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IN 2021 WE SERVED 117 DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS IN 981 VISITS/APPOINTMENTS AT OUR CENTER. ALL SERVED WERE PEOPLE IN NEED OF EXTRA HELP AND SUPPORT WITH THEIR PREGNANCY AND THEIR INFANTS. 95% OF THEM MET THE STANDARD FOR LIVING IN POVERTY OR WERE EXPERIENCING A CRISIS. WHILE WE REMAINED OPEN AS ESSENTIAL WORKERS DURING THE ENTIRE PANDEMIC TO ENSURE THAT FAMILIES HAD ESSENTIALS LIKE DIAPERS, FORMULA, AND CLOTHING FOR THEIR INFANTS, WE CONTINUED TO OFFER TELE-COUNSELING, TELEPHONE SUPPORT, AND CURBSIDE SERVICE FOR VUNERABLE POPULATIONS. 75% OF CLIENT VISITS/APPOINTMENTS INCLUDED A PREGNANCY OR PARENTING EDUCATION SESSION EACH EDUCATION VISIT EARNED A BABY BUCK ; CLIENTS USED THEIR BABY BUCKS TO PURCHASE NEW ITEMS IN OUR MOM'S PANTRY WE DISTRIBUTED NEW AND USED INFANT, MATERNITY, AND HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: ITEMS GIVEN AWAY IN 2021 CLOTHING, BAGS- 781 DIAPERS, PACKS- 331 SLEEP(CRIBS, BASSINETS, MATTRESSES, PACK-N-PLAY, ETC)- 27 TRANSPORTATION (STROLLER & CAR SEATS)- 23 OTHER MISC. INFANT ITEMS- 1242 FOOD BASKET/GIFT CARDS- 34 ALL ITEMS AND SERVICES WERE COMPLETELY FREE TO OUR CLIENTS, MOST OF WHOM LIVE IN POVERTY. WE ALSO HELD A CARSEAT SAFETY INSPECTION DAY WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS GOT THEIR CAR SEATS CHECKED AND INSTALLED CORRECTLY TO IMPROVE CAR SEAT SAFETY KNOWLEDGE AND ACTION; ANOTHER LARGE EVENT WE HOSTED WAS A CHILD DENTAL CARE COMMUNITY CLASS OVER ZOOM WITH A DENTAL PROFESSIONAL FROM UPMC. LASTLY, WE PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL HEALTH FAIRS AND OTHER COLLABORATIVE EVENTS HELD BY OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS.