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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