iThemba in serious need of baby clothes

The centre is a non-profit, pregnancy crisis organisation that opened in 2008.

Its aims is to help women going through pregnancy and mothers of young children to understand their pregnancy and care for their children.

Pat Kemp, centre director at Hope iThemba, says the number of people they help averages about 20 women a day and they hand out food and clothing packages.

She adds they are seriously requesting the public to open their hearts by donating baby clothes and blankets, baby products, toiletries, nappies and formula.

The centre gets donations of food and clothing for babies and clothing for mothers as well as the dedicated time and passion of volunteers.

Pat says they are also feeding about 200 people per month and to enable them to continue feeding these people, they need non-perishable food.

All the donations can be dropped off at the centre in Eighth Street, Springs CBD, Monday to Thursday between 10am and 3.15pm and Friday between 10am and 12.15pm.

“We are helping destitute mothers of which most return to our centre after their babies are born,” says Pat

The centre also offers mothers a baby safe, which is a safe and private place for women who don’t want their babies, to place the child, but Pat urges them to rather come into the centre to get help.

“We will walk a road with people with a crisis pregnancy and offer a trauma course as well as post-abortion stress syndrome counselling for those who choose abortion,” she concludes.

The centre works very closely with the social workers at the Far East Rand Hospital.