Pick & Treat For Tots

rot1The Family & Youth Services Bureau is inviting businesses, organizations and individuals to be involved in our Pick & Treat For Tots drive for The Tot Shop held October 1 through November 15. Over 2,000 Northwest Indiana families used The Tot Shop last year.

The Tot Shop is a unique store that doesn’t take money….families with newborns and toddlers earn coupons that they can exchange for diapers, educational toys, clothing, cribs, and other necessary children’s items.

Parents earn the coupons by participating in activities like prenatal exams, parenting classes, well-baby check-ups, health screenings, immunizations and car seat safety programs. Coupons are distributed at over 20 medical and social service locations in Northwest Indiana.

The Tot Shop is located at 257 W. Lincolnway in Valparaiso and our Mobile Tot Shop also serves clients in Portage and in LaPorte, Starke, Newton, Pulaski and Jasper Counties.

Those interested are asked to hold an event at a specific time, or ask colleagues and/or customers to bring in needed items during a designated time period. We are asking people to schedule this drive between October 1 and November 15; however, we do accept new donated items throughout the year.

Items most in need at this time include disposable diapers, educational toys, wooden puzzles and winter clothing for infants to size 3T. Only new items are accepted. When items are collected, they can be dropped off at the Family & Youth Services Bureau office at 253 W. Lincolnway, or we can pick them up. We are available to talk to groups, offices, and clubs about The Tot Shop and the Family & Youth Services Bureau.

For more information about the Tot Shop, the Pick & Treat project, or the Family & Youth Services Bureau, please contact Jackie Gray at 219.464.9585 or jgray@fysb.org.

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