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The 3081 Angels

Supporting families by providing children with the essentials they need to grow, thrive and feel cared for.

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Helping ensure every child has what they need

We are a volunteer run, not-for-profit organisation that aims to make sure every child in our community has their basic material needs met.

A partnership between Holstep Health and Rosanna Baptist Church, we collect quality, preloved baby and children’s goods donated by local families. Donations are given to families in need in Banyule and all Melbourne suburbs.

We love connecting people in the community who want to help others with those experiencing hardship.

3081 Angels believe that “Every child deserves a good start.”

We have four main objectives:

To provide material aid and support to local children and families.
To recycle and reduce the amount of goods becoming landfill.
To provide a meaningful volunteer experience.
To create community by enabling people to give to others.

More Information

How can you donate?

Donations can be taken to:

Rosanna Baptist Church, 5 Waiora Rd Heidelberg Heights on Wednesdays and Fridays 9.30-12.30 pm.

Note that we are closed all other days, public holidays and all of January.

Please do not leave goods at the door if the centre is unattended.

Please check the list of items that can be donated.

What can you donate?

All goods must be in very good or excellent condition. Ask yourself if you would like to receive them as a gift. We have limited capacity to store items and it is important to only donate quality goods.

At times we can only receive specific goods because we have too many or we may need goods which are in short supply. Follow us on Facebook to see up to date requests.

We will accept:

Baby baths
Baby bottles and trainer cups – new only
Bassinets – no bumpers or liners please (SIDS recommendations)
Bedding – bassinet, cot or single; mattresses that are clean and unmarked; sheets; blankets; quilts; doonas (new in packet only); mattress protectors
Bouncers/ rocking chairs
Breast pumps
Car seats – capsules, reversible, booster seats with backs only. Should meet standard AS/NZS1754. Should not be more than 8 years old and guaranteed not to have been in an accident.
Change tables ( we have limited capacity to store these, so please ask if we are taking them before donating)
Clothing sizes 00000-12 – please wash and label bags with the size and gender
Cots – must meet Standard AS/NZS 2172/2003 which came in 2003. We can only accept cots that meet this standard and were manufactured after that year. Please include all necessary screws and bolts and a manual if you have it.
Formula – within expiry date
High chairs – with working 5 point harness
Lights – night lights and lamps for children’s bedrooms
Maternity pads, nipple shields etc
Nappies – disposable (open packets are accepted)
Nappy bags
Prams and strollers – Standard AS/NZS 2088: 2000. Should be able to recline as most requests are for newborns. Must have 5 point harness, faultless brakes, sun hood and carry basket. Please include the original manuals if you have them.
Pram accessories – rain covers etc
Safety equipment – safety catches, plug socket covers etc
Shoes – clean and in good condition
Slings and baby carriers
Sterilizers
Toys and books – no large toys please and no internal beads or loose eyes
Mother and baby toiletries – bath oil, nappy creams, moisturiser, face creams, soap, shampoo, toothpaste, deodorants etc
Wraps and bunny rugs
Sheets, doona covers and blankets for all size beds

We often request urgently needed items on Facebook. Follow us to find out more.

We do not accept

We do not accept the following goods for various reasons which include safety standards, limited storage space and health and hygiene issues:

Stained mattresses
Pillows
Single beds
Cot bumpers
Soft sided baby carriers
Portacots
Large toys
Large second hand soft toys
Car seats more than 8 years old and booster cushions
Cots more than 10 years old
Second hand baby bottles
Adult clothes (other than maternity clothes)

Checking equipment

3081 Angels make a real effort to ensure that we only distribute equipment that has been safety checked and is in excellent working order. Please do not donate goods that you know are faulty.

We run checks on all cots, prams and car seats. Electrical equipment is tested and tagged before being given out. Please click on the safety checklist links below for reference.

Stroller and pram safety
Feed and soothe baby safely
Settle baby to sleep safely
Bathe and Change baby safely

How can workers refer?

A simple email to [email protected] from a health, welfare, education or community worker will act as a referral.

The email must include:

a brief introduction to the family requesting assistance with material aid
client name, address and phone details (if permission is given). Angels do not need the client’s details. The worker can make all client contacts themself
goods required

Requests for specific goods should include:

Girl/Boy/Unspecified
Age
Clothing/shoe sizes
Child(ren) age(s) for pram and car seat requests
Other relevant information or additional needs
Whether delivery is requested or goods will be collected.

Free delivery is offered within 30 minutes of our base in Heidelberg Heights, (usually on Fridays).

For collection, the address is Rosanna Baptist Church, 5 Waiora Rd Heidelberg Heights. You will be notified when the goods are available for collection.