$30 symbolizes the 30,000 families we have served.
$80 honors our 80 partners who place orders for essential goods for children in need.
$140 represents our 14 years of dedicated service.
$500 for the five NYC boroughs we serve.
$620 reflects the 62,000 children we have served over these 14 years.
$1,690 acknowledges the 169 zip codes we reach.
$4,800 signifies the 48 council districts we proudly serve across NYC.
Thank you for donating your new and gently used items for children (ages newborn to 5 years old). Because of people like you, we have provided urgently needed items to more than 61,000 children in New York City.
Support our 2024 Holiday Toy Drive!
Ways to donate:
Collect new toys and arrange to deliver them to our warehouse.
Ship items to: Little Essentials 63 Flushing Avenue, Building 131, Suite 205, Brooklyn NY 11205
Donate via our Amazon wish list to have items delivered directly to our warehouse.
Download our flyer and collection box sign!
Email warehouse@littleessentials.org if you would like to organize a toy drive.
Your in-kind donation is tax deductible. Please print a tax receipt and submit to your accountant.
Diapers (open packs accepted). Donate diapers and high need items through Amazon or Walmart.
Fall and winter clothing and shoes (size newborn to 5 years)
Wipes, diaper cream, baby body wash (unopened)
Pack ‘n plays and bassinets
Car seats – infant, toddler, booster sanitized/no crumbs or stains - a car seat waiver is required
Baby carriers and slings
Receiving blankets, sleep sacks and swaddles
Strollers – single and double (no jogging strollers; sanitized/no crumbs or stains; snap and go strollers must come with car seat)
Books – appropriate for ages newborn to 5 years
Toys – appropriate for ages newborn to 5 years (up to one bag ONLY, no stuffed animals, no large items, no small pieces (for gently used toys) fresh batteries please)
PPE/Masks – adults and children (new only)
Hand Sanitizer (unopened)
Disinfecting cleaning wipes (unopened)
Disposable gloves (unopened)
Paper Towels (unopened)
Car seats that do not have a detachable base
Baby bouncers
Jogging strollers
Stuffed animals or large toys (e.g. bicycles, play kitchens, walkers)
Nursing pillows and cover-Ups
Baby formula and food
Breast pumps
High chairs and booster chairs
Bottles and bibs
Cribs, crib bedding, mattresses and mobiles
Exersaucers, swings and walkers
Baby gates
Tubs
Maternity clothing
Furniture
We are always most in need of diapers, wipes and infant hygiene items, as well as supplies that allow us to provide orders to the families we serve. These high need items include:
Rubber bands (for assembling at least three bundles of clothing per child in need)
White trash bags (for recycling unusable textiles and shoes through our partner, donateNYC)
Tags (for labelling orders for families and partners)