SINCE it was launched six weeks ago, Eureka Mums has re-homed 32 baby items and helped out seven families in need.
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And founder Erin Carman hopes to aid many more, particularly with its upcoming April Cots for Tots campaign.
''I hoped there would be a generous network of people in Ballarat who felt the same way I did and the response has been huge," Ms Carman said.
Eureka Mums was launched to ensure no Ballarat child goes without basic material needs, by collecting new and pre-loved cots, prams, car seats, clothes and other nursery essentials for distribution through welfare agencies and maternal and child health nurses.
Ms Carman began the not-for-profit, volunteer run program after reading an article about St Kilda Mums, which has been operating for nearly five years.
''I was looking for a way to donate things my children no longer needed and I wanted to ensure the items went to people who genuinely needed a helping hand.''
For more information, email donate@eurekamums.org or find Eureka Mums on Facebook. The website, www.eurekamums.org, will go live in the next few weeks.
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