BuyBahamas.bz founder Omar Isaacs, second from left, and Melinda Davis, manager of Island Bedding have partnered to combat bed poverty in Grand Bahama, launching the Build-a-Bed Foundation for provide proper bedding for children in need.
By DENISE MAYCOCK
Tribune Freeport Reporter
dmaycock@tribunemedia.net
TWO local businesses aim to combat bed poverty in Grand Bahama with a newly launched Build-a-Bed programme to benefit needy children.
Through collaboration with local businesses, civic organisations, and individuals, the foundation is raising funds to manufacture beds in Grand Bahama.
Corporate Bahamas, community groups, and generous individuals — especially those who have experienced similar hardships — are encouraged to contribute to the initiative.
The foundation said children are forced to sleep on couches, floors, or share overcrowded sleeping spaces, often on worn-out or unsanitary mattresses.
Statistics from the Bahamas Department of Statistics reveal that 12.5 percent of the country’s population lives below the poverty line, with children under 20 facing an even higher rate of deprivation at 18.8 percent.
The Build-a-Bed Foundation’s aim is to help combat these numbers by ensuring that children have access to a comfortable and secure place to sleep.
The foundation has partnered with local churches local in various regions of Grand Bahama to help facilitate registration and bed distribution.
The three churches that have come onboard are Mount Zion Baptist Church in West Grand Bahama, Calvary Bible Church in Freeport, and Emmanuel Baptist Disciple Center in East Grand Bahama.
The churches will assist in identifying families most in need and ensuring fair distribution of beds throughout the community.
Island Bedding and BuyBahamian.biz emphasise the power of community collaboration in addressing childhood poverty and are urging Bahamians to support this transformative effort.
“As Bahamians, we are called to be the change we wish to see,” said Omar A Isaacs, Managing Director of BuyBahamian.biz. “Through the ‘Build-a-Bed’ programme, we are creating pathways for future generations to thrive and succeed.”
Anyone interested in donating or participating in the initiative should contact Island Bedding at 351-4071 or BuyBahamas.biz at 602-0304.
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