Every Little Bit Helps is a charity. Established in July 2014, we collect, pack and redistribute unwanted hotel toiletries, inflight amenity kits, cosmetic and make-up samples to those in need including the homeless, asylum seekers and victims of domestic violence as well as troubled youths through Women’s Refuge, Homeless Shelters, Youth Centres, Asylum Centres and Community Centres as well as via small Government and Community Groups.
The catalyst for establishing Every Little Bit Helps was learning that while there are many facilities providing laundry and shower facilities, most are able to supply little more than running water and previously did not have regular and reliable access to basic toiletry products.
We have drop-off locations throughout Australia. Find your nearest drop-off location using our Drop Off Locator Tool. Alternatively you can mail your donations to us at PO Box 340, Forestville NSW 2087.
Our organisation is proudly run 100% by volunteers across Australia but like every organisation we need to cover our running costs. These include shipping and distribution of our kits to the people we support, annual insurance and the bags we pack our kits in to. We appreciate any offers of financial support.
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Please join us in thinking these amazing volunteers who have all stepped forward to help us create our vital personal hygiene care packs.
Each volunteer has been provided with a packing kit today, and over the course of the next couple of weeks they will be sorting and packing at home to collectively create 700 care packs that will be offered to front line emergency services as well as homeless and domestic violence victims.
Thank you all for your care and support and thank you for remembering Every Little Bit Helps
Good news: This morning we contacted the NSW Department of Health to seek clarification and confirmation that we are able to continue creating care packs using individual volunteers and the good news is we can!
We have already had a number of individuals who have volunteered to assist and will be reaching out to them individually. We have ten volunteer opportunity available at the moment so please reach out via PM if you would like to get involved. This will require pick up and drop off to/from our HQ in Forestville and will work on a 1st come 1st serve basis.
Today we provided an initial 250 care packs to the front line emergency workers at Northern Beaches Hospital with further donation to be made to other front line services in the coming days and weeks. Thank you to all who support us so we can support these essential services at this time of unprecedented demand
#Hotels4Homeless It has both heartbreaking and alarming so see how many front line support services have closed as a result of COVID-19. Even more upsetting to see forceful shutdowns. With many services now closed our homeless have been largely left to fend for themselves which is simply unacceptable.
To our clients - Every Little Bit Helps has care packs in stock and available from distribution so please do not hesitate to reach out if you need our support.