What is it?
KIDS HOPE AUS. is a mentoring program that helps Australian children needing additional support and their families. Through a partnership between local churches and primary schools, KIDS HOPE AUS. works to improve opportunities for mentored children in the areas of education, self confidence and wellbeing.
Quick facts
| Location | Australia |
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| Related Issues | Transforming Lives & Child Sponsorship |
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| Focus | Children needing additional support |
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| Activity | Mentoring children needing additional support in public primary schools |
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| Support Methods | - Register to find out more about KIDS HOPE AUS.
- Become a KIDS HOPE AUS. mentor
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| Supporter Benefits | - Regular KIDS HOPE AUS. newsletter
- Mentor training and support
- Change the life of a vulnerable child in your community
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What is KIDS HOPE AUS.?
KIDS HOPE AUS. is a mentoring program that helps Australian children needing additional support, and their families. Through a partnership between local churches and primary schools, Kids Hope Aus. works to improve opportunities for mentored children in the areas of education, self confidence and wellbeing.
For one hour each week, a caring adult from the church mentors a child needing additional support at their school. This usually involves helping the child with homework, playing games, arts and crafts, or just spending time together.
KIDS HOPE AUS. assists churches to recruit and prepare caring mentors for ongoing mentoring relationships with vulnerable children. Churches are responsible for appointing a paid coordinator (salary or honorarium) to run the program with the assistance of World Vision.
Who does KIDS HOPE AUS. help?
Children in Australian public primary schools needing additional support...
Over half a million school-aged Australian children could benefit from a one-to-one mentoring relationship.
KIDS HOPE AUS. focuses on children at primary school because during this phase the children are most likely to benefit from a close relationship with an adult. This is when self-esteem and values are learned, and critical academic skills are acquired.
Positive human relationships are essential for children to grow up happy and healthy. Yet many Australian children lack significant close relationships with a caring adult, other than their parents.
Children who receive help early on, especially those considered vulnerable and at-risk, significantly improve their chances for a good education, health and wellbeing, and social competence.
What will you receive?
Regular KIDS HOPE AUS. newsletter
Receive the regular KIDS HOPE AUS. newsletter and find out how caring mentors all over Australia are changing the lives of vulnerable children in their communities.
Mentor training and support
Mentors are thoroughly trained to understand how they can build a caring relationship with their mentored child. Learn how to enhance their learning capacity and help build resilience. Mentors are required to mentor a child for at least one academic year. Many mentors are usually prepared to continue beyond that time.
Change the life of a vulnerable child in your community
Imagine the satisfaction of personally helping a vulnerable child in your local community. See the changes that your time can bring and help your church and/or school to develop its networks and relationships in the wider community.
Many schools would love to have a mentoring program but face barriers of cost and time required to coordinate the program. KIDS HOPE AUS. helps schools to overcome these barriers because the program is coordinated by the church.