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Make a difference.

Help us to give Kiwi children in need the essentials so they can learn, thrive and fulfil their potential.

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Your monthly donation will support a Kiwi kid in need with food, shoes, jackets and basic health items.

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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

44,000

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."

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News

KidsCan news and updates.

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.
Schools Thursday, 28 Jul 2022

The KidsCan Story

We started out in 40 low decile schools, providing raincoats and snacks, packed, and sent from my home. Now we have a warehouse literally packed to the rafters with supplies for more than 850 schools nationwide: breakfast food, snacks, hot lunches, jackets, solid shoes, head lice treatment, hand sanitiser, tissues and more.

Schools Monday, 20 Jun 2022

KidsCan $15 for 15% fighting poverty through education

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.

OUR NATIONWIDE SUPPORT

KidsCan partner schools and early childhood centres.

Across New Zealand we
provide essentials to:

877

Schools

177

ECEs

200,000+

Kids