All the Places I Call Home :): Westside Baby!

Every Friday my AmeriCorps team serves as a team. This means we are at our individual sites Monday through Thursday and on Fridays we serve off-site. This Friday we split up into two groups. My group served at WestSide Baby. This organization is an incredible organization that creates opportunities for many families to have quality clothes and other basic needs for their children. They have diapers, car seats, high chairs, toys and all types of clothing available for free for low income families. This organization was created under the premise that being a parent is stressful enough without having to worry about being able to provide and meet the basic needs of one's child due to monetary limitations. WestSide Baby is the home site for one of our AmeriCorps team members, Whitney, and so Friday, we had the pleasure of serving with her and getting some of hands-on work completed.

Toys galore! Still in the process of getting sorted through!

WestSide Baby runs primarily by generous donations (of clothing, cars seats, toys, hours of service, etc.) and consistent volunteer support. WestSide Baby recently moved into a larger facility (it was totally needing more space) and so is in the process of getting everything replaced and organized, while still sorting through new donations.

Most of our day was spent sorting boxes and boxes of donated clothes.

I was incredibly impressed with how organized and complex this organization is. It seems to be run so well, and is very thoughtful in how it provides services. In fact, overall, I have been very impressed with most of the sites my AmeriCorps team is placed at. New Futures (my site) never ceases to impress me with the infrastructure set up in order sustain its vitality and existence as nonprofit organization. WestSide Baby is no exception!