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Cape Cod Toy Library – Toy Lending Program
This past year more than ever, many parents have been forced to navigate uncharted waters as they face issues with job security, food security, child care and ever changing school schedules and protocols. The increased financial and emotional burden has caused many parents to lose confidence and feel ill-equipped to support their children’s needs.
There is tremendous concern for the impact on emotional and behavioral health as well as children’s development, especially for vulnerable families with special needs and mental health conditions.
The Cape Cod Toy Library is a community resource for families to access developmentally appropriate toys and information on how to facilitate play for children to be actively engaged in meaningful learning. While they've had to be closed, they continue to reach out to families, including creating engaging parent-child videos and putting together fun and safe events such as their "Outdoor Family Play Challenge."
Grant funds will be used to re-launch their toy lending program as soon as possible. A dedicated volunteer team of early childhood educators have been cleaning, organizing, photographing and cataloging a curated collection of 1,400+ high-quality toys and 200+ parenting resource books, donated by 100+ Cape families and businesses.