Clatsop County plans free community baby shower with family support resources
Clatsop County’s third community baby shower will offer donated supplies, dinner and local support services at Pacific Ridge Elementary, with RSVP sign-ups opening July 1.
Clatsop County’s third community baby shower will bring donated baby supplies, dinner, songs and local support organizations to Pacific Ridge Elementary School in Seaside on Friday, Aug. 21, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. RSVP sign-ups open July 1, and the event is being planned as a free gathering for mothers, fathers, caregivers and grandparents.
Organizers are shaping the shower as more than a celebration. Kestrel Gates said people from local resource organizations will be on hand to talk with families about financial support, car-seat safety and other needs that come up during pregnancy and the first year after birth. The event is meant to function as a one-stop shop, bringing supplies and services into the same room for parents who may otherwise have to piece together support across a wide coastal county.
The baby shower has already developed into a recurring countywide event. Clatsop CHART says the 2026 gathering is the third annual Community Baby Shower, continuing a model that has grown out of earlier family-focused events in Seaside. Last year’s community baby shower took place May 30, 2025, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Sunset Empire Park and Recreation, with support from Build Your Nest Postpartum Navigator Pilot Projects, the Perinatal Task Force and CHART.
The practical side of the event has become part of its appeal. Organizers say past showers have included hundreds of donated baby supplies, along with larger gifts such as a baby carrier, a car seat and a layette, plus items from local organizations. That mix of gifts and services turns the gathering into a resource exchange as much as a social event, especially for families navigating the first stretch of parenthood.
This year’s host site, Pacific Ridge Elementary, is at 2000 Spruce Drive in Seaside. Clatsop CHART says the Seaside School District is hosting the event and Clatsop County Public Health is continuing as a partner, underscoring how the shower fits into broader county maternal-and-child-health work. Clatsop County Public Health, Columbia Memorial Hospital and Providence Health & Services are also leading a Community Health Needs Assessment, tying the baby shower to a wider effort to connect families with care, benefits and everyday support.
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