Baby Basket Program
Several members of the Tepeyac Family Center staff determined that many of the Moms who were part of our Charity Care Program did not have the resources to provide tangible needs for their new babies when it came time to take the babies home from the hospital. Thus the Divine Mercy Care Baby Basket Program was born. This program, establishes a specific list of needs which comprise the elements of an individual baby basket. These needs are donated through the generosity of the Tepeyac Family Center family (patients and staff) and then made into baby baskets which are then provided to the moms near the end of their pregnancy or just after the child is born. This program has expanded to include a boy scout collecting goods as part of his Eagle Scout project, young teen and pre-teen groups collecting items as part of their charity ministry, or individuals collecting items as part of a Confirmation project. The program is coordinated by the Tepeyac Family Center Patient Advocate and one of the founders of the program, Mrs. Donna Lowe.
The list of items that are needed changes as the existing inventory changes. Those in the greatest of need are at the top of the list. Cash donations are also used for this program to provide hard-to-get items. There are baby bottles located at the check-in and check-out counters at Tepeyac Family Center which are being used for cash donations.
Infant Gift Baskets
- Grooming Kit Deluxe (We have only found these at K-Mart and on-line - they cost $19.99. They include brush, comb, nail clippers, forehead thermometer strip/case, pacifier medicine dispense, digital thermometer, medicine syringe, nasal aspirator, emery boards, teether, fingerbrush/case, alcohol swabs, ER info card, gum massager, includes carry bag
- Onesies (NOT NEEDED AT THIS TIME - DO NOT PURCHASE) (printed or all white - no pinks or blues)
- Sleepers (printed or all white - no pink or blue)
- Pacifiers - Mams
- Baby Wipes (NOT NEEDED AT THIS TIME - DO NOT PURCHASE)
- Diapers (NOT NEEDED AT THIS TIME - DO NOT PURCHASE)
- Receiving Blanket
- Bottles, Small and Large
- Hooded Towel w/wash cloths
- Hat & Booties
- Camera
- Photo Album
- Nice Baby Blanket
- Bibs
- Diaper rash ointment
- Take Along Pack (baby shampoo, baby wash, baby lotion, baby powder, Desitin Creamy Zinc Oxide, diaper rash ointment, nourishing lotion)
Wish List
- Needed donated items found on the list below
- K-Mart Gift Card will allow Divine Mercy Care staff to purchase needed items
- Check or Cash will allow Divine Mercy Care staff to purchase needed items