Big Group Hug is a Melbourne children’s charity providing essential items to babies and children experiencing poverty, family violence, homelessness, and crisis across Victoria. We work with more than 1,200 midwives, social workers, and support agencies to deliver personalised care packs filled with the everyday essentials every child deserves.
Babies and children received critical aid last year from Big Group Hug.
Essential items distributed annually by Big Group Hug
Tonnes of usable textiles and children’s items diverted from landfill every year by Big Group Hug.
Today, one in six children in Melbourne is growing up in poverty. Behind every statistic is a child who deserves to feel safe, warm, and cared for. Whether you donate goods, volunteer, partner with us, or give financially, your support helps ensure children receive the essentials they need, exactly when they need them.
Pickleball for Purpose is Big Group Hug’s corporate team challenge, inviting Melbourne workplaces and community groups to swap their desks for the court in a day filled with fun, teamwork, and impact.
Play an easy-to-learn sport, enjoy friendly competition, win prizes, and share plenty of laughs, all while helping raise vital funds for children and families in crisis.
See you on the court!
Anna’s life took a devastating turn when a house fire destroyed all of her family’s belongings. Their most vital documents, birth certificates and passports, were incinerated!
This terrifying event marked the beginning of a steep downward spiral for the family, leading to significant financial hardship.
In the weeks following, Anna was making difficult decisions on which necessity to prioritise. Could she buy the clothing her 4-year-old Dylan* desperately needed as he was outgrowing what he had? Or would she buy a few extra nappies and wipes for her 18-month-old Zoe*, and forego the toiletries she desperately needed? Every week she felt like she was making impossible decisions.
The trauma of the house fire, the financial stress and health battles 18-month-old Zoe was facing, were wearing Anna down. She was slowly becoming a shell of herself.
We were able to provide an essential aid package, offering immediate relief from their financial burdens.
Big Group Hug has been offered 500 donated cots, but we need your help to make them safe and usable.
The brand-new cots are being gifted free of charge by Australian-owned baby furniture brand iL Tutto, but we need to buy the mattress before distributing to families in need.
Each cot needs a mattresses, costing $70, to meet Australian Safety Standards (AS/NZS 8811.1:2013) and provide life-saving protection against Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
With your help, we can ensure a safe sleep for Melbourne’s most vulnerable babies.
“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.
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.
