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You may now make an cash donation to Eastside Baby Corner via your credit card.
Just click on the donate link to help us buy diapers, formula and other necessities:

Eastside Baby Corner (EBC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was started in 1990 with a mission to collect all items used by children from birth to age twelve and distribute them to service providers who work with families in need.  We act as a distribution center supplying basic items to over 160 shelters, food banks, public health nurses, social workers, and others.  We operate with extremely low overhead. 

In a 12 month period EBC collects $275,000 in cash donations but distributes over $4 million in goods!
Eastside Baby Corner is an all volunteer charity which depends on volunteers to prepare items for distribution, give community presentations, and help with accounting and public relations.

EBC is projecting 2008 distributions worth $4.3 MILLION!

Items donated are never sold, but are given away free of charge to families in need.

 

Our Vision

In three years, Eastside Baby Corner is meeting the vital,
growing and changing needs of our most vulnerable children

• with passionate staff and volunteers
• in a new, well-designed space
• with adequate and sustainable funding sources
• with a new, shiny and recognized image
• and the leadership of a diverse and dynamic board.

Approved by EBC Board on January 28, 2008

 

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Is your family or office looking for a project? Have you been thinking of doing some community service but don’t know where to start? Is your life really busy but missing the “something meaningful”? EASTSIDE BABY CORNER is in desperate need of your help! We are a 100% volunteer charity that serves children in need on the Eastside. We have collection drive and volunteer opportunities for everyone. For more information, please visit our web site at www.babycorner.org or call us at 425-865-0234. Make this the year you do something REALLY SPECIAL for someone in need!

Are some people on your gift list hard to shop for? Make a donation to Eastside Baby Corner in honor of your mom, Aunt Ella, or your friend who has everything. We have lovely cards we send to the honoree saying that a donation was made in their name. Uncle Joe would be delighted to know his “gift” purchased a safe new car seat for a child.

 

Schedule:

 

 Mondays

7:00 pm -8:30 pm

   

 

 Thursdays

9:00 am -11:00 am

  PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE DONATIONS WHILE WE ARE CLOSED.          
  We are closed when the Issaquah Schools
         are closed due to weather.
 

We gladly accept both new and gently used infants and children's items. We take cribs and car seats less than 6 years old,
in good condition and that have all necessary parts. Crib mattresses in good condition are gladly accepted as well.

Eastside Baby Corner is very short on space in our distribution center requiring the following changes in what items we can accept for donation.


EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE DO NOT TAKE:

Large toys …… Toys must fit in a copy paper box 11x17inches
Basket Ball Hoops
Art Desks
Tool Benches
Stuffed Animals longer than 12 inches
Large Easels
Train Tables
Toys for kids older than 8 years
Walkers with wheels
Car Seats manufactured prior to 6 years from today’s date
Cribs manufactured prior to 8 years from today’s date
Used Nipples and Pacifiers
Outdoor toys – (September - April)
Children’s Clothing larger than size 14

EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE CAN TAKE:

Toys must fit in a paper box 11x17inches
Exersaucers
Bouncy seats
Play Gyms that fold
Infant swings
Pack and plays
Strollers
High chairs
Changing tables
Toddler beds
Boppy pillows
Crib mattress
Twin Beds that are disassembled
Kids clothes from newborn to size 14

Maternity clothes
Outdoor toys – (May to August only)

 

IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT WE WILL TAKE, PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL US.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

EASTSIDE BABY CORNER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DECLINE ANY DONATION
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.


Please consider us when making charitable contributions.  We collect new and used items from a wide variety of groups including congregations,
parent's groups, individual families and service organizations.  

We also accept tax-deductible cash donations.  To make a donation, click on this link: Donation
You can double the effect of your contribution if your employer will match your donation.
We can now also accept donations of stock.

Our Issaquah collection center is easy to find.

Distributions:

Everything we collect is inspected, sorted and stored in our donated storage area in Issaquah, Washington.  Once the items have been evaluated, they are used to fill the wish lists of service care providers such as Food and Clothing Banks, Public Health Nurses, Salvation Army Workers, and DSHS Social Workers. 
These service providers work directly with families and are able to assess their most urgent needs.

Distributors: Hopelink, Issaquah Food Bank, Kenmore Family Shelter, Mt Si Food Bank, Northwest Harvest (Yakima), Preston Food Bank, Redmond Family Shelter, Snoqualmie Tribe, Yakima Food Bank (NW Harvest), Arbor House, BCG - Kirkland, Bellevue Police, Bellevue School District, Best High School, CCS, Childrens Services of Sno Valley, Compassion House, Consejo, D.A.D.S., DAWN, DCFS, DSHS, Eastside Community Health Center, ECF - Russian, EDVP, EHS, El Centro, Elizabeth House, Evergreen FACCT, Family Works Resource Center & Food Bank, FCC, First AME, FOY, Francis House, Garfield Community Center, GHC, Griffen Home, Head Start, Herzl -Ner Tamid, Highland Community Center, Hope Ministries, House of Hope, ICCS, ICW, IHNS, Infant Mortality Prevention, IRC, Issaquah Community Center, Issaquah School District, Issaquah School Nurses, Jefferson Community Center, KCHA, Kindering Center, KITH, Lake Hieghts YMCA, Lake Wa - Audubon, Lake Wa - Einstein, LDS, Lutheran Community Services, MIPC, Momma's Hands, Norma Gilbert, NW Childrens Outreach (OR), One Church - One Child, Operation Emergency Center, OSL, Overlake Hospital, PICC, Public Health - Eastgate, Rainer Beach Community Center, Rainer Community Center, Renton Clothing Bank, Renton School District, Riverview Stepping Stone, Salvation Army, Seattle Union Gospel Mission, Seton House, Sorenson Early Child Center, St Andrew Lutheran, St Joseph's Baby Corner, St Louise, SVDP, Treehouse, Two Rivers, Vine Maple Place, Visiting Nurse Services of the Northwest, Westside Baby, YES, YFIP, YFS, and YMCA.

 
 
   Volunteers

Eastside Baby Corner has no paid employees.  We use over 100 volunteers a month to sort, organize, and distribute items, as well as those who work in their homes doing bookkeeping and other necessary jobs.  Volunteers annually give more than 6000 hours of their time. 

Hours for Volunteering:

Monday 7 PM - 8:30 PM

Thursday 9 AM - 11 AM

Saturday 9 AM - Noon

Warehouse Volunteers

For safety's sake:

No Children under 7 years old are allowed.

Children 7-13 years must have 1:1 adult supervision.

If you wish to volunteer, individuals do not need to call adead, just come when you can.

Groups must be scheduled well in advance by notifying the Volunteer Coordinator Kim Foster

   Donations:

No item is ever sold, and cash donations go directly to purchase items for the babies and children. More than 95% of your cash donations are used to purchase items for children in need because our overhead is extremely low.  Many services (including the rent of our warehouse) are donated.

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Want to Learn More?

Would you like to see Eastside Baby Corner in action?  Visit us today, or contact us for details.

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Eastside Baby Corner
P.O. Box 712
Issaquah, WA  98027

Phone: (425) 865-0234
Fax: (425) 865-9935
Tax Identification Number:  91-1617032