KickStart for Kids

KickStart for Kids is a not for profit charity which helps disadvantaged school children in SA. We provide breakfast, lunch and mentoring programs.

[KickStart for Kids @Kickstartforkid]

What a blast at Ben & Liam's Royal Show Live at Christie Downs Primary School last week! 🙌

@nova919 brought the Royal Show fun to 500 kids, with rides and amusements 🎡 hot dogs 🌭 showbags and more. Our amazing KickStart volunteers were there serving up breakfast 🍳

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[KickStart for Kids @Kickstartforkid]

Forcing children to clear their plates increases the chance of them becoming obese as adults by skewing their perceptions of hunger and fullness https://t.co/nFgYShPneO

[Volunteering Australia @VolunteeringAus]

"Because of COVID-19 restrictions, research by Volunteering Australia estimated a 66 per cent decline in the number of hours - about 12.2 million hours of free labour a week - donated by the nation's three million volunteers between February to April." https://t.co/kNG2agwAMG

[KickStart for Kids @Kickstartforkid]

@MyGivingCircle will donate $1 for each new person that votes for us this #GiveBackWeekend! 🙏

All votes count toward the 30 June $70,000 grants round. We need 1,000 votes to be eligible for a grant. We have 332 votes...help us reach 1,000! 💫

Visit: https://t.co/mNFSWJwMaX

[KickStart for Kids @Kickstartforkid]

As a result of Covid-19 we’re seeing more kids go hungry, and therefore a dramatic increase in need for our school breakfast and lunch programs. Our Founder Ian Steel discussed this increase in demand with @7NewsAdelaide last night.

[7NEWS Adelaide @7NewsAdelaide]

Children's charities are bracing for a surge in demand as COVID-19 job losses hit hard. https://t.co/8ftPfFYTVQ #7NEWS

[Com Council for Aus @ComCouncil]

Relief from red tape and the dog's breakfast of fundraising regulation; certainty in government contracting; and working with the sector as #charities transition from stimulus support are important ways for government to work with #charities for recovery.
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[Volunteering Australia @VolunteeringAus]

1 June is Global Day of Parents. Today we'd like to recognise parents who volunteer in their communities. By volunteering you are showing your children the many benefits of giving your time and skills to help others and your children are more likely to volunteer themselves.

[KickStart for Kids @Kickstartforkid]

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[KickStart for Kids @Kickstartforkid]

It’s National Volunteer Week & we want to thank our volunteers for the wonderful work that each of you do, with KickStart for Kids, for the kids 🙏💫

These waves of appreciation are for you 💛

#waveforvolunteers #NVW2020 #nationalvolunteerweek @VolunteeringAus @VSA_NT

[ACNC @ACNC_gov_au]

This week is National Volunteer Week. More than 3 million Australians volunteer for charities each year. Thank you to everyone who has volunteered for a charity during the last 12 months! #NVW2020 #waveforvolunteers

[KickStart for Kids @Kickstartforkid]

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[Volunteering Australia @VolunteeringAus]

Today is the start of National Volunteer Week (18 May-24 May). Join us in thanking the millions of volunteers across Australia with a Wave of Appreciation. Upload your wave to social media and share using the hashtags #NVW2020 #waveforvolunteers.

[KickStart for Kids @Kickstartforkid]

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[KickStart for Kids @Kickstartforkid]

More than 12 million children are no longer receiving @WFP school meals due to COVID-19 closures. Coronavirus could double the number of people facing acute hunger to 265 million by the end of this year 😔

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[KickStart for Kids @Kickstartforkid]

More than 12 million children are no longer receipting @WFP school meals due to COVID-19 closures. Coronavirus could double the number of people facing acute hunger to 265 million by the end of this year 😔 https://t.co/KJja9tlqVv

[KickStart for Kids @Kickstartforkid]

@MsPersuasive This is certainly true 🙏

[The Advertiser @theTiser]

SA Premier Steven Marshall says schools will remain open for Term 2, arguing the classroom are “safer” for students amid the #coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/IlnVZYf3XE

[KickStart for Kids @Kickstartforkid]

The first of our care packs were delivered today to over 120 kids, so grateful to those who donated. Many, many more to come.

[KickStart for Kids @Kickstartforkid]

Our van is back. Bad news though, it’s badly damaged - the refrigeration unit has been ripped out, among other things. So, its going to take some repairs to get it back on the road 😔

Thank you also to each and every one of you for your messages of support 💛