Vulnerable children are bearing the brunt of the cost-of-living crisis, with teachers in schools and early childhood centres supported by KidsCan reporting increasing concerns for their wellbeing. The charity has seen a spike in applications for help, with more than two thousand children on its waitlist. It has launched an urgent appeal to help feed children as winter hits.
For many Kiwi kids living in poverty, hunger is standing in the way of a better future. Fifteen percent of tamariki – one in six – might not know when they'll eat next.
“It’s clear how much this food means,” says Malan, the Assistant Principal at Haeata Community Campus, a decile 1 school in Christchurch. “We see a real difference in focus when our students are full.”
Last week a teacher at one of our partner schools wiped away tears as she told us what her students are dealing with. Kids coming to breakfast club who haven’t eaten the night before.
Help from charities like KidsCan have taken some of the tough choices away from our kids. We used to have siblings missing school because it “wasn’t their turn” to wear the only pair of shoes.
Children living in hardship are facing a miserable winter without enough food or adequate clothing, as schools prepare for a drop in attendance.
Bakers Delight’s annual KidsCan campaign is back for its fourth year, with 100% of Fun Bun sales between 6 – 26 May going directly to KidsCan.
At KidsCan, we often refer to the saying, “it takes a village to raise a child”. To us, our monthly donors are that village...
In continued support of KidsCan, earlier this month Mobil launched a new coffee cup to raise even more funds for our tamariki in need.
