Foster Hope

Donate Items

Our backpacks include a wide variety of items that are donated or purchased through monetary donations.  We take great pride in making sure all the items that are included in our backpacks are in new (or great) condition.  Our branches are staffed solely by volunteers and as a guide, we only ever include goods that we would consider appropriate for our own children.

Please note that all items received must be from a smoke-free home. Please ensure that all pre-loved clothing and linen have been freshly laundered before it is donated.

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Donate Items

Toiletries

We are constantly in need of toiletries for children from birth to 18 years old, eg. toothpaste, toothbrushes, body wash, soap, flannels, roll-on deodorant, shampoo and conditioner.

Donate Items

New Underwear

We are always in need of donations of new underwear for ages 2 to 18 years. We would love your support if you wanted to pop some in your trolley next time you are out shopping.

Please note that we only ever accept new underwear.  Anything we can do to help them feel loved and valued is a huge part of what we do.

Here are some ways you can help us reach our goal of collecting 5,000 pairs a year:

  • By donating underwear: These could be from you personally or a pop-up box at your work/gym/hairdresser/kindergarten/school.

  • By holding an ‘Undies on the Outside’ party: Who doesn’t want to be “Superman” or “Superwoman” once in a while? Have some fun with this theme and have your friends bring along some new underwear as a cover charge. If they don’t manage to pick some up in time, they can donate online and we will go shopping. It couldn’t be easier or more fun.
  • By donating money: All monetary donations will go towards purchasing underwear if you select the Underwear item on our Donate page.

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Donate Items

Clothing

Due to the immediacy of the circumstances in which children are taken into care, they may only have the clothes which they are wearing at that time.  It can take a while before the caregiver receives their clothing allowance for the child.

At Foster Hope, we have a wonderful bunch of volunteers who put together bags filled with a range of clothing items for a specific age.  We accept new and gently used condition clothes only which have been recently washed and come from a smoke-free home.

Please ensure that every item of clothing you donate is clean and in perfect condition, (no rips, stains, etc)

Please see below a list of branches that accept clothing: