Established in 2013 our Baby Bank continues to support thousands of local families in Waltham Forest
Baby Bank
Donating Items
New and pre-loved, quality items for children 0-5yrs get passed on to families as part of personalised bundles chosen by parents for their babies and children.
Your items help families maintain their dignity and reduce some of the many stresses brought on by the cost of living crisis.
What's needed?
New items:
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Nappies and baby wipes
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Single or double buggies
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Books for under 5’s
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Moses baskets
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New mattresses
Quality pre-loved items:
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Single or double buggies
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Books for under 5’s
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Moses baskets
Please note:
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We'd love accept all donations but sadly can’t always due to limited storage
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We can only accept high quality new or unmarked items in good condition
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We cannot accept used matresses, car seats or jumble.
Email us to find out where the current drop-off location and time is.
Donating Money
If you’d prefer, you can help make our charity more sustainable by donating money to our general fund, some which goes towards Baby Bank running costs.
Meet Sarah, our amazing Baby Bank manager
Sarah has been supporting children and families here at our charity for 13yrs.
Her experience, dedication and compassion mean that all families always feel welcomed and well supported.
Sarah also delivers our Community Living Room project which has been a huge success.
"I'm inpsired by the families I work with from day to day and their unwavering courage to keep going through challenging moments.
I get great job satisfication from witnessing the transformation in children and families' lives - from just surviving to really blossoming".
Sarah Marsh - Baby Bank Manager
Your cash donations support children needing help
We fight to overcome poverty using your donations to create the support services that families tell us they want, delivered when they need them most!
Baby Bank is just one great example of our lifeline services that your donations make sustainable. Some of Baby Bank's day-to-day costs include:
Cost-of-Living Support
We work with families to link them to services that can help them with the costs of clothing, food and energy.
Safer Sleeping Environments
Cots
Cot matresses
Bedding
Running Costs
Rent
Cleaning and maintenance
Salaries
Resources and equipment
Refreshments for families
Home from Hospital Bundles
All the essentials needed for parents to bring newborn babies home from hopsital safely