This Christmas, BCAPOP is inviting businesses, workplace teams and families to sponsor welcome essentials for moms and babies arriving during the first year of Next Steps Perinatal Recovery Home.

Planned to open May 29, 2027, our 24/7 staffed supportive recovery home in Kamloops will support pregnant and newly parenting mothers entering recovery, helping moms and babies stay together and build a bright future.

We anticipate most will arrive with few or no personal belongings. Having the essentials ready helps ease those immediate pressures so moms can focus on early recovery, parenting and settling in during their first few weeks.

A $350 sponsorship provides a starter kit of PJs, personal care items, a box of diapers, wipes, receiving blankets and other essentials, ready in their room when they arrive. Everything is theirs to keep.

Two ways to participate

Donate $350 and we’ll do the shopping! Purchasing in bulk helps your gift go further. Visit https://bcapop.ca/DONATE and choose “Next Steps Readiness.” All financial donations receive an official charitable tax receipt.

Prefer to pick out items for a mom and baby yourself? Enjoy shopping with your family, friends or coworkers! Email nextsteps@bcapop.ca for the list, sizes and drop-off arrangements.

Our Giving Tuesday goal is $10,500 to sponsor 30 moms and their babies. Sponsor one mom and her baby or sponsor several. Gifts of any amount are welcome.

All gifts to Next Steps Readiness between November 6 and December 31, 2026, will be dedicated to New Beginnings Warm Welcome packages.

Community generosity is already helping fill these packages! We have burp cloths from Loulou Lollipop, diaper cream from the local Obstetrics unit, handmade quilts coming from a local quilters’ guild, and knitted baby hats and slippers on the way. These thoughtful gifts will belong to each mom and baby, theirs to keep.