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"You may not personally see a child's face when they are handed a new pair of shoes or a warm jacket, but I can assure you that look of joy never gets old." – Teacher

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A monthly donation helps us keep kids in need fed, warm and able to focus in class. Not once, but every day. For the long haul.

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SPREAD THE LOVE THIS CHRISTMAS

The KidsCan cracker is back!

Festive, fun and feel good - that's the KidsCan Christmas Cracker! Every sale goes towards kids in need AND you'll be in to win over 6000 awesome prizes. And because our crackers use no plastic waste, you' re being kind to the planet too. How good is that? 

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KIWI KIDS NEED US

1 in 6 Kiwi kids live in poverty.

Too many Kiwi kids in need are missing out on learning because they're too hungry, tired or unwell to focus in class. Our Village is made up of caring Kiwis like you who want to change that. Their monthly donations help us to feed and clothe kids in over 1000 schools and childhood centres daily - so they can thrive and fulfill their potential.

Will you join us?

Our Charity Work in NZ

187,000 children live in poverty, going without the essentials like food and adequate clothing. We’re on a mission to change that.

Children can’t learn if they are cold, wet and hungry. So we work with schools and preschools around the country to deliver the essentials to children in need so they can get the best possible chance in life.

1,100

Schools and early childhood centres supported

55,000

Children fed every day

525,000

Jackets given since 2005

275,000

Pairs of shoes given since 2005

Our impact

What your support means for a child in poverty.

"KidsCan helped me out so much, with those little things of hope. When it's the only meal you're having a day, or your first new shoes, you can't even imagine the impact that has on kids. It's someone showing you they care about you. Just to feel like someone could see me and see what I was going through is really cool."

News

KidsCan news and updates.

Fundraising Monday, 27 Nov 2023

No barriers for Gus.

Gus chose KidsCan after seeing the difference the breakfast club at his school made. “It makes me very sad that a lot of kids in New Zealand just don't have the bare necessities, and it showed me what a little bit of kindness can do. It’s a very simple, effective thing that we can do to help.”
Partnerships Wednesday, 22 Nov 2023

Meridian Energy: A Decade of Good Deeds

Leaping fearlessly out of a plane. Donning hi-vis vests and packing pallets with tonnes of treats. Digging deep in school yards to plant bountiful orchards. These are just a few of the heroic deeds that Meridian Energy staff have done over the last decade to show the kids of Aotearoa that they care.

ECE Wednesday, 27 Sep 2023

Paediatrician Renee Liang talks about her first-hand experience with children in poverty, and why she donates to KidsCan.

''For preschoolers, something as simple as having their own name on a new jacket is important, because at that age, their identity is developing. Then they go to school, realising that they're as important and as worthy as the next child, and they push themselves to do really well. So, what KidsCan provides might be material things, but it translates into more.''

OUR NATIONWIDE SUPPORT

KidsCan partner schools and early childhood centres.

Across New Zealand we
provide essentials to:

895

Schools

206

ECEs

55,000+

Kids

How to help

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