Why Care for Kids?

In 2020-2021, in excess of 178,800 Australian children received child protection services due to abuse, neglect and or being at significant risk of harm, resulting in some 56,871 children residing in out-of-home care during 2020-2021.                

Of those receiving child protection services, 11,700 were children aged under one year (twelve months), and almost half (48%) of children admitted to child protection orders in 2020–2021 were aged under 5 years.                

Additionally, during 2020-2021 almost 278,300 people were assisted in Australia due to Homelessness, 44,200 of these being children under the age of 10 years.            

These highly vulnerable children entering out-of-home are removed from their families often at short notice and with little preparation, resulting in few - if any - items accompanying them.              

YOU too can Pay it Forward by joining forces with Caring for Kids and making a donation to those less fortunate - affording them their own personal items to cherish and take with them on their often tumultuous journey.              

Together we can make a big difference in the life of a little person!