Security & Safety: At Baby’s Space, safety is not an extra, it’s the foundation of everything we do. Our children deserve to play outside, walk to the park, and learn in an environment where they feel secure. That’s why we partner with Many Shields, a trusted community-based security team, who provide morning and afternoon coverage to create a safe perimeter for outdoor play and daily routines.

Our neighborhood is vibrant and resilient, but we cannot ignore the realities that impact our families every day. A growing number of local shootings and a nearby expanding encampment have made the presence of a consistent and compassionate security team more critical than ever. This is not a critique of our community, it’s a recognition that safety, like care, must be proactive and deeply human.

With your support, we can continue this coverage, and expand it. Allowing our children, families, and staff to move through their days with the peace and protection they deserve.

Mental Health Access for All: Many of our children and families carry stories shaped by generational, systemic, and ongoing trauma. These wounds are not always visible, but they’re very real. Through our partnership with Creative Kuponya, Baby’s Space offers culturally rooted, trauma-informed mental health care, completely free to our families and staff.

At Baby’s Space, we believe that caring for caregivers is just as important as caring for children. That includes teachers, parents, aunties, grandparents, and everyone who is part of a child’s circle. Our work honors this “full circle” approach, where healing, support, and stability are offered to all.

Now, with your help, we’re working toward a transformative next step: hiring a full-time, onsite therapist dedicated to supporting children, staff, and families right where they are, in real time. This role would deepen our capacity for prevention, crisis response, and long-term healing, helping every member of our community move forward with strength.