Supporting vulnerable families

To ensure children have access to essentials and clothes at every stage of childhood.

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About Little Stars

Our vision at Little Stars is to ensure babies and children across Shropshire have access to the basic essentials that they need to feel safe and secure.

Our mission is to alleviate the emotional stress and financial pressures of families by providing quality essentials for babies, children and pregnant women.

We believe that every family, no matter how complex their situation, should be shown kindness and support at the time they need it most.

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Want to help families to have the best start in life?

Our team at Little Stars works hard to ensure babies and children have the essential items so they are clean, clothed and safe.

We know parents are often under huge financial stress which can mean they can’t always provide these basic essentials.

We are here to help. Health professionals, partner agencies and schools refer parents to our charity so we can provide that all important help.

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What People Say About Us

When first introduced to Leanne a few years ago I was immediately inspired by what she was doing for little ones who most needed help, combined with her own young family to look after as well as a role managing others too.

 

Little Stars has blossomed into a wonderful force for good by simply doing everything it can to help those most in need. Any charity involving children tugs the heart strings and Little Stars is no different. Leanne is the difference though, we are so proud to help in any way we can. So many babies and young children have Little Stars to thank for being there and doing so much good. We can and should do more to support charities like Little Stars

- Neal Hooper, Managing Director, Aico

Leanne contacted Shrewsbury Homes for All to see if Little Stars Baby Bank could make a difference to some of the more vulnerable clients we support. We thought this was a fantastic sounding service and made referrals straight away! The Little Stars team have worked with our clients to provide essentials and much needed baby goods which without the referral they may have missed out on. This has all been done in a speedy, flexible, and professional manner with feedback provided.

It is so fantastic that we have this great facility to draw on and we are proud to be referral partners for such a vital service.

- Joanne Gough, Chief Officer, Shrewsbury Homes for All

Last year, during my year in office as the high sheriff of Shropshire, I was delighted to come across Little Stars Baby Bank.

The care, love and dignity that is shown in putting together all the pre-loved and new items in their extensive baby bundles is exceptional.

Leanne and her team work to provide a helping hand to families in need to make every new parent to feel special and give their child the best start in life. What a fantastic facility to have in the county.

- Dean Harris, Former High Sheriff of Shropshire

Little Stars has been an amazing life-saving service for our clients.

We have been overwhelmed with the beautiful items donated for our vulnerable clients and their babies.

- Rachel Greatorex, Family Nurse

Little Stars has good understanding and empathy for the difficult situations every day families are facing across Shropshire. A wonderful, non-judgemental service providing equipment, they rallied when a mum needed items quickly due to an imminent hospital admission following health concerns. Thank you Little Stars.

Little Stars have been amazing to families in the Shropshire area during this time of uncertainty.  They have provided families with large pieces of essential baby equipment that families otherwise may have struggled to purchase.  The equipment that Little Stars have provided include Cots, bedding, mobiles and bouncing chairs.  All of which have been clean and in excellent condition.  The families are so grateful for this help and support and it is nice to see them smile. 

Thank you for all you do Little Stars.

Little Stars have been working together with our Early Help Family Drop in here in Oswestry. They have allowed families to access basic essentials for parents, children and babies. Little Stars have also helped our families by providing them with bigger items that are families cannot afford at this challenging time.

I have asked for assistance from the Little Stars Baby Bank on numerous occasions, in order to aid and support families in Shropshire who have limited resources and are in desperate need of support, and every time Leanne and the team have come through, providing hospital bags, clothing, hygiene items, cots and even a double pram! Without the service the most at risk members of our community would be left without the most basic items needed to ensure their children are clothed and have appropriate items to ensure they are safe and can thrive. I cannot recommend the service enough and I hope they continue to grow as a service.

I wanted to send some feedback over about the baby bank and the support that I have found from this. I have referred in a few of my families for the baby and maternity packages and they have always been amazing and filled with so many things for both mum and baby. The parcels are packed with good quality and lovely items that my families have been very grateful for. You provide a brilliant service to those that needs the most help and this is an invaluable service for the families we work with. The parcels are always done so quickly and prepared well and even with being able to transport them to our offices is amazing! I have told colleagues about the service and think that we need to continue to be positive about the work you all do so this can continue. It is having such a positive influence on the families we work with and we are very grateful for the support.

What a great service Little Stars is, it has been really good for me as I work with families and have been able to get essential equipment for them that they would have either gone without or just ended up in debt for, the cost of living crisis has been very difficult for so many and Little Stars had made a BIG difference to many.  Thank you and I hope people continue to support a brilliant service.

The family’s I have requested donations for to date have been most grateful as they would not have been able to purchase nappies, toiletries, baby equipment such as mosses basket and stair gate for their babies.
The overall impact this could have had on the mental health of that family would have been detriment to their wellbeing and that of the child at that time.

The importance of organisations such as Little Stars means the difference between someone developing heightened anxiety and depression regarding their financial situation, to seeing a light at the end of the tunnel and being able to ensure their infant is provided for in the most financially challenging of times.

I wanted to say a massive thank you for the items you dropped off here. I delivered them yesterday afternoon and she was absolutely blown away with the quantity and variety of items. I really can’t thank you enough. She asked me to pass on her thanks to you. On a personal note, it was wonderful to be able to access these things for her, and given her emotional response, I feel you have really made a difference for her during a very difficult time. 

- Shropshire Outreach Team

Little Stories & News

Sal's Shoes Donates 96 Pairs of Shoes to Little Stars' Cool for School Campaign

We’re delighted to be working in partnership with Sal’s Shoes, who have generously donated 96 pairs of new shoes through their school shoes project, to our Cool for School campaign. This support is invaluable to our school uniform service and will make such a difference to the children and families we assist.

Tesco's Stronger Starts Campaign Boosts Little Stars' Community Hubs with £1,000 Grant

Little Stars' is awarded a £1,000 grant from Tesco's Stronger Starts campaign. This funding is a crucial step forward for Little Stars as we continue to expand our community hub project.

Axis Foundation Boosts Little Stars Community Hubs Project with £4,000 Grant

Axis Foundation grant supports Little Stars community hub work.