Metrohealth Friends of Mothers &

“Expenses office expense 2,875 layette 1,718 strollers 3,881 portable play-yards 4,119 client needs 686 donated infant cloth/oth 40,241 diapers 312 swaddle blankets 336 miscellaneous 208 bags 182 fundraising 8,351 carseats 6,231 total 69,140”

“Metrohealth friends of mothers & infants (m&i) promotes the health and well being of families by providing essential items for mothers and infants/children who are clients of the metrohealth center for community health (cleveland, oh).”

“Who is eligible for assistance? Metrohealth friends of mothers & infants (m&i) are dedicated to serving clients who receive their health care from the metrohealth center for community health, a department of the metrohealth system, targeting the needs of under-served communities in the greater cleveland area. Clinics servedmetrohealth center for community health: broadway health center, buckeye health center, j. Glen smith health center, lee-harvard health center, thomas f. Mccafferty health center, brooklyn medical group, strongsville medical group, west park medical group. We also serve merrick house (west). How does the metrohealth friends of mothers & infants help? Friends of m & i collect, purchase, and distribute brand new: - layette items ~ infant sleepers, onesies, receiving blankets, quilts, socks, hats - toddler clothing - diapers & wipes - portable playyards - strollers - maternity clothing our year-round distribution program serves hundreds of needy families annually. - referrals are made to friends of m & i by metrohealth center for community health social workers. - friends of m & i provide practical, quality infant/childrens products. - our products are purchased directly from reliable manufacturers at fair prices. - over 0.95 of every dollar donated goes directly to serving mothers, infants, and children in need. All products distributed are brand new. ________________________________________________________________________ metrohealth friends of mothers & infants summary of products distributed september 2022 ~ august 2023 layettes~ 167 (ly: 179) infant clothing orders ~ 23 (ly: 11) children's clothing orders ~ 26 (ly: 15) portable cribs ~ 98 (ly: 88) strollers ~ single - 36; double- 7 (ly: 40; 8) car seats~ 45 (ly: 38) booster seats~ 3 (ly: 3) diapers ~ 14,315; wipes ~ 10,860 (ly: 9,998: 13,074) blankets~ 417 (ly: 343) pj's~ 513 miscellaneous items ~ more than 645 items: hats; toys; xmas stockings; bibs; burb cloths; hats and mittens; winter coats (in addition to what is in layettes) (ly: 724) newborn layettes made with diapers and wipes since 09/01/2022 ~187 (ly: 186)(approx. 8,228 diapers and 13,464 wipes) many layettes this year had 2 packs of diapers and 2 packs of wipes due to the blessing bags, these were not tracked. In-kind donation monetary totals ytd: 40,241”