Kids can’t learn when they’re hungry. So we provide nutritious, hearty food to our partner schools, which is then targeted and distributed to hungry children every day. Food items we deliver include bread, yoghurt, fruit, scroggin, baked beans, pasta, soup, and kids’ favourite: butter chicken with rice.
  

In 2020 KidsCan provided food for 40,000 kids each day.

We know that on wet, cold days some kids do not come to school, or they turn up wet and cold, not in a position to learn. KidsCan provides brand new warm jackets and quality footwear and socks to school children. Our jackets are distributed to the entire school roll, so all kids feel the same sense of dignity and inclusion, and our shoes and socks are given to those needing them.
 

In 2020 KidsCan distributed over 40,000 jackets and 25,000 pairs of shoes. 

To help keep kids healthy and in the classroom learning, we provide schools with products including hand sanitiser and nit treatment. Our period care programme works to address the effects of period inequity. We give students access to free period products and education materials in a youth-informed model designed to reinforce dignity and respect.
  

In 2020 KidsCan distributed 135,000 packs of period products.

A quality early childhood education has a lasting impact on children’s wellbeing, learning, behaviour, and health. We partner with low-equity early childhood education centres to provide all preschoolers with freshly prepared meals, jackets and shoes as well as basic health items. This helps our tamariki have the best start possible in their learning journeys.   

In 2020 KidsCan supported over 2,000 preschoolers across New Zealand.