About this organisation
Description of charity
Volunteers supply Care Kits to Qld Police Child Protection/Qld Child Safety/Foster/Kinship Care/DV/Indigenous/homelessness services, & school/other programmes assisting children in need. We have no regular funding, relying on in-kind & financial community support/donations. Sewing/crafting groups create clothing, accessories, pencil cases, toys, quilts and wraps for Care Kits from donated fabric & yarn. Each Care Kit brings a message of hope, that all children matter and their community cares.
Summary of activities
In 2023, Care Kits for Kids Qld volunteers, together with in-kind and financial community donations, provided 3,700 free Care Kits containing 2 days of practical essential needs, (new backpacks of new clothes, toiletries, education supplies, books, toys, quilts/wraps) to Queensland children in crisis or care who often owned nothing. Care Kits make a difference by providing essentials, giving comfort and dignity, showing these children that they matter and their community cares.
Mission or vision of the charity
Care Kits for Kids Qld volunteers provide free Care Kits containing 2 days’ of practical essential needs, (new backpacks of new clothes, toiletries, education supplies, books, toys, quilts/wraps) to children in crisis or care who often own nothing. Care Kits make a difference by providing essentials, giving comfort and dignity, showing these children that they matter and their community cares. The in-kind & financial support of our community is crucial in meeting Care Kits requests in Qld.
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Outcomes
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Self-reported outcomes achieved
Sewing Room Output 2023
4,466
Total numbers of items of clothing and accessories sewn for Care Kits by our main sewing group, Care Kits Crafters Camp Hill (2023)
Care Kit Distribution 2023
3,700
Around 3,700 Care Kits were distributed for around 3,700 children in care or crisis throughout Qld in 2023. (2023)
Total fabric saved from landfill 2023 (kg)
375.11
The number of kilograms of fabric saved from landfill used by our Care Kits Crafters Camp Hill sewing room to create clothing and other items for the Care Kits. (2023)
Outcomes measurement detail
Approach to measuring outcomes
We collect data to measure impacts of Care Kits for Kids Qld on: *numbers and sizes of Care Kit requests supplied *organisations / locations supplied * volunteer member numbers *clothing / other items created by our sewing group * kgs of fabric saved from landfill * stores / purchases needed to supply Care Kit backpacks and contents
Approach to collecting feedback from the people it serves
We request feedback in person and by email on *the appropriateness and safety of Care Kit contents from the recipients of all ages * impact stories for our website and volunteer feedback
External evaluations of this charity
Repeat orders and new orders from word of mouth are a form of external evaluation, indicating satisfaction with our Care Kit service. There is provision for this on our website contact form. - Link for more information
Programs and activities
Name: Care Kits for Queensland Children
URL: https://carekitsforkidsqld.org.au/
Classification: Community development (Community development )
Beneficiaries:- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Children - aged 6 to under 15
- Early childhood - aged under 6
- Females
- Financially disadvantaged people
- Males
- People at risk of homelessness/ people experiencing homelessness
- People from a culturally and linguistically diverse background (or people from a CALD background)
- People in rural/regional/remote communities
- Victims of crime (including family violence)
- Victims of disasters
- Youth - 15 to under 25
Name: Care Kits Crafters
Classification: Community development (Community development )
Beneficiaries:- Adults - aged 25 to under 65
- Adults - aged 65 and over
Finances
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