Cribs and car seats workshop to provide baby essentials for expecting families

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Expecting parents and caregivers can receive free items for their infants during the “Cribs and Car Seats Workshop” on Friday, March 22.

It’s happening from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the St. George Fire Department. The address is 14100 Airline Highway.

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The Safety Place, a non-profit organization in Baton Rouge, is teaming up with several other agencies and community groups to put on the event.

Organizers say to register, a caregiver must:

1. Be pregnant/expecting/adopting/fostering/raising an infant.
2. Be 4-6 weeks before the baby’s arrival, or currently raising an infant between the ages of birth through six months.
3. Be low income or otherwise unable to afford earned baby items.
4. Not have a crib or car seat for your child.
5. Not received a free crib or car seat from The Safety Place in the last six years.
6. Attend the entire workshop between 8:45 a.m. - 1 p.m., and correctly demonstrate the use of a crib and car seat.
7. Arrange childcare. Children are not allowed to attend.

Participants can earn several items for completing the workshop:

• portable crib
• car seat
• soft chest carrier
• wipes
• diapers
• child wellness kit

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