October 11th, 2012 
Looking to get rid of baby clothes and items (toys, furniture, strollers and more) that you will never use again? Donate those gently used items to the charity Baby Buggy, which expanded their network to Los Angeles two years ago. Recently, additional drop-off sites were added where anyone can leave their gently used or new baby essentials and help families in need.
Jerry Seinfeld, Jessica Seinfeld, Founder of Baby Buggy, and Gwyneth Paltrow (Photo Credit: justjared.com)
Founded in 2001 by Jessica Seinfeld, Baby Buggy® works with an extensive network of community-based organizations to distribute a wide range of new and gently used essentials including cribs, strollers, clothing, diapers and bottles. Since its inception, more than 5.6 million items, all of which are vetted for safety and utility, have been donated to hundreds of thousands of America’s most vulnerable families. Baby Buggy is dedicated to providing families in need across the U.S. with essentials for their children ages 0-12. Their motto is “Love. Recycled.”
Baby Buggy has donated over 146,370 items through the Los Angeles service network since the summer of 2010 when they expanded to LA. Donated items include Wittlebee clothing, accessories and diapers, Jenny Bec’s clothing, books and toys, Petit Tresor baby furniture, clothing, books and toys, Tea Collection boys and girls clothing, Britax strollers, Plum Organics baby food and toddler snacks, Dorel playyards and highchairs, Delta cribs and play yards, Lansinoh breast pumps, Bravado nursing bras and tanks, Huggies diapers, Avent bottles, Boppy pillows, and many other essential items.
Baby Buggy has a program coordinator in LA, Olga Ramaz, who works closely with the contacts at recipient sites to determine the needs of the families they serve and compiles donations accordingly. Baby Buggy has a storage space in Glendale, where Olga screens items based on safety and recall guidelines, as well as quality standards and sorts items according to gender and size to help facilitate the donation process. Recipient sites come to the storage space to pick-up donations.
Recently Baby Buggy has expanded their network of drop-off location to include venues such as United Talent Agency, Petit Tresor and many others.
One of the many children Baby Buggy helps – serving about 2,000 children each month (Photo Credit: babybuggy.org)
Find your nearest donation location here.
Petit Tresor
501 N Robertson Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90048
Ph. 977-482-7856
Store Hours: Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Jenny Bec’s
11710 San Vicente Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Ph. 310-820-0500
Store Hours: Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
United Talent Agency
9536 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Drop-off only on Tuesdays between 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Located in alley between St. John & Nike. Enter glass doors, donation bin on the right
Pint Size Kids
13323 Ventura Blvd
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Ph. 310-339-7452
Store Hours: Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m; Saturday-Sunday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Tough Cookies
13638 Ventura Blvd
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Ph. 818-990-0972
Store Hours: Monday-Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sunday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Buttercup
289 East Green Street
Pasadena, CA 91101
Ph. 626-796-0066
Store Hours: Monday-Saturday: 11 a.m. – 9 p.m; Sunday: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Beginnings Baby Store
151 S. La Brea
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Ph. 323-931-2229
Store Hours: Monday-Friday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Sunday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
