Help families in Bristol this winter with essentials for their babies and children 0-5 years. By providing toiletries, nappies, clothes, feeding equipment, toys, books, a safe place to sleep and other basic yet vital items, together we can support families experiencing poverty or crisis this winter.
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Child poverty in the UK is at a record high. In Bristol, 1 in 5 children live in income deprived families, increasing to half in some wards. Poverty significantly harms children's health, wellbeing, and life chances. Parents are forced into impossible choices. Many families we support face additional challenges such as; homelessness; domestic abuse; seeking refuge/asylum; mental health issues; mums under 21. Hygiene poverty in the UK means 1.1 million children are lacking basic hygiene products.
We work with 300+ individual referral partners across Bristol, to ensure that families have access to essential items to relieve poverty and its impact on young children, while encouraging reuse and reducing waste where possible. In 10 years, we have supported over 11,000 families with essentials, redistributed nearly half a million items, and given out over 7300 toiletry kits for mums and babies. We estimate we have helped 18,000+ children since 2015, including siblings of children referred.
