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Fees are charged for some services

• Early childhood education and out-of-school care
• Counselling and children’s contact services
• Some courses and group activities

Government childcare subsidies and the Barnardos First Steps subsidy are available to some families using our early childhood services. Special arrangements can be made for families who have difficulty with the fees for the counselling and children’s contact services.

Government support is also given in the form of Ministry of Education grants to early childhood education services and contracts for some of Child, Youth and Family services.

As fees and government funding do not meet the total cost of providing our services, Barnardos relies on public support. To meet the shortfall, and to further develop and meet the demands for our services, the Barnardos Children’s trust was formed. The trust is the fundraising arm of the organisation and has a strong donor programme that is supported by thousands of people throughout the country. Local bodies, trusts, businesses, clubs and schools are also valued contributors.

The Barnardos Children’s trust raises funds to ensure the many services we provide throughout the country continue to be available. The money is used to help New Zealand children and their families overcome issues such as:

• Poverty
• Family break-ups
• Parenting alone
• Custody and access issues
• Physical or mental illness
• Child abuse
• Sexual abuse
• Drug or alcohol abuse
• Family violence
• Neglect
• Bereavement

It takes time, dedication and a genuinely caring approach to help children and families overcome the myriad of problems they can face. Barnardos are committed to doing so because we know, the results are worth it.

Funds raised by the Children’s trust helps children who are disadvantaged, neglected or at-risk from abuse overcome these early adversities.