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Donate Toys, Clothes & Baby Essentials in Manchester and Salford

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To donate items, please book a donation slot using the form below. PLEASE DO NOT DROP OFF DONATIONS WITHOUT A BOOKED SLOT.

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Due to the loss of our warehouse, we can no longer take donations due to space constraints. We urgently need a warehouse space to be able to take donations. If you know of a space or know someone or a business who could help, use the button below to contact us directly.

PLEASE DO NOT DROP OFF ANY DONATIONS AT THE EMMANUEL CENTRE. WE HAVE NO SPACE.

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We help families help others by donating great quality pre-loved items they no longer need. We also accept donations of brand new items as well, especially leading up to Christmas and Eid.

Any items you donate will either be sold through our Stork Store shop (online or at our hub) or be given out to a family in crisis through our Stork Support project. 

When you donate items we think we could sell, you may be asked if you are a Tax payer and if you will sign up to Gift Aid. This means we can claim 25% extra funds on the value of your donation (at no cost to you). 

Questions about donating items to Visit from the Stork? You will find lots of information below. As a small charity we are not resourced to offer a collection service. There is, however, parking available at our hub and someone from our team will be happy to help with the unloading and carrying of items from your car. Please book a slot for donating items so we know when to expect you.

Please do not donate clothes or equipment that are not on our wishlist, without emailing or messaging us first. 

Donation guidelines

  • Ideally all baby essentials (nappies, wipes, toiletries) should be brand new.
  • Any opened packs of nappies should be sealed with sellotape or in a bag and shouldn’t be any more than ¼ empty.
  • We cannot accept donations of formula milk at this time as we are working on a new policy regarding this. We tailor make our packages and this includes giving the right stage milk to families. We use our monetary donations and funding to pay for formula milk.

Please wash all the clothes you wish to donate so they can go straight out in our packs when requested or into our shop. We don’t currently have washing facilities. We are unable to accept stained or dirty clothes. 

We will open for clothes donations once a month or if we make a specific callout. We rotate our clothes available in the shop regularly and any excess to our storage gets re-donated to a clothing bank. Please only donate the sizes requested in our wishlist unless specified otherwise on our social media channels. 

We DO NOT currently accept adult clothes. This may change in the future. Please contact one of the many food banks or other charities in Salford or Manchester who may be able to take them such as; 

All toy donations should meet the following criteria;

  • Have all the bits required to work
  • Has been tested as working
    All battery covers are still in place with no rusty or leaking batteries
  • No stains on items not able to be cleaned
  • No single-use items such as Arts and Craft kits UNLESS unopened
  • Soft toys should be clean
  • Ideally items such as puzzles will still be in a box but if not then please put in a ziplock bag and label them.
  • All new toys are required to bear a CE mark, which is a declaration that the toy complies with safety requirements.

All toys must meet strict safety requirements, whether they are new or second-hand.

Toys must not:

  • Be made of flammable materials.
  • Have sharp edges or points.
  • Have easily detached parts or features (eyes, buttons, stuffing etc.).
  • Contain toxic substances, or be painted with toxic paints.
  • Operate at more than 24 volts.
  • Moses baskets should ideally have a stand with them
  • Sterilisers need to be cleaned and working 
  • All highchairs, buggies/prams/cots should pass our safety guidelines - please ONLY donate these items if requested on our wishlist, we simply do not have enough room to store them at the moment. 
  • Breast Pumps should be clean and fully working 
  • Bottles should be fully cleaned and any teats supplied should be brand new 
  • We DO NOT accept safety gates at the moment unless brand new 
  • Potty’s, toilet training seats, baby baths should be fully cleaned
  • Bumbo seats, play gyms, bouncers should have all the straps needed to keep baby safe.
  • Must be in good condition - no scribbles, marks etc 
  • No ‘annuals’ from 10+ years ago 
  • No colouring books or sticker books that are half used

We're in need of...

  • Toy vehicles for 6m+

    We've been asked for toy vehicles, both large and small, for children age 6 months plus!

  • Duplo / blocks sets - age 1-10

    Construction toys such as Duplo, Megabloks, Lego or K'nex. We're looking for sets from age 1-10 years.

  • Stacking cups / blocks

    Stacking cups are great for an easy toy for children 8 months+ to learn colours, shapes, numbers and of course stacking.

  • Rattles and teething toys

    Rattles and teething toys to put in our packs for newborns.

  • Baby & children's clothes

    At the moment we ONLY need boys 0-3 months or 6-9 months clothes. Any other clothes please donate to our rails (see below).

  • Children's Craft sets

    Think Arts and craft sets, colouring books with pens/pencils, sticker books, Spirograph sets, Rock painting or similar, suitable for a range of ages.

  • Equipment

    We are currently in need of 1 x double pram, and always gladly accept Moses baskets in great condition with a stand. Any prams need to be under 10 years old and ideally come with instructions.

Donate via our Amazon wishlist:

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Donate to our community clothes rails

We have partnered with Gateways and Family hubs across Salford to provide pop-up Stork Store community clothes rails.

We currently have a Children’s clothes rail in Eccles Gateway and Little Hulton Family hub, with more coming soon.

You can donate Children’s clothes, coats and school uniform to these rails at any time, as long as there is enough room. Please do not leave bin bags of clothes underneath the rails. 

All clothes on these rails are free to take for all of the community – but please leave the hangers!

We have regular donation days, book below;

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