Car Seats and Portacribs

Through an arrangement with a major manufacturer of baby equipment, the Baby Corner purchases car seats and portacribs at a deep discount. Three dozen are ordered at a time, several times per year. Unlike other car-seat programs, the Baby Corner distributes brand-new car seats at no charge. In 2009, the Baby Corner distributed nearly 500 car seats.

Crib Communities and Giving Trees

The Baby Corner is supported not only by individuals but also by communities whose members set up a crib or sponsor a holiday Giving Tree to collect donated baby goods. These communities provide the Baby Corner with a regular stream of in-kind donations throughout the year.

Spanish-Language and Bilingual Books

In August 2000, the Baby Corner began purchasing board books and picture books for infants and toddlers. The Baby Corner believes that books are a necessity because of the important role they play in language acquisition, parent-child bonding, and cognitive development.

Flee Bags

The Baby Corner collects clean backpacks and tote bags, then stuffs them with hand soap, toothpaste, new underwear, and other overnight necessities for women. The bags are given to moms with young children who are fleeing domestic violence.

Layettes

Since 1990, a group of dedicated women from a church in Bothell have been making layettes for newborns and delivering them regularly to the Baby Corner. Inside each handmade diaper bag is everything a newborn needs for the first days at home: diapers and wipes, clothing, sleepers, T-shirts, blankets, pacifiers, bottles, rattles, and a toy or two.