When Michelle Toko started collecting items for babies and gifting them to teen mums she had no idea there would soon be more than 300 Northland mums receiving her help.
It's for this kindness she has been nominated for the Pride of New Zealand Community Spirit Award.
When Ms Toko, 36, became pregnant at 17, she felt there was a lack of support for teen mums in the community.
"I was worried I would be rejected and judged. All I knew of was Plunket but I was struggling financially and there was no support."
In December 2013 Ms Toko, from Otangarei in Whangarei, said the need was still there so she took to local Facebook groups to ask if people could donate clothes, bassinets and other things for babies which she would then gift to young mums.