Members of the Archway Family Centre’s Best for Babies team, along with the Cindy Boury Private Wealth Management team.
By: Cindy Boury of Cindy Boury Private Wealth Management
Spending some time with Tania Rempel and her team, you get the immediate sense of how important their work is to them and how much compassion and understanding they bring to their roles. At Archway Family Centre’s Best for Babies Abbotsford program, this team works to connect families in our community with the classes, resources, and baby items, so caregivers are better able to balance the demands of parenthood with those of modern life.
“Anyone who has been a caregiver to a baby knows that, at some point in that journey, you need support and encouragement,” says Tania. “Regardless of who you are and your background, any one of us can find ourselves in a situation where we need some extra support. We work with families to provide the resources—whether that is education, group support, basic care items, or a combination of all three—that best meets their unique situation.”
The work done by Tania and her team was brought to light for me when my daughter, Sheryl, had her first child and attended parent and baby group classes and learned about the Best for Babies program. Sheryl saw firsthand the needs of many families within our community and learned that the program relies solely on donations to offer support with basic care items, such as diapers and formula.
As a business owner here in Abbotsford, I lead a team of ten women, and we saw this as an opportunity we couldn’t ignore. My office hosted a diaper drive culminating in an open house, and we reached out to our clients and business partners, who embraced this chance to make a difference. With this support, we raised over $9500 in funds and collected 40 boxes of diapers, which works out to 5,722 diapers! We are so thankful for the generosity shown. The need is always there and I’m glad this important program is now on my radar.
To learn more about Archway Family Centre’s Best for Babies program or if you need pregnancy support, call 604.859.7681 Ext: 288, or visit archway.ca/best-for-babies.
“Anyone who has been a caregiver to a baby knows that, at some point in that journey, you need support and encouragement. Regardless of who you are and your background, any one of us can find ourselves in a situation where we need some extra support.”