Frankston crisis pregnancy centre celebrates its first year of operation
THE Babes Project has celebrated the first year of its Frankston crisis pregnancy centre. New and expecting mothers got together to mark the milestone.
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THE Babes Project has celebrated the first year of its Frankston crisis pregnancy centre.
Thirty-three new and expecting mothers got together recently to help mark the milestone.
The not-for-profit project supports women in Frankston and who are developing parenting skills through its free peri-natal care program, and helps them tackle challenges around their pregnancies including domestic and family violence, homelessness, health issues and family breakdown.
Babes Project founder and managing director Helen Parker said the Frankston site helped meet a gap in social services.
She said demand was growing.
Mums supported by the Babes Project said they were rapt with the service.
Raechal Robins, 19, said the support was invaluable.
“They were always there when you needed someone to talk to,” she said.
“The hardest bit is the staring and the judgement from other people, people who don’t even know your situation, but we know we’re doing our best.”
Jasmine Craig, 21, said she didn’t know where she’d be without the project.
“All the workshops they do and all the answers you have — it gives you confidence to be a better mum,” she said.
Operating from its Croydon headquarters since 2012, the group’s expansion to Frankston was
driven by community support, including a crowd-funding campaign which raised $51,000 to
secure a home for the new centre.
Frankston state Labor MP Paul Edbrooke also secured a $50,000 government grant to grow the service.
For details, visit thebabesproject.com