Goal: To allow low-income parents to pass on equipment to others whentheir children outgrow the item
Funding: Almost 2,400 from Genesis Housing Group's community fundand 2,000 from computer firm AOL's Innovation in the CommunityAwards last month
Contact: support@creativekids.org.uk
Charity Creative Kids set up its popular clothes and toys swappingservice a year ago in its north London office. Now the service is set toexpand into cyberspace with a new swapping service on its web site.
The original office-based scheme allows parents on low incomes inHarlesden, north London, to come into the Creative Kids office to swapor donate children's clothes and toys once their child has outgrownthem. The service is popular and handles over 1,000 items a year.
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