Little Village Southwark - please support us!

[honeybee79]

Little Village (registered charity number 1169735) is coming to Southwark!

We're a team of local parents and volunteers launching Little Village in Southwark, where there are over 8,000 children under 5 living in poverty - that's more than 1 in 3 in the borough. We might not be able to change everything, but the service Little Village provides could provide a real lifeline to families who are raising children in very challenging circumstances.

Little Village collects great quality donations of clothes and kit for babies and children up to the age of 5 from local families and gets these out to other families in the area who need them but can't afford to buy them, via friendly weekly drop-in sessions. We want to make it as easy as possible for families to support each other in a way that's social, sustainable and local.

We need your help - the final countdown to the end of our crowdfunder is now ON! There's still time to pledge your support and show your solidarity with the other parents in the Little Village community, plus we've assembled a great range of rewards, all gifted by local businesses keen to support our launch in Peckham Rye. We have a new stretch target of ?5,250 and 10 days to hit it! Please support us if you can and help us spread the word too!

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/little-village-southwark

https://littlevillagehq.org/

Thanks! If you'd like more info then we're contactable through the crowdfunder site or through the website, or feel free to DM me.

[Jules-and-Boo]

you posted before on here - why not revive the existing thread rather than start a new one?

[alice]

Unbelievable

Little Village is a brilliant idea

[honeybee79]

Thank you *Alice*.

[B&G]

When are you going to be accepting donations?

[honeybee79]

Hi - we need to decorate and kit out our stock room first (hence the crowdfunder!) and then we'll be accepting donations of clothes and kit. We're hoping to be ready to accept donations in maybe 6-8 weeks. If you haven't done so already, do join our FB group (Little Village - Southwark) and/or follow us on Twitter @LittleVillageSK as we'll be posting updates on there re donations.

[honeybee79]

Hello! Only 4 days left to go in Little Village's crowdfunder. We have raised an amazing ?5,675 so far from 165 supporters. Help us hit ?6,000 by Fri and double our original target! This is why: in Southwark, there are 8000 children under 5 living in poverty - more than 1 in 3 in the borough. And behind these figures are the real stories of families living alongside us - parents raising their kids in desperate circumstances. We see mums unable to pay for nappies and food for their children; babies sleeping on towels and broken beds; newborns living in rat-infested properties. We can't change everything, but we're a community looking after each other and together we can help do something about this.

Please pledge your support and show your solidarity with other parents in the Little Village movement! We have plenty of fab rewards, all gifted by local businesses, up for grabs too. Thank you!

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/little-village-southwark

[Sue]

Please support this brilliant local initiative.

Thanks to the people who have worked so hard to bring this to Southwark.

[Renata Hamvas]

Only two days left to pledge! This is a fantastic local initiative to help the most needy of our local families.

Renata

[honeybee79]

Hi everyone - our crowdfunder closes on Friday evening. Thanks to the amazing support we have received we have raised just over ?6000 - more than double our original target! Thank you so much to everyone who has supported us to date. There is still a bit of time left to pledge and some fab rewards still waiting to be snapped up too, including a drawing by talented local artist Gill Day, a bike service from Rat Race Cycles in Nunhead, Goose is Out Tickets, drinks at the Ivy House and pizzas gifted by Picky Wops in Peckham Levels! Please support us if you're able to.

[honeybee79]

LAST DAY! LAST DAY! LAST DAY! If you'd still like to pledge your support for Little Village Southwark and grab a reward then get in there quick because we close at 23.59 today. We're grateful for all donations - every little helps - and we still have some lovely rewards gifted by local businesses waiting to be snapped up! Huge thanks to the 187 supporters who have backed us so far and enabled us to raise ?6,598. The clock is tick tick ticking away, let's end on a high! Link below. 👊❤️💜

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/little-village-southwark

[honeybee79]

LAST FEW HOURS! Still a bit of time left to pledge your support, grab a reward and help Little Village launch in Southwark. *Thank you* from all of us in the Little Village community. https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/little-village-southwark

[Sue]

Last hour and a bit now.

Please support this initiative to help children living in poverty - in 2018 :( - in Southwark.