Baby items needed for drive helping homeless mothers

In celebration of Mother’s Day, HomeAid Orange County is collecting baby items for homeless mothers and their children.

The Essentials for Young Lives Drive will be held April 28 to May 1 and the items collected will be distributed to homeless families by 15 local nonprofit organizations.

Companies, organizations and individuals can participate by forming a collection site in any office, and HomeAid will pick up all of the donations on May 2.

Items can also be dropped off at the HomeAid Orange County office at 17744 Sky Park Circle, Suite 170 in Irvine.

Donations of diapers, baby wipes, baby food and other general baby products will be accepted.

To set up an office collection site or get more information call Carolyn Baker at (949) 553-9510, ext. 224 or e-mail her at [email protected].

— Alan Blank