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Demand at baby bank 'has never been higher'
Key takeaways
- The founder of a community organisation which provides free clothes, toys and equipment for children said demand had "never been higher".
- Hartlepool Baby Bank sees about 150 families a week which is a tenfold rise in those needing help since 2019 when it opened.
- Chair Emilie de Bruijn said: "Parents can't find work that fits round children, childcare costs keep rising, people are just really struggling."
The founder of a community organisation which provides free clothes, toys and equipment for children said demand had "never been higher".
Hartlepool Baby Bank sees about 150 families a week which is a tenfold rise in those needing help since 2019 when it opened.
Chair Emilie de Bruijn said: "Parents can't find work that fits round children, childcare costs keep rising, people are just really struggling."
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