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Where to donate your baby items responsibly

Clear the clutter, reduce landfill and help those in need. - by Diana Moore
  • 21 Mar 2019
Where to donate your baby items responsibly

Charities across Australia are pulling together to make use of baby goods and ensure every baby has what it needs to thrive.

With the recent rash of decluttering sweeping Australia, sparked by US-based tidying guru Marie Kondo, householders are making a clean sweep of their clutter and reclaiming their living and storage space.

Furniture and baby care equipment certainly fall into the category of ‘time to let go’ as children grow out of them and their needs change and despite Kondo encouraging us to ‘thank items’ for their service and move on, many items are still in good working order and we’d love to rehome. Beyond your immediate network of community and mothers’ groups, how can this be done?

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You might be pleased to hear that a network of Australian “Sister” charities has collectively distributed more than $12 million of essential nursery equipment and children’s clothing to families in crisis over the past 12 months.

Operating in fifteen cities, in all 6 states and the ACT, the organisations share the belief that by reusing and recycling valuable nursery equipment like prams, cots and car seats, they give the community a way of sharing the joy of parenthood while making a major contribution to reducing landfill.

These organisations provide a valuable service to their local communities by distributing donations that include everything from triple prams to essentials like nappies, wipes and formula, clothing, bedding books and toys. 

"Together these sister organisations have collected, cleaned, safety checked and distributed over 3000 car seats, 4000 prams and 2000 cots."

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“Our vision is a future where we waste less, share more and care for every baby and child. 96% of everything we gave away last year was used, but excellent quality, and thoroughly cleaned and safety checked,” says CEO of Melbourne-based charity St Kilda Mums Jessica Macpherson OAM.

“Thanks to the generosity of the community, we were able to help over 18,000 babies and children across Victoria in the past year. All the while saving valuable items from ending up in landfill.”

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Organised chaos.... this may look like a messy room to some - to us it displays all the amazing items we are rehoming. We have helped 304 children from 191 families in just 10 months. This is simply amazing from a grass roots charity solely run by volunteers 🙌💓 We are incredibly proud and inspired by the stories we have heard and the small impact we are having 💝 We look forward to an even bigger 2019 🤞 #roundaboutcanberra #canberra #canberracharity #biggerbetter2019 #reducereuserecycle

The newest charity to join the network is Roundabout Canberra in the ACT. Established just 12 months ago, they have already distributed $84,000 worth of goods, helping 380 babies from 230 families. 

Roundabout Canberra founder Hannah Andrevski said the organisation has been overwhelmed by the generosity of the community who have donated time, money and goods. 

“With the ever-increasing need in the Canberra and surrounding regions, we feel privileged to be able to have helped so many,” she explains.

"United by their belief that every baby and child has the right to equipment and clothing that will keep them safe and comfortable, each organisation is run by locals for locals."

Love To Dream founder Hana-Lia Krawchuk recently supported the collective with a generous donation of approximately $500 000 worth of brand new sleep suits, sleeping bags and swaddles. Love To Dream pledged to keep every baby in need warm this winter. She said “Having a new baby is such an intense time in any new parents life, especially if that parent is experience financial hardship. By distributing much needed baby items St Kilda Mums and their sister charities do invaluable work all over the nation to relieve some of the pressure these families experience”.

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This is why we take so much time to sort, fold and clean every item that we have out. It's not just about passing 'stuff' on. It's about showing these families that their community cares enough about them to provide them with beautiful donations!

St Kilda Mums’ Jessica Macpherson said “We believe that it is up to us to make the world a kinder place. In a world where what we buy becomes ever-disposable, we hope we can help families to think carefully about what they buy for their children and encourage them to share pre-loved items with their networks and charities like ours.”

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Sneak Peek to an amazing day with the team at @theimagetakers. The morning was packed with so much support from the cutest babies and their amazing mothers who are passionate about the work we do. . . . A special shout out to @heylittlecollective and @kindredstudios. . . . More about these amazing partnerships soon. But for now, here's a cute shot from our photo shoot.

Here's the full list of “Sister” Charities to find one near you: 

Roundabout Canberra - ACT
The Nappy Collective - National
We Care Uniting - NSW
Mummies paying it Forward - NSW
Dandelion Support Network - NSW
Baby Give Back - Qld
Treasure Boxes - SA
Tassie Mums - TAS
Big Group Hug - VIC
Sunshine Bendigo - VIC
St Kilda Mums (Including Geelong Mums and Eureka Mums) - VIC
Olivia's Place Warragul - VIC
Caroline Chisholm - VIC
Mums Supporting Families in Need - VIC
3081 Angels - VIC
Little Things for Tiny Tots - WA

This story originally appeared on Home Beautiful 

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