During 2023/2024, ABSS funded the pilot of Little Love Baby Bank and supported the growing partnership between the project delivery partners. The pilot period has now ended and the delivery partners, The One Love Project and YourFamily, are continuing to run the Little Love Baby Bank in partnership.
Little Love Baby Bank is based at The One Love Project Hollybrook site (Carnarvon Road, off Victoria Avenue) and enables families access to essential items for their young children such as clothing.
Families attending the baby bank can also obtain advice and information relating to all aspects of parenting and also benefit from one-to-one support if needed, from YourFamily practitioners.
Families do not need to be referred to access this baby bank and are welcome to come along to a session.
Please note that only families who are Southend residents with children aged 0-3 years and/or pregnant can access further support from YourFamily.
The One Love Project is a registered charity based in Southend. Their mission is to improve quality of life by meeting individual basic needs (food, clothing, and safe, non-judgemental space). The charity also provides and supports holistic opportunities for recovery and physical well-being, from addiction, poverty and mental health issues via educational and therapeutic approaches.
YourFamily is the friendly, local community for parents and little ones. The YourFamily team supports families to access local services, develop their understanding of child development, child health and child safety. The team also work with multiple partners across Southend to support parental wellbeing. YourFamily is part of City Family CIC.
To find out more, contact YourFamily at yfsouthend@cityfamily.org.uk or visit www.cityfamily.org.uk