
'It takes a village to raise a child - this is especially true in London where we often feel alone as parents.'
Get involved
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Donate
Little Village is a gift from one family to another, passed on with love. So please use our simple rule of thumb: if you’d give the item to a friend, then we’ll take it.
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Get support
Little Village can supply you with great quality clothes, toys, books and equipment for babies and children up to the age of five.
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Volunteer
We’ll offer you training and support, and you’ll make a real and practical difference to the lives of hundreds of local families across London.
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Make a Referral
We ask that all families are referred to us via a professional. Our assessment criteria are not complicated and our referral process is very simple.
About us
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Who We Are
Little Village is like a foodbank, but for clothes, toys and equipment for babies and children up to the age of 5. We’re a movement of parents committed to alleviating material poverty in London.
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What We Do
Our dream is that no child in the capital grows up without essential items of clothing, toys and equipment. We promote sustainable living and make it as easy as possible for families to help each other.
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Where We Are
We launched our first site in Wandsworth in January 2016. We opened in Camden in 2017 and our Southwark site launched in January 2019.
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3155
Families helped
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4417
Children helped
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343
Volunteers
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£1.7m
Value of gifts
Latest news
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14 October 2019
We’re recruiting!
Are you passionate about tackling child poverty? Are you a brilliant communicator who loves working alongside people to share their stories to inspire social change? Do you find the opportunity of working in a passionate, growing social organisation exciting? If so, maybe you could be Little Village’s first ever Communications Manager. There’s more information about … Continue reading "We’re recruiting!"
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22 July 2019
Some reflections from Sophia on this year
Our CEO Sophia has written a post sharing her reflections on the last year - what we've learnt, what's been hard, and what we're proud of.
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16 July 2019
From one bump to another
This week we were lucky enough to capture the journey of one of the 409 prams you've donated to us, as it arrived at Little Village and was immediately gifted to a new family.
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10 July 2019
Part-time work with purpose
Today our Chief Executive Sophia Parker had an essay published as part of New Philantropy Capital's series, Walking The Talk, where she shared our lessons about how we've hardwired flexible working into Little Village.