Helping families provide the essentials their children need
Pelican Parcels is the only baby bank in Brighton & Hove supporting children aged 0 to 16.
What we do is simple: we take new and pre-loved donated items from families who no longer need them and gift them to families who do.
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Help us provide school uniform for the children we support in Brighton & Hove.
Find out moreIt’s easy to help. Get involved today:
Our latest Wish list
- Beds from cots to single beds
- Changing bags
- Playmats
- Double buggies suitable from birth
- Rockers/bouncers
- Breastfeeding pillows
- Toys for 1 – 3 year olds (no soft toys)
You can drop off your donations to us:
Monday – Thursday, 10am – 5pm
+ the last Saturday of every month, 10am – 12pm
feedback from families we’ve supported
See our work in action
Every parcel is a gift from one family to another, given with love and carefully prepared by our team and volunteers. Our six services support children and families with the essentials they need at different stages of childhood and family life.
Thanks to our community:
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referral partners collaborating with us
Latest news
Did you know that 84% of children living in hygiene poverty experience exclusion from their peers?
You have the power to help alleviate some of the negative effects of hygiene poverty for children in Brighton & Hove.
If you`re already coming to donate some pre-loved items, why not bring along a few toiletries too?
We need new and unopened donations of:
🧼 Toothbrushes & toothpaste
🧼 Deodorant
🧼 Shampoo
🧼 Flannels & sponges
🧼 Tampons & pads
You can drop them off or order them directly to our warehouse in Hove
📍Unit 1-2 Manor Industrial Estate Newtown Road Hove BN3 7BA
⌚ Monday to Thursday, 10am - 5pm
& the last Saturday of every month, 10am - 12pm
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A photo of a bar of soap on the corner of a sink. Text on top says:
84% of children living in hygiene poverty experience exclusion from their peers
Listen up! We’re urgently in need of more good condition winter coats, pyjamas and socks for children up to the age of 16 (up to size medium)!
Please drop them off to our warehouse in Hove
📍Unit 1-2 Manor Industrial Estate Newtown Road Hove BN3 7BA
⌚ Monday to Thursday, 10am - 5pm
& the last Saturday of every month, 10am - 12pm
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Word art with the following text:
1. Listen up, if your girl...
keeps you warm
protects your from the rain
that`s not your girl
... that`s a winter coat
2. Listen up, if your girl...
keeps your toes toasty
lives in your underwear drawer
that`s not your girl
... that`s socks
3. Listen up, if your girl...
keeps you cosy while you sleep
loves to lounge around the house
that`s not your girl
... that`s pyjamas
We’re recruiting! Part-time Volunteer Coordinator (Maternity Leave Cover)
Application deadline: 30th October 2026 at 12am
Interviews: 3rd November 2026
Visit our website for more details https://www.pelicanparcels.org.uk/about-us/#work-at-pelican
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Photo of someone in the Pelican Parcels warehouse. Text on screen says `Could this be you? We`re recruiting! Volunteer Coordinator (Maternity Leave Cover)`
Our Co-Founder, Shelley, reflects on the need for essential toiletries items for teenagers ⭐
After months of preparation, we’re now taking referrals for teenagers all the way up to 16 years old!
But we can’t do this work alone! We still need your donations of pre-loved and new items for teenagers
We need new and unopened donations of:
🧼 toothbrushes & toothpaste
🧼 Deodorant,
🧼 Shampoo
🧼 Flannels & sponges
🧼 Tampons & pads
You can drop them off or order them directly to our warehouse in Hove
📍Unit 1-2 Manor Industrial Estate Newtown Road Hove BN3 7BA
⌚ Monday to Thursday, 10am - 2pm
& the last Saturday of every month, 10am - 12pm
Image description:
Various clips of volunteers working hard in the warehouse, along with a few stock footage clips of teenagers.
