+ Barnardos New Zealand proud to support Food in Schools, 1 May 2013
Barnardos New Zealand is delighted to be part of the Community Campaign for Food in Schools, which is being launched today by the Every Child Counts coalition.
Barnardos chief executive Jeff Sanders says, “Arriving at school hungry is a significant barrier to children and young people achieving in school. Children do not choose their circumstances and they are the people least able to change those circumstances. If we believe as a country that every child has the right to thrive, belong and achieve, we need to accept that support for these children and young people, and for their families, is a priority. Therefore, we call on all MPs to support the Feed our Kids bill.”
Some 270,000 Kiwi kids live in poverty, and an estimated 80,000 children go to school hungry each day. Last year, the Expert Advisory Group on Solutions to Child Poverty recommended the implementation of a nutrition strategy, including food in Decile 1-4 schools.
The Food in Schools campaign sees Barnardos working as part of an informal group of child advocacy organisations, charities, unions, faith-based groups and others to support political and community progress to implement a national food in schools strategy.
Jeff says, “We’re encouraging public discussion about the best way to implement food in schools, and also showing support for the Mana Party’s ‘Feed the Kids’ Bill, which goes to Select Committee early next month.”
Members of the public are invited to join in with the month of action for children throughout May 2013. They can do so at: https://www.facebook.com/CommunityCampaignForFoodInSchoolsNz?ref=hl
For more information, contact Kate Davidson on 04 801 1729.
+ New strategic plan 2013-16, 3 April 2013
New strategic plan 2013-16
Our new strategic plan will guide our activities over the next three years. The work we do at Barnardos makes a very real difference to thousands of New Zealand children and families every year, and this plan outlines how we intend to do what we do even better. The plan has a strong focus on supporting New Zealand’s most vulnerable children and families, and utilising our unique combination of social service and early childhood expertise to respond to their needs. The plan also reflects our commitment to working collaboratively to make it easy for families to access services and to make the best use of our collective resources. You can view the strategic plan
here.
+ Order your entertainment book today!, 6 March 2013
Order your entertainment book today
We’re selling the 2013/2014 Entertainment Books! Order your copy now and $13 from every book you buy goes towards our vital child and family services. So why not buy a bargain and help support children in NZ at the same time! The books are priced as below:
Auckland - $65
Waikato and Bay of Plenty - $60
Wellington - $60
Christchurch - launches in May and we'll update you closer to the time.
Dunedin, Invercargill, Queenstown and surrounds - $55
Click
here to order your copy today.
For more information please contact fundraiser, Hannah Davies on 09 625 3610 or email
Hannah.Davies@barnardos.org.nz
