Hello
This is a bit of a plea for support or advice on how to get financial support for the GBSN, which is a charity that provides breastfeeding support via about a dozen breastfeeding support groups in Gloucestershire.
The local pct has withdrawn it's funding for the GBSN which means that the charity can no longer afford to run the groups.
The groups currently run in Sure Start centres or church halls. They are staffed by mums volunteering as peer supporters, having undergone training, and most of the groups also have a trained BFC. The groups provide invaluable support to breastfeeding mums, both new mums and ongoing support to mums feeding LOs of all ages. In one of the groups for example, yesterday there were approximately 10 new mums looking for support. They groups also provide a social network for mums. I made some of my best mum friends there.
Some of the groups will close at Christmas, the rest by March.
Can anyone give any advice on getting funding for such a charity? There is a treasurer who is exhausting every available avenue but I am hoping to find more advice and tips.
Without these groups thousands of new mums are going to go without the support to help them establish & continue breastfeeding.
Website for GBSN here