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Wairoa school teachers used to pack their leftovers to feed pupils

Wairoa school teachers used to pack their leftovers to feed pupils 1 Feb, 2021 02:41 AM 2 minutes to read KidsCan wants to raise $350,000 to support families with back-to-school costs. Photo / KidsCan Hawkes Bay Today Staff at a Wairoa school used to be so worried for the kids they were teaching that they would bring food from their homes for them. Research for KidsCan by Colmar Brunton on food insecurity in schools has highlighted the challenges children living in poverty are facing every day. Researchers found a lack of food is just one aspect of the myriad of functional challenges that some children face.

Back-to-school costs: Christmas, Covid extra stress for families in 2021

Back-to-school costs: Christmas, Covid extra stress for families in 2021 29 Jan, 2021 09:33 PM 6 minutes to read Dozens of Bay of Plenty families are on the waiting list to receive back-to-school funding. Photo / Getty Images Dozens of Bay of Plenty families are on the waiting list to receive back-to-school funding. Photo / Getty Images Bay of Plenty families are preparing for a tough start to the term as the stress of back-to-school costs is expected to be amplified as many struggle after the impact of Christmas. Dozens of Bay schoolkids were on children s charity Variety s waiting list to get funding for basic essentials including uniform and stationery for 2021.

Back to school costs: Families prepare for the 2021 school year

Back to school costs: Families prepare for the 2021 school year 27 Jan, 2021 05:00 PM 6 minutes to read Dozens of Bay children are on a waiting list to get back to school funding. Photo / Getty Images Some Bay families are preparing for a tough start to the term as the stress of back to school costs begins to settle in. Dozens of Bay schoolkids are on children s charity Variety s waiting list to get funding for basic essentials including uniform and stationery for 2021 - and the region s schools will receive more than 200,000 items of KidsCan food in the first term. Meanwhile, low decile schools are reducing stationery costs, sourcing cheaper uniforms, dropping fees and ensuring parents know there is food support at school.