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.

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.

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:

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: