Stamford baby shower pairs celebration with housing and childcare support
Stamford’s baby shower paired door prizes and gift bags with WIC, housing help, childcare information and a car seat safety clinic.
The Stamford Community Baby Shower brought expectant families and new parents to Liberation Programs at 15 Commerce Road for a June 16 gathering. Held from 3 to 6 p.m., the event mixed celebration with direct access to services, including WIC, local Home Visiting Programs, Birth to Three and a car seat safety clinic.
Wheeler Health, SEPI-CT and Liberation Programs hosted the shower, which was funded by the Connecticut Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services. The format followed SEPI-CT’s community baby shower model: free for expecting individuals, families and new parents, with door prizes, gift bags, games and community resources. At Stamford, those resources included help related to housing and childcare, alongside giveaways for families starting out.
The Stamford event was designated Region 1 in SEPI-CT’s 2026 series, which covers Norwalk, Bridgeport, Stamford, Fairfield, Stratford, Trumbull and surrounding areas. The regional baby showers bring community partners into one room so families can connect with services close to home. SEPI-CT says past showers in fall 2024 and spring 2025 drew about 100 attendees on average.
Gift bags at earlier events have included wipes, Desitin, sleep sacks and informational materials. The broader service network around the event includes 211 Connecticut, which connects people to local food, housing, child care and crisis intervention support.
SEPI-CT’s work is funded by DMHAS and the Department of Children and Families and is guided by a five-year strategic plan running from 2022 to 2027. Its priorities include CAPTA and Family Care Plans, screening and brief intervention, marketing and training, and treatment, recovery and wellness support. It encourages pregnant people using substances to develop a Family Care Plan before birth and frames substance use during pregnancy as a chronic health condition that calls for non-judgmental, supportive care.
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