Brooklyn mom Adrian Stare is helping Ukrainian parents in a big
way during this traumatic time.
Stare is collecting baby carriers for families fleeing Ukraine
through a social media group called “We Carry Ukraine.”
The group was started by a mother based in St. Louis, but Stare
tells News 12 she knew she needed to help, especially
being a baby-wearing educator.
“I
know how much carriers matter to families. I'm in a prime position to be
collecting carriers that people are probably stashing in the top of their
closet," she says.
Stare
has so far
collected about 75 carriers to be sent to Poland. She has since
paused the collection of the carriers, as organizers say they are fully
stocked.
But
the Bed-Stuy mom hopes to keep the collection going as the need continues to
grow.
“I
can't imagine how important baby carriers would be especially for these
families who are fleeing," she says. "When people are fleeing their
homes, they're only carrying their most precious cargo, which is oftentimes
their babies and kids," said Stare.