KidsCanNZ

The KidsCan Charitable Trust was founded in 2005 in a garage in Greenhithe, Auckland by Julie Chapman (nee Helson). An evaluation which was conducted in 80 low decile schools after hearing continuous media reports about New Zealand children going without the basics. We wanted to find out just how widespread the problem was and how it was affecting children's ability to participate in class. 

The mission of KidsCan is to meet the physical and nutritional needs of less fortunate Kiwi kids so they can be more engaged in their education and have a better chance at reaching their full potential. 

We have four core programmes which support over 46,000 children nationwide and targets those most in need:
- Food for Kids
- Raincoats for Kids
- Shoes for Kids
- Health for Kids

For more information please visit our website www.kidscan.org.nz