Category: Our Projects

We run all our projects in collaboration with family support professionals in Luton schools, nurseries and other organisations.

We have fantastic ‘Link Workers’ in each (most often Family Workers or those in pastoral support roles) who connect us with children and families who need help with the cost of school.

Link Workers have an incredible amount of knowledge and energy. The Link Worker network gives them a chance to get together to understand the current picture of child poverty in Luton, and to share their experiences and knowledge. Working together in this way means we are all able to have a bigger impact.

We run regular meetings and an annual Child Poverty Conference for Link Workers to share information and ideas that will improve family work across the town.

We offer free learning resources to 2-5 year olds in Luton.

Learning at home plays a big part in a child’s success at school. That’s why it is so important to get children and young people reading and drawing, playing and creating as much as possible outside the classroom. Our Learn@Home packs provide resources to help children and young people do just that.

Our packs, aimed at 2-5 year olds, celebrate the school by providing children with a bumper pack full of stationery, books and craft materials – everything you need to practise those important school skills at home. We even include our book, ‘Boris the Brave and his First Day at School’, which was written especially for us by a lovely teacher called Jess from Norton Road Primary School.

Packs are given out through a selection of participating schools.

This year, Learn@Home has received funding from Tesco Bags of Help, St James’ Place Foundation, National Lottery Awards for All, and People’s Postcode Trust.

The Uniform Exchange is only now open for Click & Collect orders due to the latest Covid restrictions. Please order your school uniform from our Uniform Exchange website, and you will be notified when your order is ready to collect. Try to speak to your school family worker if you need help with online ordering.

Our wonderful volunteers have been sorting through the uniform to help us make sure we have as much available as possible. As always, our stock depends on what we have received so please check back if you can’t find what you need.

You can let us know in the comments box with your order if there are any specifics we should know about when choosing the uniform. All orders must be made online.

Donations

We are still able to receive donations during our opening times.

OPENING TIMES

Mon 10am – 2pm

Tue 10am – 2pm

Wed 10am – 2pm

Thu 10am – 2pm

Fri  Closed

Sat 10am – 2pm

Sun Closed

The cost of buying school uniform can really add up so the Uniform Exchange is a great way to save money. Reusing school uniform also cuts down landfill waste while saving precious materials such as cotton and synthetics, so it’s good for the environment too.

You can find us upstairs in The Mall, next to the children’s centre. 

‘Amazing idea. Such a great help to parents on low income.’ Mum from The Linden Academy

‘This is a great service, very necessary for families with less income and to reduce our carbon footprint.’ Local mum
‘The service is great and I got the items of clothes I wanted in good condition.’ Dad from Ashcroft High School
‘Am happy the way you guys help because I was not able to afford another school uniform.’ Mum from Tennyson Road Primary School 

Take a look around the Uniform Exchange through this fantastic virtual tour, created for us by Striking Places:

The Uniform Exchange receives funding through a grant from The National Lottery Community Fund, thanks to players of The National Lottery.