Toy Loan Program

What is the a Toy Loan?

The Toy Loan Program is a free service which allows children to borrow books from the public library.  The children borrow toys once a week.  It is voluntary community effort sponsored by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the Department of Public Social Services.

The toy Loan Program also helps:

• To develop a sense of responsibility in children through the observance of an honor code and merit system that gives praise and recognition when toys are returned on time and undamaged.
• To foster positive attitudes in children by providing them an accepted means of obtaining toys.
• To benefit children by keeping their space time wholesomely occupies with a variety of toys.
• To involve the adult and teenage community in the needs of youth in their areas through voluntary commitment of time and resources to assist the children.

The success of this concept has been demonstrated over the years and is supported by the fact that majority of children who borrow toys from the center return them in good condition and on time.

Honor Awards

A child can receive an Honor Award, which is a new toy, by taking good care of the toy they borrowed and bringing the toy back on time. They need 20 good marks to receive an Honor Toy. This is the incentive to take good care of their borrowed toy and return it.

Honor Code

• Promptness
• Responsibility
• Courtesy
• Honesty
• Cleanliness
• Cooperation

Where do the toys come from?

Individual donations help the Toy Loan Program extend its varied services. Your participation in the program will benefit a child and the community! The toy Loan Advisory Board is a non-profit organization, thereby all donations are tax deductible.

Each year, citizens donate thousands of repairable, discarded toys to the Toy Loan. Crews repair and assemble items from parts of other toys. The finished product looks as good as new. After toys are repaired, assembled and painted, they are recycled into the carious leading centers. Many manufacturers and companies also donate toys to Toy Loan. Annual donation drives are conducted throughout the County by schools and other organizations.

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