Our mission is to provide a bundle of clothing and essential baby items to families living in financial need in the Charlotte area, helping to foster a more positive start for their newborn baby.
Since 2010, Baby Bundles has worked to ensure that every newborn in Mecklenburg County has the essentials needed for a healthy, dignified start in life. Our mission is simple but urgent: to provide families living in financial need with clothing and essential baby items while strengthening their ability to create a safe, nurturing beginning for their newborn.
The families we serve are navigating the extraordinary demands of welcoming a baby while also confronting the realities of poverty - housing instability, food insecurity, limited access to transportation and healthcare, and the high cost of basic necessities. Yet these parents remain deeply committed to giving their children every opportunity to thrive. Baby Bundles meets them at this pivotal moment with tangible resources, delivered with dignity and without judgment.
Our volunteers make a difference.
Each year, Baby Bundles is blessed to have amazing volunteers who help sort, count, and fold bundle items to then build a bundle. Baby Bundles could not serve the thousands of people we do without volunteer support and manpower.
For information on how to volunteer, please contact our Program and Volunteer Coordinator, Amy Fonville at amyfonville@babybundles.org
Your donation makes an impact.
Each bundle given to these expectant mothers, contains 40+ essential baby items, valued at $400. The bundle of baby clothes, ranging in size from birth to 18 months, bibs, burp cloths, socks, hats, receiving blankets, developmental toys, children’s books and a heavy handmade blanket give the new mother the essentials she needs when she brings her baby home from the hospital.
We have increased our reach to address the growing needs of under-resourced families in Charlotte. In 2024, we gave out 3,062 bundles. In 2025, we distributed 4,113. Our goal for 2026 is 5,000 bundles. We are committed to working with our 23 community partners to fulfill our mission and bridge gaps to ensure that vulnerable families are well supported.
“57% of bundle recipients report an income of less than $10,000”
“15,000 children are born in Mecklenburg County every year. 44% are born into families that experience a financial hardship.”
“This year, Baby Bundles will
reach 5,000 families, nearly
70% of lower income families
in Charlotte.”