United Way BC (UWBC), along with its community partners, delivered child safety and wellness items for families in the Southern Interior.
For this year香蕉视频直播檚 Child Safety Initiative, the non-profit along with the Paul Docksteader Foundation, Central Okanagan Foundation, and KGH Foundation, 215 car seats and 50 baby care packages were delivered throughout the region.
The car seats are 3-in-1 convertible units and the care packages included essential items like diapers and wipes.
United Way said the initiative was a response to the growing need for child safety and wellness items, especially now as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
香蕉视频直播淭hanks to the foresight and generosity of all our partners who have come together once again this year to provide these much-needed items to families across the Southern Interior,香蕉视频直播 United Way BC provincial director Kahir Lalji said.
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The Child Safety Initiative is a project between UWBC and several community partners in the Okanagan that provides items and other necessary materials to low-income families in their communities. Partner agencies assess applicants香蕉视频直播 needs and distribute them to individual families.
The organization said the initiative was successful thanks to community members and groups working together.
For more information on the Child Safety Initiative, visit .
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