Help give children in need, the essentials for a clean, safe and comfortable festive season.
Whether you donate, raise funds or collect essential items for our families, your gift will be truly valued.
We are a grassroots organisation with 300+ volunteers committed to helping our community’s most vulnerable children and families.
No one knows our community better than its residents, like YOU! Please join us in making change for your neighbours.
Life can take unexpected turns, even for families like David’s. Emily, a devoted mother, faced a life-altering cancer diagnosis. David had to reduce his hours to support her during treatments, reshaping their roles.
As Lily’s primary caregiver, David had to juggle daily responsibilities alone. Once a steady provider, he now found himself struggling to make ends meet.
In their time of need, David turned to Big Group Hug for help. We provided them with an essential aid package, offering immediate relief from their financial burdens.
According to the ACOSS 2020 Poverty and Inequality report1 774,000, under the age of 15 live below the poverty line in Australia.
The main reason families request our support is financial hardship, followed by domestic violence.
We are helping the environment by recycling and repurposing pre-loved items on a daily basis to gift to families in need (with some items that must be given new).
You can raise money to help families in financial crisis.
We believe in you! And we’re here to help at every step.
Funds you raise will help us continue to provide the essential items our families need. You can raise funds at an event you host, or online as part of a personal challenge.
Do you have new or pre-loved children’s supplies to pass on?
We have families waiting for your items.
Your donated goods are distributed to local children living in crisis. Check out our list of urgent requests – you could help someone TODAY.
We have so many ways you can get involved, from our centres or at home, whether it’s as an individual or as a workplace team. every minute makes a difference.
Join our volunteer family today, we need your help!
Volunteering is a great way to support a local cause and make a real difference.
Our needs change with those seeking our material help and your donations. Check our current needs and donation drop-off locations and hours.
“I am a soon to be single mum due in literally weeks. I was terrified and trying to figure out how I was going to afford what I had left to buy for my baby’s arrival. With no family help or support I was getting worried and felt like I wasn’t able to figure this out on my own. Today, I received the most amazing delivery from you and I just want to say, God bless all of you and thank you sooo much!!”
Run a goods drive in your school or workplace to collect new pyjamas, singlets, socks…
Our biannual coat drive in May, asking the business community and members of the public to donate coats for kids…
This festive season, gift an essential item for a local family in need.
Big Group Hug’s 1000Club is an exclusive club that unites businesses and individuals committed to creating a positive impact and supporting struggling families. It presents
In a heartwarming display of community spirit Lily D’Ambrosio and the volunteers of BAPS Charities made a special donation of blankets to Big Group Hug.
Children’s Week: 21-29 October 2023 Children’s Week is a national celebration that recognises the talents, skills, achievements and rights of children. It is based on
Support comes in all shapes and sizes. We are so grateful to the organisations, businesses, corporates and councils who get behind us, both financially and with material aid.
From supporting specific campaigns such as our PJ’s, Jocks and Socks, and Coats for Kids, to donating cots on behalf of their clients instead of giving Christmas hampers, Money3 has been a constant cheerleader of Big Group Hug. The Money3 team went above and beyond when it came to hosting our Giving Day 2021, where they not only came on board as a Match Donor, but also provided the venue for the Giving Day HQ and their own staff members even helped man the donation hotline! Money3’s ongoing support and encouragement is incredible and truly appreciated by the Big Group Hug team.
Acknowledgement of Country
Big Group Hug acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation, on which we are located. We pay our respects to their Elders both past, present and emerging and their continued connection to land, sea, and community. We care for all Bubup’s, children and young people, on our lands and ensure they are protected from the adverse effects of disadvantage.
Inclusion Statement
We are committed to providing equal access to aid, and participation in our community, for every person in our diverse community.
