| Programme name | Country | Date of information |
| Books4Babies | Ireland | 20 April 2019 |
| Question | Answer |
| About the Organisation | |
| Organisation name | Books4babies |
| Organisation address | Barntown, Co. Wexford, Ireland Y35 E198 |
| Goal/objective | Books4Babies transforms lives by getting children and families reading |
| Contact Person | Laurence Mclaughlin/Nicholas Sweetman |
| Position of Contact Person | Director |
| Organisation website | Books4babies.ie |
| Organisation type | Voluntary |
| How many staff does your organisation employ? | None |
| About the Programme | |
| Basic details | |
| Programme name | Books4Babies |
| Country/Province/City where the programme takes place | County Wexford, Ireland |
| Year started | 2013 |
| Programme goal/objective | We want to get our Book Packs to every child born in County Wexford |
| Funding sources | Statutory and Voluntary Funding |
| Geographic coverage | County Wexford |
| Purpose of the programme | |
| Not for profit? | Not for Profit |
| Religious or political purpose? | None |
| Local consistency of model | |
| Is your programme model consistent across your geographic area, or are there regional differences? | It is consistant |
| Book Packs | |
| What are the contents of your gifting pack? | Our books and ancilliary are supplied by BookTrust UK. Our packs are simiar to the BookStart 9 month pack |
| Is your programme offered free of charge to all families? | Yes |
| Partnerships and Delivery | |
| What are your primary ‘points of contact’ with the population you serve? | Wexford Library Service; Wexford County Council; TUSLA; Wexford Health Service; Wexford Ed & Training Authority; Wexford and Gorey Credit Unions |
| Who gifts/hands-out your pack to families? | Wexfords Public Health Nurses – Health Clinic |
| If your programme uses volunteers, please give some more details | Books4Babies is a voluntary charitable organisation. There are four unpaid voluntary directors. |
| Audience | |
| Is the programme universal or targeted? | Universal |
| How many children does your programme serve a year? | About 2,000 |
| At what age/gifting period do children receive your programme. | 7-9 months |
| Diversity provision | |
| Does your program include provisions or resources for children with special needs? | no |
| What language populations does your programme serve? | English speaking only |
| Evaluation and research | |
| Have you conducted programme evaluation or research (including longitudinal)? If yes, has this evaluation/research been published? | Yes – please refer on our web page where a qualitative evaluation of the programme (2017) is available for download. https://www.books4babies.ie/partners |
| Further information or comments | |
| Please give us any further information that would be helpful for us and others to understand your programme | All the background information on the project is available on our webpage |
Videos
12 September 2019 meeting – Using volunteers, and community invigoration
Laurence McLaughlin: Books4Babies, Ireland – Encouraging voluntary involvement and community participation
Sept 2019 – Using volunteers, and community invigoration
- Laurence Mc Laughlin: Books4Babies, Wexford, Ireland – Books4Babies: Encouraging voluntary involvement and community participation