Happy Baby Community
Happy Baby Community (HBC) aims to build a safe, resilient and thriving community for pregnant women and women with young children who have fled war, violence and traffickers.
ABOUT US: 

Happy Baby Community builds safe and resilient communities for pregnant women and women with young children who have fled war, violence and traffickers and seek asylum in the UK. Led by women with lived experience, they support beneficiaries through shared knowledge and understanding. Happy Baby Community provides welfare advice, counselling and development opportunities for mothers and their children so they begin to rebuild their lives.

We facilitate five community groups across London and two online community groups, providing a range of services and support on-site. We provide perinatal and postnatal care, English lessons, food, clothing, children's activities, welfare support, therapy, interpreting services, employment support, and volunteering opportunities.

WHY OUR WORK MATTERS: 

We provide essential practical and therapeutic support for women and their children seeking international protection in the UK without recourse to public funds.

OUR VALUES: 
All women and their children have an equal right to thrive and feel valued.
OUR AWARDS: 
The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service (2022)
THINGS WE ARE PROUD OF: 
We have served 3,5 women to date since becoming a charity in 219.
WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN OUR PEOPLE: 

A helpful, open, and supportive attitude§A willingness to learn

HOW WE ARE DIFFERENT: 

As a result of our work, women and their children...
– feel confident
– feel able to have realistic dreams of a better reality for themselves and their families
– feel connected and belong to a community
– are part of shared decision-making within a community
– are able to form and maintain positive relationships
– feel safe
– grow in resilience
– are able to trust and access reliable support and information
– are able to access opportunities to develop knowledge and skills for effective participation and leadership (e.g. in society)
– feel they can celebrate diversity within their community

Summary
Nonprofit
Charitable

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Our Opportunities

 
Community Group and Children's Program Support
Happy Baby Community
Min. 0 Weeks Minimum weeks
Guildford, United Kingdom
Community Group and Children's Program Support
Volunteering
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