Our EBC - West Sound Hub in Bremerton is accepting donations on Wednesday evenings from 4 pm - 6 pm and on Saturdays from 9:30 am -12 pm.
Looking for a way to volunteer for EBC from home? You can help support healthy kids by printing, folding and stapling our new “I Can Stay Healthy” coloring book. The coloring book is available in English and Spanish. Each book takes x3 pages of white 8-1/2” x 11” paper. Please print double sided with black ink, fold and staple. Completed coloring books can be dropped off at EBC on Monday evenings or mailed to EBC at PO Box 712, Issaquah, WA 98027.
Please contact Madeline at madelinef@babycorner.org if you have any questions. View and print the coloring books at the buttons below. Thank you!
As an essential service, EBC is continuing to provide vital goods for children as cities and counties re-open.
EBC - West Sound is accepting car seats, cribs and pack n' plays.
- Pack n plays must be clean and manufactured after 2/19/2014
- Cribs must be clean with all hardware and manufactured within the last eight (8) years
- Car seats must be clean, and within at least one (1) full calendar year of expiration; the expiration date can be found in your owner’s manual.
- EBC staff will confirm usability/expiration
upon donation
Below are our MOST-NEEDED items at EBC - West Sound:
- Children's clothing: Size 3T-6
- Packaged diapers, especially sizes 4 - 6
- Cans of formula, unopened and not expired
- Unopened packages of diaper wipes
- New tennis shoes and rain boots: especially sizes 8-11 (boys and girls)
- New toys for children ages 1 - 5 years old
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EBC - West Sound
When you give to EBC - West Sound, you are helping local kids in need have diapers, food, formula, car seats and more that matter so much for their health and well-being.
EBC's Hub in West Sound is working with local agencies to bring essentials to local children living in poverty or crisis in Kitsap and west Pierce counties. With a considerable coverage area that extends from the Hood Canal Bridge to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, EBC – WS is bringing help and hope to many families living in the West Sound.
The EBC - WS Hub is located at 1463 NE Dawn Road, Suite B in Bremerton
You can reach us by phone at 360.616.0235, or by email at westsoundinfo@babycorner.org.
Being Inspired to Change Lives
During his keynote address at the 2014 Helping Kids Thrive luncheon, Dr. Ben de Haan asked the audience, “Why are there not more organizations like Eastside Baby Corner? There should be one in every community!”
Struck by his recognition of the critical role of EBC in the community’s safety net and the need for EBC services in other areas, luncheon guests Barbara Bandoli and Bob Maynard, both Gig Harbor residents, took his words to heart. The two of them encouraged Beverly Kincaid, who lives in Bremerton, to go to an EBC Holiday Open House the month after the luncheon. Beverly caught the fever and the three of them decided to start a new “baby corner” in West Sound. After doing extensive research into the needs of potential partners and into prospective resources, work is now underway to form a branch of EBC, adapted to the unique character of the West Sound region.
In the past, EBC has freely shared our knowledge with other nonprofits, nearby and across the country; over the years, ten organizations learned from us, modeling their operations on EBC. Beverly, Barbara and Bob recognized the most efficient way to duplicate what EBC does is to be EBC. Instead of creating another nonprofit, we are establishing a branch of EBC, sharing our values, culture and business model. The response from our neighbors across the Sound has been overwhelming: social service organizations and schools are thrilled with the possibility of being able to get the clothes, diapers, and formula needed for families in their programs. The new branch will carry forth the mission of giving kids the basics they need not to just survive but to thrive.
