Toy Well establishes volunteer-run free toy lending services for children and families experiencing hardship in Community Hubs located in primary schools, with a particular focus on migrant and refugee families.

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In doing so, Toy Well:

• provides more opportunities for children and their parents to engage in high-quality play-based learning at home, which improves children’s social, physical, cognitive and emotional skills, leading to improved school readiness;

• educates parents about the importance of play-based learning for young children;

• creates a safe and enjoyable context for families to meet, create friendships and develop support networks;

• provides volunteer and work opportunities for parents who oversee the toy library;

• provides an entry point to engage with other social services co-located with the toy library.

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Toy Well is funded by the Trawalla Foundation and the Besen Family Foundation.