Every baby deserves a healthy start—and that starts with having the essentials they need to be safe, healthy, and cared for.

This National Nonprofit Day, August 17th, we’re celebrating Little Essentials with a month-long fundraiser to support our mission and the families who count on us.

Help us raise $10,000 for the 10,000 children we will serve by the end of 2026.

Donate today and help Little Essentials give every child the essentials for a healthy start. Every gift makes a difference!

Platinum Sponsorship

$16,000 – Marking 1.6 million diapers distributed to 70,000 children since 2011. 

• Your $16,000 sponsorship will help us distribute 500,000+ diapers this year.

• Honored at our 2026 Heart of LE Gala.

• Recognition in our monthly newsletter and on all social media platforms.

• Platinum sponsorship acknowledgment on our website.

Gold Sponsorship

$10,000 – Representing our 100 community partners, the social service organizations that place orders for essential baby items. 

• Your $10,000 contribution will ensure that Little Essentials distributes diapers, strollers, clothing, books, and toys to 10,000+ children ages 0-5 this year.

• Recognition on all Little Essentials social media platforms.

• Gold sponsorship acknowledgment on our website.

Silver Sponsorship

$5,000 – Honoring our work in all five beloved NYC boroughs, serving 34,000 families since 2011.

• Your $5000 sponsorship will help create employment opportunities for unemployed New Yorkers who help us provide essential items for families. 

• Recognition on all Little Essentials social media platforms.

Donate Items

Thank you for donating your new and gently used items for children 0-5. Because of people like you, we have provided urgently needed items to more than 76,000 children in New York City.

Support our 2026 Back to School Backpack and School Supply Drive in partnership with CM Julie Won (D26), CM Rita Joseph (D40), PS 149 Danny Kaye (Brooklyn), and many more!

Help us reach our goal of 1600 backpacks in honor of our 16th year of service to NYC families. Please donate by August 21 so backpacks can be distributed before the first day of school.

• Shop our Amazon Registry for backpacks and supplies to be delivered directly to our warehouse.

  OR

• Shop these sites and ship to our warehouse at:

• Little Essentials, 1 Brooklyn Navy Yard Building 240, Suite 205, Brooklyn, NY 11205

  • Target Elementary School Backpacks

  • Walmart Girls Backpacks

  • Walmart Boys Backpacks

Your in-kind donation is tax deductible. Please print a tax receipt and submit to your accountant.

Items We Accept

• Diapers (Please bag and separate loose diapers by size.)

  • Donate diapers and high need items through Amazon, Target, or Walmart.

• Spring and summer clothing and shoes (size newborn to 5 years)

• New or gently used costumes (size newborn to 5 years)

• New or gently used backpacks (Pre-K to age 5)

• Wipes, diaper cream, baby body wash (unopened)

• Pack ‘n plays and bassinets

• Car seats – infant, toddler, booster sanitized/no crumbs or stains - a car seat waiver is required

• Baby carriers and slings

• Receiving blankets, sleep sacks and swaddles

• Strollers – single and double (no jogging strollers; sanitized/no crumbs or stains; snap and go strollers must come with car seat)

• Books – appropriate for ages newborn to 5 years

• Toys – appropriate for ages newborn to 5 years (up to one bag ONLY, no stuffed animals, no large items, no small pieces (for gently used toys) fresh batteries please)

• Hand Sanitizer (unopened)

• Disinfecting cleaning wipes (unopened)

• Disposable gloves (unopened)

• Paper Towels (unopened)
  

Items We DO NOT Accept

• Car seats that do not have a detachable base

• Baby bouncers

• Jogging strollers

• Stuffed animals or large toys (e.g. bicycles, play kitchens, walkers)

• Nursing pillows and cover-Ups

• Baby formula and food

• Breast pumps

• High chairs and booster chairs

• Bottles

• Bottle sterilizers and accessories

• Cribs, crib bedding, mattresses and mobiles

• Exersaucers, swings and walkers

• Baby gates

• Tubs

• Maternity clothing

• Furniture

PURCHASE ITEMS TO SUPPORT OUR OPERATIONS

We are always most in need of diapers, wipes, and infant hygiene items, as well as supplies that allow us to provide orders to the families we serve. These high-need items include:

• Rubber bands (for assembling at least three bundles of clothing per child in need)

• White trash bags (for recycling unusable textiles and shoes through our partner, donateNYC)

• Tags (for labelling orders for families and partners)

You can find our high-need supply wish list here.