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This summer, Baby Umbrella is celebrating a huge milestone — five years supporting families through some of the most tender, transformative, and challenging moments of parenthood. Join us as we reflect on all we've achieved, as well as the future we’re building together.

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We're delighted to say that our trial Listening Service has been very well received by attendees and it will now be running for the...

Find out the diverse ways you can support Baby Umbrella and make a difference. As a small charity we rely on fundraising and donations to keep our services running. Last year*, we supported 1,596 families in Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells in their early parenting journey and we couldn't have done it without the generous support of our donors. There are a number of ways which allow you to regularly support us, and our families, each month. Give as you Earn Make your

We are excited to announce a three month pilot of a free Listening Service run by Breastfeeding Counsellors with additional training in perinatal mental health. Our practitioners are available to listen with kindness and compassion in a safe and confidential space on Zoom. The service is open to all parents in West Kent who are finding things challenging, or who experienced any challenges around pregnancy, birth and the early months of parenting. Examples might include: Pregn

Kent County Council proposes to close 35 of the 79 Children's Centre buildings across Kent, a reduction of 44%. This change is forecast...

We know babies don't pay attention to festivities so we are here for you if you do need support through the holidays. On bank holidays...

We are immensely proud to have been chosen as Kent Charity Awards' Start-Up Charity of the Year for 2022! This is fantastic recognition...

We are very pleased to announce that due to many COVID restrictions being lifted we are now able to bring our specialist support back...

Baby Umbrella Charity relies on support and fundraising to keep our services FREE for local families. We are always so grateful for the amazing ways in which people choose to support us, so if you’d like to help us, here are a couple of ideas to get you going… 1. Payroll Giving Many employers offer a Give As You Earn (GAYE) Scheme, which gives you the opportunity to make regular tax-efficient donations to charity directly from your monthly salary. Find out more about this by

Finally the sunshine has arrived and after a very strange year with so many restrictions, now is the perfect opportunity for you to get outside with your family and perhaps update your family photos. And what better location than Castle Farm Lavender fields in Shoreham?! We're so thrilled to be working with both Castle Farm and Sarah Hart Photography to help raise funds for our work at Baby Umbrella, and offer the opportunity for a few families to receive some beautiful famil

We are really excited that the government limit on support groups has increased from 15 to 30 adults! This means that we are now able to...

The last few weeks have been big! We re-launched face to face breastfeeding and early parenting support services under the Baby Umbrella...