Baby bank helping more parents in full-time work
A baby bank in Birmingham reports a growing number of full-time working parents seeking assistance with essential items. The operators note that demand has shifted from clothing to daily necessities like formula and nappies due to rising living costs. The facility, located within a boutique, aims to reduce the stigma associated with receiving financial support for childcare needs.
- ▪The Handsworth Baby and Family Bank on Soho Road provides free items such as nappies, formula, clothes, and toys to local families.
- ▪Kavita and Karvinder Dhillon state that the majority of their current clients are from working households rather than solely low-income families.
- ▪Rising daily costs have increased demand for essential goods like baby formula, which the bank is currently in desperate need of.
- ▪The bank operates out of the couple's Dhillons Boutique store to help remove the stigma of asking for help by making visits appear as regular shopping trips.
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Baby bank helping more parents in full-time workImage source, Kavita Kaur DhillonImage caption, Kavita and Karvinder Dhillon say more people in full-time work are using their baby bankByMya Khan, BBC Radio WM and Charlotte Benton, West MidlandsPublishedJust nowA Birmingham baby bank says it is helping a growing number of people in full-time work who are struggling to afford essentials for their children.Kavita Kaur Dhillon and her husband Karvinder run the Handsworth Baby and Family Bank on Soho Road, which provides free items including nappies, baby formula, clothes and toys.The couple said the majority of people they first helped were from low-income households, but they were now seeing more working families needing support with everyday costs."We don't need any more clothing, it's the…
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