Ivy Street Family Centre – Hackney Citizen

The Winter Toy Appeal is back to bring ‘Christmas magic’ to families in need

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 19 November 2019 at 11:34

Organisers urge residents to drop off gifts across Hackney with referrals from agencies already ‘coming in thick and fast’

Children’s music project founded in Hackney launches ‘anti-Baby Shark’ YouTube channel

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 20 March 2019 at 16:50

London Rhymes, which started life at a family centre in Hoxton, is reinventing children’s songs with the help of local families

Winter Toy Appeal: Thousands of the borough’s poorest children to get a gift after huge response

By Hackney Citizen | Sunday 23 December 2018 at 21:57

Organisers thank the public for their generosity and the volunteers who help them spread festive cheer

Winter Toy Appeal: Organisers call for more help as support workers paint bleak picture of child poverty

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 12 November 2018 at 11:21

Charity appeal run by StokeyParents is hoping to provide toys and food for 5,000 of the borough’s poorest families – and it needs your donations to make it happen

Hackney Citizen teams up with StokeyParents for this year’s Winter Toy Appeal

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 8 October 2018 at 15:40

The fifth annual giveaway run by the local parents’ network is hoping to reach more than 5,000 of the borough’s poorest children

Children living in ‘Dickensian conditions’ on the rise in Hackney, says Winter Toy Appeal charity

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 4 December 2017 at 13:21

Appeal founder calls for community help