Claire@MaternalWings.com
732-674-4975
780 Rte. 37 West
Toms River NJ 08755
Kerry@MaternalWings.com
732-814-4428
Please contact us if you have items to donate or if you are a Mom in need....
Maternal Wings was launched by Claire Pavlinec after her children were born. Rather than disposing of her unneeded baby items, or making a few dollars by selling them at a garage sale, she set out to find mothers in need to donate her items. Claire had called some local clinics to see if they could use the items and found out that the need for these items was huge. In speaking with Robin Aniboli, Social Worker at Ocean Health Initiative, Claire saw how these items could make a great difference for mothers in need. Claire soon began collecting items from other moms she knew to donate to the clients of Ocean Health Initiative.
In seeing the many mothers and babies in need Claire and her dear friend Kerry Walsh started taking these efforts very seriously and “Maternal Wings” was born. Together Claire, Kerry and volunteers spend many hours every week collecting, sorting and delivering baby products to those most in need.
The program has expanded and they now serve clients at several clinics throughout Ocean and Monmouth Counties as well as individual referrals from the community, pediatricians and the VNA.
They are proud to say that they help hundreds of local moms each year with the donations that they receive from the community. “It just makes sense to give these unwanted items to those less fortunate”, says Claire. Maternal Wings is growing and always seeking donations, volunteers and services to help them in their endeavors.