Loved twice is dedicated to delivering gently used and new baby clothes directly to underprivileged newborns upon their departure from hospitals.

Thanks to the generosity of the community, loved twice has donated over 20,000 pounds of recycled baby items to newborns in need since its start in 2007. Loved twice is a 501(c)(3) charity located in Northern California.

Support babies in need with a monetary donation via PayPal.

Or, drop off your clean baby clothes (in sizes 0-12 month) at these Bay Area locations. If you have time to snap and zip the garments, it will save our volunteers lots of time.

• Cool Tops, 5697 Miles Ave., Oakland, CA 94618

• Cool Tops, 3367 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette, CA 94549

• Cool Tops, 3171 Crow Canyon Pl, San Ramon, CA 94583

• Marin Kids, 814 Francisco Blvd. West, San Rafael, CA 94901

COLLECT BABY CLOTHES: Don’t wait, start collecting now. Collect baby clothes in sizes 0-12 months plus blankets, hats, bibs, small books and more by spreading the word about your cause through friends, mother's clubs, schools and online community websites such as Craigslist.org and Freecycle.org. Consignment stores are also often willing to give away their inventory of baby clothes, especially if it hasn’t sold for a very long time.

DONATION SITES: Set up collection bins. Establish relationships with local businesses where parents bring their children. Download a sign for your collection bin.

PACK BOXES: This is the fun part. Get help from your children, friends or family to pack and organize your special deliveries. Sort by gender. Remove all choking hazards, religious material and advertising from your packages. Ask stores that regularly discard cardboard boxes to save some for you. Download Boy/Girl signs to place on your boxes.

CONTACT HOSPITALS: Ask for the Social Services Department. Tell them about your clothing drive. Explain that you would like to donate boxes of clean clothes to distribute to newborn babies at their hospital. No strings attached.

SPECIAL DELIVERY: Once you find out how many boxes the hospital can accept, load them into your vehicle and coordinate a drop off meeting with a nurse outside the hospital. Let them know they'll need a rolling cart.

SHARE YOUR SUCCESS STORY: E-mail your story and photographs to us letting us know what a rock star you are. Thank you for keeping newborns warm, clean and cute during such a critical time, their very first year.