Baby Basics Eastbourne
Baby Basics Eastbourne is a dedicated baby bank supporting families in the local community by providing essential items for newborns and young children. Guided by our belief in compassion and justice and through generous donations of pre-loved clothing, equipment and other necessities, the charity ensures that families facing financial hardship have access to the vital resources needed to care for their little ones. From prams and cots to nappies and baby clothes, Baby Basics Eastbourne helps to ease the pressures of parenthood, offering practical support to those who need it most. By working closely with health professionals and support services, the organization ensures that donations reach families in crisis, giving every child the best possible start in life.
About Us
We run alongside and out of the Eastbourne Foodbank. We also work closely with midwifes, health visitors, social care, schools and nurseries and other charities to provide a safe, reliable service that people can trust.
We are located at the Eastbourne Foodbank, Unit 3, 55 Brampton road Eastbourne East Sussex BN22 9AF.
We are open for referrals Mon to Wed 9am – 3pm.
We are open for donations Mon to Fri between 9am – 2pm.
Meet the Team
We have an amazing team of volunteers who work very hard to process all the donations that come into us. They make sure that all the clothing going out to the families we support are freshly washed and ironed. They also cheerfully sort through prams, cots and toys, bedding, books and shoes. We have volunteers of all ages and stages of life. Busy mums, who volunteer a couple of hours where they can to fit around school hours. Older folk who enjoy the reward of bundling up our clothing, bedding, toy and toiletry packages with a great amount of care and students who come to give a few hours back to our community when they are off timetable. We are incredibly grateful for these wonderful humans, without whom we would simply not be able to run this service.
Get Help
We work by professional referral only.
We take referrals from any organisation working with families including midwives, health visitors, social care, housing, charities, schools and community organisations.
We support families with children from pre-birth up to and including age 5.
Families
Do you live in Eastbourne or the surrounding areas? Do you have a child age 5 years or under and need help with items for your family? We can help you. Please talk to your midwife, health visitor, social care professional, charity or community organisation that is supporting you.
They will be able to make a referral on your behalf. We do not accept self referrals.
If you have not seen your health visitor for a while please contact your GP or local family hub who will be able to tell you.
Make a Referral
Health care professionals can make a referral request by using this form.
Alternatively, and for any other queries or questions you can email us babybasics@eastbourne.foodbank.org.uk
Telephone referral
Call us on 01323 409925 (option 4)
Our phone lines are open Monday – Wednesday between 9am and 3pm.
Give Help
See latest donation list
Donating secondhand items
90% of what we provide is high quality pre-loved items.
We would kindly ask that all items of clothing are washed and labelled into age size before being bagged up and brought into us. This greatly increases the speed in which we are able to process donations.
We update the items that we are in most need of on a weekly basis. This can be followed through our social media channels.
Please only donate to us the items on our list below, as items that can’t be used by us takes extra time to sort and pass on elsewhere.
Baby Basics Eastbourne will use donated items in the best way to support families in need. In times of excess donations we reserve the right to pass on to other charities or sell items to help raise vital funds to sustain and grow the charity’s work.
*This does NOT include corporate national donations*
Donating equipment
We are limited in the amount of larger items we can store at our facility so please email or call us on 01323 409925 (option 4) before you arrive to check that we have space at the current time.
We cannot accept any items that are broken, missing parts or need excessive cleaning.
We don’t accept car seats, next-to-me-cribs, sit-in walkers, jumperoos, carrycot prams without converter kits, used mattresses, drop side cots, safety gates (unless new) or handmade toys.
We happily accept the following items:
Moses baskets and stands (with mattress removed)
High chairs
Cots and Cot beds
Cribs
Pushchairs
Baby baths
Play gyms
Baby carriers
Bouncer chairs
Sterilisers
Donating new items
You can donate to us in the following ways:
You can buy items and drop them off to us at our address (above)
You can buy items online and have them delivered to our address (above)
You can drop toiletries and smaller items into the foodbank donation points across the town. Find them here: https://eastbourne.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-food/
Donating financially
Regular or one-off
We are so appreciative of both one-off and regular financial donations. Every donation to us, large or small enables us to sustain and grow our work here in Eastbourne.
You can donate online using the button below. Thank you!