Some students have arrived back at school for the start of the year without food, and charities are struggling to keep up with an increasing number of parents and schools needing help.
A group of 15 children from KidsCan partner school St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Grey Lynn have had a fun-filled day out joining some of their Blues heroes at specially arranged afternoon training session.
Children's Charity KidsCan has partnered with the Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki, for a six month pilot to target children living in severe hardship in Hamilton.
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