Rafaella's Gift Project

Rafaella's Gift is a new initiative being launched by Nottingham NCT.

It is aimed at helping parents who are in desperate need of essential items to take care of themselves and their babies.

Inspired by the Little Ducks project run by North Staffordshire NCT, we distribute packs of essentials such as maternity pads, towels, baby clothes, toiletries and breast pads to expectant and new mothers who find themselves in desperate circumstances.

We also collect donations of larger items such as prams, highchairs and cots from local NCT members - and others - and distribute them to the families who are referred to us for help.

The parents we help may have been forced to flee their home because of domestic violence, or may be living in extreme poverty and have no way of providing for their new baby themselves.

We urgently need volunteers to assist with the collection and distribution of items from donors’ homes to our central storage unit, and to help with the sorting of items such as baby clothes. You can do this at times to suit you and petrol allowances can be paid for long journeys.

We also require help with the distribution of items to our clients' homes or if it is more appropriate, to their local children’s centre or hostel.

We would also like to hear from anyone who can help with publicity and administration.

If you feel you could help with any of our roles please contact rafaellasgiftproject@yahoo.com.; [original article]