A community Baby Shower is being held to benefit survivors of domestic abuse and their children staying at the Safe Home operated by Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan.  The Baby Shower will be held 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday April 29, in the Lower level of the Cheboygan Public Library.

The idea for the Baby Shower was developed by Erica Rhome, Parent Liaison for Cheboygan County Great Start Parent Coalition who was looking for a way to help out the women who make use of the Safe Home.  Rhome started out by learning more about the needs at the shelter with Safe Home Coordinator, Jamie Winters.  “I mentioned our program likes to focus on young children, babies and their moms,” said Rhome.  “When I asked Jamie what the women at the Safe Home need, she told me baby supplies.  I thought what better way to get baby supplies then to hold a baby shower and invite the community to support the Women’s Resource Center and the moms, babies and young children that come to the Safe Home?”

The Safe Home serves the five county area of Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet and Otsego counties.  Last year, 139 women and children stayed at the Safe Home seeking refuge from domestic abuse; 29 of those survivors came from Cheboygan County.  An additional 557 domestic abuse survivors that were not in-residence at the Safe Home sought counseling, support and advocacy, as well; 111 of those survivors were from Cheboygan County.

To learn more about the Community Baby Shower, contact Erica Rhome at (231) 818-1424.  For a complete list of Safe Home needs, visit the Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan website at wrcnm.org and click on ‘Safe Home Needs’.