Dear Mamasource Community,
I volunteer as a family mentor to an immigrant family through the International Rescue Committee in Oakland, CA. They are Meskhetian Turkish refugees from Russia and resettled in the Bay Area approximately 2 ½ years ago. Their youngest daughter is 19 and was married in December 2007. She is currently 5 months pregnant and in need of maternity clothes. She wears a size small or medium.
Please advise as to where I can get her maternity clothing for free or for a very small cost (I am a student).
Thank you for your help!
www.freecycle.org is a great place to post wanted or offered items. It is similar to Craig's list (another resource for you), but everything is FREE! There are several freecycle groups throughout the SF bay area, and nationally. I frequently look at the postings in Walnut Creek and Concord.
i have a maternity sun dress that i can mail you. i basically wore my yoga clothes during my pregnancy. just e-mail me the shipping address: ____@____.com
Please call the nearest Crisis Pregnancy Center- they usually have free clothes for mamas that were donate.
Good luck! Most churches have places to donate stuff as well.
The Homeless Prenatal Program in San Francisco helps Bay Area poor women with clothes, prenatal education classes, English classes, parenting groups, Wellness Center, food & diapers etc. Check out: www.homelessprenatal.org. ###-###-####.
HPP is hosting its 3rd Annual Family Health Fair on August 8 from 1-3 p.m. It is free.
HPP also accepts baby and adult clothing donations from any of you Mamasource members who would like to donate your maternity and baby items. It also is launching a backpack filled with school supplies drive for families who can't afford to buy them. The goal is to collect 300 by August 15th.
For more information contact,
Rebecca Reiner
Volunteer and Donations Coordinator
Homeless Prenatal Program
2500 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
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Hello- I still have a couple of pieces of maternity clothes. I have two pairs of overalls- one olive green, one denim. I also have one black long sleeved maternity top. You are welcome to them- just e mail me privately if you think she would like them and I will give you my address to pick them up. I live in Oakland. If you don't think these are things she would wear, that's okay. You are doing a very kind thing, and I wish this family the best of luck.
I have several pairs of maternity pants if you want to come pick them up. You could also put a note on the Berkeley Parents Network and I bet you'd get lots of response. ____@____.com
Currently, I am 35 weeks pregnant, but I have plenty of maternity clothes I could mail to you. This is my 2nd pregnancy and of course, I would love to help someone out who is in need of some clothes. If you are interested, just e-mail me at ____@____.com and I can get your info.
Good luck!
