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At Hartlepool Baby Bank , volunteers work tirelessly to support 100 to 150 families each week – families who can’t afford to buy underwear for their children, or need warm blankets and beds to stop their babies from freezing in their cold homes.

What started as an initiative founded by three friends has quickly become a lifeline for pregnant women and families in the area.

Emilie de Bruijn is one of the founders. She said since the baby bank was first set up in February 2019, demand has increased every year.

“It feels like each year we see a couple of record highs. It’s not just that demand has grown, it’s the amount each family needs has grown as well. Each family needs more and more items than they did at the very start,” she told HuffPost UK.

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