Charities struggle to match demand to feed children going without food and other basic needs

Charities struggle to match demand to feed children going without food and other basic needs
8 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM
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Greerton Village Kindergarten manager Dave Mudford. Photo / George Novak
More preschoolers are turning up to school hungry and in ill-fitting clothes - and some aren't showing up at all.
Two children's charities say they have waitlists to respond to cries for help in the
Bay of Plenty, but are struggling to keep up with demand.
Older kids are having a hard time too, with families unable to afford the basics as housing costs soar and difficult decisions need to be made that sometimes see children bear the brunt.

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