In 2021, the Gabriel Project Cluster:

Assisted over 260 low-income women and their families. Some of the resources provided were as follows:
 

• Financial aid: $42,510 paid to local hospitals to cover prenatal care co-pays for individual client mothers. 

• Diapers and Wipes: 107,088 diapers provided, along with 780 containers of baby wipes. 

• Grocery gift cards: Cards worth $6,399 provided. 

• Cribs, Mattresses, and Sheets: 28 cribs, 28 mattresses, 54 sheets. The cribs were purchased, delivered, and assembled in the client mothers’ homes by the project’s crib team. 

• Infant Formula: 260 containers of infant formula, plus baby food and PediaSure (nutritional supplement). 

• Holiday Dinners: Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners were delivered to client families by Angel Friend volunteers. 

• Miscellaneous Items: Baby bathtubs, nursing pillows and breast pumps, story books, toys, baby shampoo and lotion, homemade baby afghans, receiving blankets, baby spoons, booster seats, prayer books, rosaries, and Miraculous Medals. 

• Pack n’ Plays: Used for bedding and playtime. 

• New single and double strollers: 83 single strollers and 40 double strollers were delivered by project volunteers. 

• Clothing: Full wardrobes of clothing (for cold and warm seasons) for infants, toddlers, and older children, including coats, shoes, hats, socks, underwear, homemade face masks, and boots. 

• Vouchers for free car seats through the Kids in Safe Seats Program at Holy Cross Hospital. 

• Prayer Support: Prayer volunteers in 23 states and D.C. pray for the mothers and their families.