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The Department of Public Health will reopen the Baby Store on Tuesday, Dec. 1. The Baby Store is located on the second floor of the Public Health Center at 1235 Ramsey St. The store is for Health Department clients who spend “baby bucks” earned by attending appointments and participating in programs.
To protect against the spread of COVID-19, appointments are required to visit the store and only the customer and their children will be allowed to enter. Call 910-433-3890 to secure a 15-minute appointment before arriving at the Health Department.
Shoppers must wear a facemask and visit the hand sanitizing station prior to shopping.
The Baby Store is an incentive-based, prenatal health promotion program that aims to create healthy moms and healthy babies. Health Department clients earn “baby bucks” by attending their prenatal care appointments and participating in health education programs such as smoking cessation, childbirth, parenting, and breastfeeding classes.
Clients with children who visit the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program; Women’s Health Clinic, Family Planning Clinic; Child Health Clinic; Immunizations Clinic as well as participants in the Care Coordination for Children; Pregnancy Care Management and newborn visit programs can also earn bucks.
Once bucks are earned, they can be used at the Baby Store to purchase up to five items such as diapers, baby wipes, clothing and more. Visit co.cumberland.nc.us/babystore for a general list of items. Items are subject to availability.
The Baby Store is made possible through a grant awarded by the North Carolina Office of Rural Health. The Baby Store was originally opened in 2010.