Our Village
A community initiative rehoming essential baby items to families in need across Victoria, connecting donors with vulnerable families while reducing waste and supporting over 20,000 babies annually.
Who They Are
Three of Victoria’s most loved charities - St Kilda Mums, Geelong Mums and Eureka Mums have joined forces together as - Our Village. This merge enabled them to put more resources on the front line to achieve their goals of reaching every Victorian baby and child up to the age of six that needs support, whilst also significantly reducing quality nursery items that ends up in landfill.
Share more. Waste less. Every child thrives.
What They Do
Our Village collects and rehomes baby and children’s items, working with social workers and health professionals to provide essential goods to families in need.
By partnering with social services, they connect families donating items with those in urgent need, ensuring that quality goods don’t go to waste and help others for years to come.
It takes a village to raise a child and save the planet. This is the power of Our Village.
A Seed of Goodwill
In 2009, a group of five mums were attending a Maternal and Child Health Centre in Melbourne when they noticed baby goods stacked high in the photocopying room that had been kindly donated by local parents.
One of the mums, Jessica Macpherson, volunteered to sort, launder and package the preloved goods for rehoming to vulnerable families. Once the goods were ready, Sarah Pitney, the Enhanced Care Nurse from the Centre, eagerly distributed the items to families in need.
From this small seed of community good will, St Kilda Mums was born, and demand quickly began to grow.
The Creation of a Community
Then in April 2013, Geelong Mums was established by a group of five local mums led by Kate Betts. A volunteer group operating from one small shed and a few homes, the charity was soon helping more than 300 local families. Eureka Mums followed close behind in 2014 in Ballarat.
From the earliest days of a few dedicated volunteers collecting donations on a front porch, the charity has continued to grow until it has become an incredible community of thousands of volunteers and two expansive warehouses.
Our Village is Formed
Today we are Our Village – a community that is more than just mums. We’re dads, grandparents, carers, social workers and nurses. We’re not just helping a few – we’re helping over 20,000 babies and children every year across every Local Government Area in Victoria.
Where They Work
Our Village proudly services all 79 Local Government Areas across the state of Victoria.
Our Village is powered by more than 2500 volunteers and we value all contributions, big and small.