Take The Preschool Challenge
February 25, 2010 – 12:02 am | No Comment

Just days before I was contacted by a desperate employee of a Bay Area family shelter. Eight babies had recently come through their doors and they were desperate for diapers. After pitching the idea to the school’s director, we decided that doing a good deed for these babies would be a great opportunity for the kids to directly help others.

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Knitting as Public Service
July 8, 2009 – 11:09 am | One Comment
Knitting as Public Service

Today’s guest post is from Becca Freed, who was there for the birth of Help a Mother Out, even if she (and we) didn’t know it at the time. As she describes below, this past …

Yes, Virginia, Twitter Does Work
July 3, 2009 – 10:41 pm | One Comment
Yes, Virginia, Twitter Does Work

It’s not every day we can say we are totally blown away by the generosity of our neighbors. Yesterday, Valley Credit Union pulled the Help A Mother Out of all fast-ones when they came to …

First Lady Michelle Obama, won’t you help a mother out?
June 23, 2009 – 6:00 am | No Comment
First Lady Michelle Obama, won’t you help a mother out?

Yesterday First Lady Michelle Obama came to San Francisco’s Bayview district to kick off the call to public service United We Serve. How cool is that? She was joined by California’s First Lady, Maria Shriver …

The Bay Area Diaper Bank Has Closed Its Doors
June 22, 2009 – 10:15 am | 4 Comments
The Bay Area Diaper Bank Has Closed Its Doors

As previously reported, The Bay Area Diaper Bank recently closed due to lack of funding. If you think you might be interested in taking over the diaper bank, we can put you in touch with …

What Not to Donate
June 19, 2009 – 9:04 am | 3 Comments
What Not to Donate

We appreciate all of your donations, we really do, but while sorting supplies we found some things in our drop bins that are, shall we say, somewhat less than useful. Things like ancient, stained baby …

15,000 Diapers!
June 17, 2009 – 9:01 am | 6 Comments
15,000 Diapers!

Diapers galore, by tangobaby.
I think it’s safe to say that our May Diaper Donation Drive was a smashing success: In one month, our supporters donated 15,000 diapers to families in need, plus thousands of travel-sized …