Make a difference to a child in emergency care

Make a difference to a child in emergency care

100% of money donated goes to the cause

£25 supplies a child entering emergency accommodation with their own Buddy Bag. 

Recipient of The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services in June 2022 to recognise the outstanding work by all of our volunteers.

What's a Buddy Bag?

A Buddy Bag is a backpack that contains all the essential items a child needs. 

They include toiletries, pyjamas, socks and underwear, in addition to comfort items such as a book and a teddy bear. 

A Buddy Bag is something a child can call their own, no matter where they go.

Buddy Bags are tailored to suit babies, children and young people according to age groups and gender.

What's in a Buddy Bag?

A bit about us

Why we started

The Buddy Bag Foundation was founded in 2015 to help make a difference to children entering emergency care.

48,000 children require emergency care every year in the UK. We supply these children with a Buddy Bag containing essential items to help restore a sense of comfort and love.

Why we're different

The foundation is run by a team of volunteers and ambassadors so that 100% of the money we raise goes to the cause. 

Our Buddy Bag brigades provide a unique opportunity for volunteers to get hands-on and support the cause. 

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The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service

On 2nd June 2022, The Buddy Bag Foundation Volunteers received The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.

This is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and is equivalent to an MBE and its aim is to recognise outstanding work by local volunteer groups to benefit their communities

To all our valued volunteers, we would like to say THANK YOU for all your support by helping us make a difference to children in emergency care.

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B1G1 Buddy Bag #Iamloved pyjamas and Buddy Bears

Every child deserves to feel loved. For every pair of pyjamas or Buddy Bears you buy, we will give the same back to one of the 48,000 children in the UK who require emergency care every year.

How you can get involved

Fundraise

All money raised will go straight to the cause. And we’re grateful for any contribution, from pennies to hundreds of pounds.

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Volunteer

The BBF is run by volunteers. So no matter the time you can offer or the skills you have, we’d be grateful for your help.

Buddy Bag Volunteer

Ways to donate

Contribute directly to a Buddy Bag through bulk product donations, our knitted toys initiative, or donate your time or services.

Donate to the Buddy Bag Foundation

Attend a bag pack

Get hands-on with packing the Buddy Bags that go straight to the children in emergency care. 

BBF challenge box

A unique opportunity for businesses and community groups to support a local cause, whilst also providing a fun and engaging team building opportunity.

Buddy Bag challenge box

Corporate sponsorship

We have lots of ways we can partner with businesses to help grow the BBF, whilst providing an opportunity to give back to a local cause. 

Corporate sponsorship

Words from those impacted

"Thank you - you really make us feel like we matter."

"Words can't describe how I felt when I received my Buddy Bag."

"The work you do is amazing and I want to thank you for putting a smile on people's faces."

Our achievements so far

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Buddy Bag Brigades
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Request Buddy Bags for a refuge centre

We supply our Buddy Bags to women’s refuges in the UK that deal with children who have been victims of domestic and sexual abuse.

Words from the children

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Your chance to make a difference to a child in emergency care

£25 supplies a child entering emergency accommodation with their own Buddy Bag. 100% of money donated goes to the cause.

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What's in a Buddy Bag?

Make a difference and change a life.

Make a difference to a child in emergency care

Make a donation

What's in a Buddy Bag?

100% of money donated goes to the cause.

If you want to donate to us directly, you can pay online or via any Post Office or Lloyds Bank branch to:
Sort code 30-64-10 – Account number: 34186868 – Account name: Buddy Bag Foundation  – Reference: Your name