{"id":5699,"date":"2023-01-25T18:17:53","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T03:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/blog\/gift-bags-celebrate-new-babies-provide-parents-with-resources"},"modified":"2023-01-25T18:17:53","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T03:17:53","slug":"gift-bags-celebrate-new-babies-provide-parents-with-resources","status":"publish","type":"learn-and-grow-blog","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/learn-and-grow\/blog\/gift-bags-celebrate-new-babies-provide-parents-with-resources","title":{"rendered":"Gift Bags Celebrate New Babies, Provide Parents with Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thousands of babies born this year in Anchorage and their parents will be taking home a gift bag full of resources thanks to Programs for Infants &amp; Children, Inc. (PIC) and their partnership with&nbsp;<strong>thread&nbsp;<\/strong>and other community organizations that focus on giving every child the best start in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong>thread&nbsp;<\/strong>is excited to be a part of this initiative to get critical child care and other information into the hands of families as they welcome home a new baby,\u201d said Jenni Pollard,&nbsp;<strong>thread\u2019s&nbsp;<\/strong>Chief Marketing and Development Officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Distribution began with a 50-bag pilot program in October 2022, at Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC). This January the initiative is expanding to provide hundreds of bags to Providence Alaska Medical Center and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The goal is to reach all hospitals and birthing centers in Anchorage before summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cApproximately 4000 babies are born in Anchorage each year,\u201d said Amy Simpson, Executive Director of PIC. \u201cOur hope is that every parent of every baby born will receive this gift by July.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gift bags provide items like a swaddle blanket, board book, and growth chart. 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