'Tis the season for change.

Christmas is a time for celebration and togetherness, but it can also be a difficult time for those who are struggling financially or living in difficult circumstances.

Gifts for Giving aims to help vulnerable children and families who may struggle over the Christmas period.

We're reaching out for your help to gather gifts for children aged 0 - 17. Regift pre-loved toys and clothes or donate new ones! Items such as food and hygiene products are also welcome, and will go into creating multiple family care packages as well as individual gifts for children.

how to donate

If you don't have anything to hand right now, don't worry! You can also support us to raise funds to purchase new items using our Go Fund Me donation link.

Donations will be sorted into Gifts for Giving packages, gift-wrapped and distributed to schools to share with pupils and their families.

We realise the cost of living has changed for many, but any donation you can spare will have a significant impact to those who need it most this Christmas.

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They're counting on our help...

412

FAMILIES
helped

1064

FOOD ITEMS
received

1628

CLOTHING ITEMS received

3228

TOYS / GAMES
received

1802

HYGIENE PRODUCTS
received

820

BOOKS / STATIONERY
received

Donations

If you're reading this, we're guessing you're looking for a way to help out! That's great - we know how important it is to make a difference to children and families in need, and we want to help you do just that.

Your gift donations are hugely important to us!

Bring your gifts to one of our Gifts for Giving workshops at any time 7.30am - 6pm, Monday to Friday.

Not able to get to our workshop location? Click the WhatsApp icon to chat with us.

Midlands Workshop

Milestone Education

Unit 2010, The Crescent

Birmingham Business Park

B37 7YS

London Workshop

Milestone Education

58 Peregrine Road

Hainault

IG6 3SZ

We welcome all gifts in both new and pre-loved condition, including toys, warm clothing, food items, sanitary and hygiene products, books, stationery, accessories and much more; suitable for those aged between 0 – 17 years.

Click here for some gift ideas to get you started!

Please ensure all items are to a standard of which you'd be happy to receive yourself. This includes ensuring all items are clean, in full working order, batteries included, fault free, within their expiry dates, not missing any pieces, non-hazardous and appropriate for children to use/wear.

0 - 3 years

Soft toys, colourful and fun educational toys, cot mobiles, baby clothes, toys and toiletries.

5 - 9 years

Dolls or action figures, educational games and toys, stationery (colouring sets, school sets), books, puzzles, word searches, skateboards, sports equipment, clothing.

13 - 17 years

Books, toiletries, clothing, gloves, scarves, hats, fashion accessories, tech items.

3 - 5 years

Books, dressing up clothes, cars, lorries, dolls, action figures and soft toys, colourful and fun educational toys, colouring sets, books, puzzles, footballs.

9 - 12 years

Games and toys, sports equipment and clothing, stationery, books, hairbands, gloves, scarves, hats.

Don't forget!

We are likely to receive items that require batteries, so please consider including new AA or AAA batteries wherever possible.

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Get involved

We are really pleased you want to help support this cause, and we want to make it as easy as possible to help so we’ve listed a handful of ways for you to involved below…

A simple act like reposting or sharing social media can make a huge difference to contributions and ensuring our message reaches far and wide. The more people who know, the more gifts we can gather and the more families we can help!

Download our social media carousel and follow us on Instagram, and if you see a post about Gifts for Giving, don't hesitate to share it with your friends.

Want to get your family and friends involved? If you live within 30 miles of our workshop locations, and can gather a minimum of 20 items that can be contributed to our Gifts for Giving packages, we'll arrange to collect from you.

Don't forget to get in touch and register your collection point with us so we can check the location is within our reach.

Check out this list of items we need most here.

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Refer a pupil

Gifts for Giving encourages schools to refer up to five of their pupils (and their family) to receive a gift package. If you know a family who would benefit from this opportunity, please let us know today by completing our Referral Form.

Please note we can only accept referrals from schools.

All data requested within this form will be kept confidential and never shared with third parties.

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