Give a Child a Reason to Smile This Christmas
Support Parkerville’s Christmas Gift Drive - Give a gift. Create a memory. Donate today.
You can help make the Christmas season brighter for children and young people supported by Parkerville.
For many children and young people, life hasn’t always felt safe, stable or predictable. Yet every child deserves the excitement of Christmas morning and the feeling of knowing someone is thinking of them.
This Christmas, the gift of hope comes in many forms. Financial donations are always appreciated and provide us with the greatest flexibility to support children, young people and families where it is needed most. We also warmly welcome donations of gifts, and our Christmas Wish List offers many ideas for meaningful and practical items that will bring comfort, joy and hope this festive season.
Your donation will help provide gifts that create lasting memories and remind children and young people they are valued, cared for and not alone.
Who You’re Helping
When you support Parkerville’s Christmas Gift Drive, you’re helping bring joy to children and young people across a range of therapeutic and support services, including:
- Children living in foster care and residential care,
- Young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness,
- Young mothers and their babies,
- Children, young people and families recovering from trauma, and
- Survivors of domestic, family and sexual violence.
Every gift is more than something to unwrap – it’s a reminder that they matter. And every gift helps create a Christmas that feels brighter, more hopeful and filled with care.
Donation guidelines
- New items only
- Unwrapped gifts preferred
- Unopened food items with a generous best-before date
Parkerville Christmas Wish List
Children (0–12 years)
- LEGO, building toys and activity sets
- Dolls, soft toys and popular toys (e.g. superheroes, Barbies, Pokémon, Disney, Hot Wheels, Squishmallows)
- Books, puzzles and board games
- Arts, crafts and STEM kits
- Sports and outdoor play equipment
Teenagers (13–18 years)
- Headphones and Bluetooth speakers
- Sports gear
- Gaming accessories
- Art supplies, journals and stationery
- Beauty and self-care products
- Gift cards (e.g. Kmart, Big W, JB Hi-Fi, Rebel, Hoyts)
Young Adults
- Homewares and kitchen starter packs
- Bed linen and towels
- Personal care hampers
- Grocery gift cards
- Portable chargers, backpacks and water bottles
To see the full list of suggested gifts and/or to make a donation, visit our website at: parkerville.org.au/wishlist
Drop-off your gift at our Burswood office
Please bring your gifts and donated items to our Burswood office located at 3A-3 Craig Street in Burswood, between 9.00am and 4.30pm, Monday to Friday.
To allow our teams time to thoughtfully sort, wrap and distribute donations ahead of Christmas, gifts will be warmly accepted until close of business on Wednesday, 2 December 2026.