Essentials for Young Lives is a community-wide effort to collect “essential” baby items for homeless mothers and their infants, sponsored by HomeAid Orange County in partnership with the Children and Families Commission of Orange County and the YMCA of Orange County.
The public is invited to bring donations of diapers, baby wipes, baby food and baby hygiene products to the Giant Wheel Court from 1pm to 4pm. Donations will be delivered to 16 of HomeAid’s service provider partners that give aid and shelter to homeless families.
To make the afternoon a fun event for the family, the YMCA of Orange County will host an arts and crafts table for children, and everyone who donates an “essential” baby item is entered into an opportunity drawing to win one annual YMCA membership.
Since diapers are the most needed items, Wahoo’s Fish Taco will give a free taco coupon to each of the first 200 people to donate a box of diapers.
More than 40 companies, community organizations and churches throughout Orange County have volunteered to serve as donations sites for the 2010 Essentials for Young Lives drive through Thursday, April 27. The list of public donation drop-off sites is available online at essentialsforyounglives.blogspot.com.
“Homeless mothers and their young children are among Orange County’s most vulnerable residents, and the state’s worsened economic condition has stretched the safety net,” says Michael Ruane, the executive director of the Children and Families Commission of Orange County (CFCOC). “Ensuring babies and toddlers have the proper nutrition and basic necessities goes to the Commission’s core purposes. Essentials for Young Lives brings out the best in our community for the sake of the most vulnerable.”
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