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Fuel their learning.

This term schools are ordering food for over 
10,000 more kids a day than at the start of the year.  

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A regular donation can help keep kids in school and give them the tools so they can flourish and have a chance of a better future.

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Our work

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.

1,000

Schools and early childhood centres supported

49,000

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."

How to help

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News

KidsCan news and updates.

Schools Monday, 17 Oct 2022

KidsCan’s support for hungry children grows as food prices hit 13-year high

Sky-high food prices are being felt in classrooms, and KidsCan is now feeding 10,000 more hungry students compared to the beginning of the year. As children return to school for Term 4, Kidscan said it had fielded calls from principals who were in tears about the hunger and poverty they were seeing among students.

Schools Friday, 14 Oct 2022

I grew up in poverty. It wasn't pretty, but I made it out.

Verity Brogden is a 20-year old ambassador for KidsCan. ''I want to be a voice for kids in poverty. Not enough of us speak out about living through it, so then we're just thought of as statistics. And it's easier to ignore it, and to pretend it's not happening.''
Schools Thursday, 18 Aug 2022

Principal of one of NZ's most challenging schools

Some kids weren't at school because their parents had no money for petrol. The stress was immense, and there were a lot of mental health issues. Tough, then, to bring your child up with a lust for life.

OUR NATIONWIDE SUPPORT

KidsCan partner schools and early childhood centres.

Across New Zealand we
provide essentials to:

877

Schools

196

ECEs

210,000+

Kids