & Erie County 742 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14209

Make check payable: United Way of Buffalo & Erie County c/o Community Baby Shower

HOST A VIRTUAL BABY SHOWER

Use our toolkit of resources to help you host a virtual baby shower complete with games and snacks! In addition to the resources in the toolkit, by hosting a virtual baby shower you gain access to United Way guest speakers who can answer questions and share information on the work being done in this area. Contact Suzette O'Brien, suzette.obrien [at] uwbec.org, to schedule a guest speaker for your shower. 

Click here to access the toolkit.

SEND A VIRTUAL BABY SHOWER CARD

Share a note of encouragement, congratulations, and words of wisdom to new moms by sending them a virtual baby shower card. The digital cards will be included in the baby bundles when they are distributed to mothers. Select from two different card designs below. 

Click here to send a card.

DIGITAL DOWNLOADS

Download our Community Baby Shower coloring sheets. Choose from two different designs and share your creations with us on social media by tagging @uwbec.

Click here to color!

Donations support new moms and babies served by three extraordinary United Way partners:



COMMUNITY BABY SHOWER IS SPONSORED BY:
 

 

Send a digital baby shower card to an expectant mother! 

Congratulate an expectant mother or share words of wisdom using the form below and we will send it along to brighten their day. 
 

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Please limit your message to 75 words or less.

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