Empowering Aussie kids to thrive

Kids Hope mentoring has impacted over 20,000 Aussie kids since 2004. Our simple and effective model provides social and emotional support to empower children to thrive in school and life.

The numbers speak for themselves

of teachers

say Kids Hope improves the emotional health and wellbeing of children.

of mentors

say Kids Hope helps a child form positive social relationships.

of teachers

would recommend Kids Hope for other students.

Some kids have it tough

Every child needs to be supported and valued. But sometimes life doesn’t work out that way.

Jay-Ellen’s parents lost their jobs during Covid and food was very scarce. She now has ongoing anxiety about food.
Sam doesn’t speak to anyone—teachers or other kids, since his Mother died.
Abdul has recently moved to Australia. At home, things are tense, and when he’s at school, he feels like he doesn’t fit in.
Maria’s mum is often unwell, so she needs to shop, cook and keep things going at home. There’s no time to do her homework or be a kid.

You can be their champion!

Kids Hope changes lives

You can be a child’s champion. Imagine the impact when a child realises they matter to you. Through one-to-one mentoring, kids experience love and belonging and in turn find new confidence. Their learning improves, they develop positive relationships and hope for a better future is ignited.

One Mentor. One child. One hour a week. The impact… immeasurable!

Children’s Success Stories

We are so privileged to hear the stories of transformation in children’s lives. Here are a couple.

Alex's story

Alex had been labelled the most difficult boy at school. His home life was full of challenges and dysfunction.

Ryan’s story

Ryan was a 10-year-old boy who, due to trauma and a challenging family situation refused to come to school.

Partner with us and bring hope to kids

Churches

Partner with a local primary school by providing volunteer mentors who spend one hour per week at school with a vulnerable child. Make an ongoing difference to kids, and create strong, healthy community connections.

Schools

Make the most of a proven, professional mentoring program that empowers at-risk children by developing wellbeing
and academic success. This easy-to-implement program will benefit your whole school community.

Testimonials...

"Over the years there have been many children with so many varied interests, personalities and different needs. I have felt that it has been an honour and privilege in my older years to utilise my life's knowledge and experience, have the time to listen and 'just be' in a supporting role to a child in our complex world who is just starting their life's journey. It may appear at times that one is throwing a small pebble in a fast-flowing river, but one never knows what ripple effect it will have now and in the future on the child, their family, their peers, friends or anyone witnessing the interactions."

“We saw massive improvements in the student’s confidence, resilience and work ethic. Kids Hope is without a doubt one of our most valued welfare programs.”

"Having someone to reliably show up every week with a sole focus on her has undoubtedly been a significantly positive experience for this child. Her life lacks consistency and predictability, and she experiences many challenges in her relationships with peers and teachers. The impact of having such an unconditionally positive experience with a caring, trustworthy adult can’t be overstated. Whether or not it impacts the child’s education/attendence/behaviour or not, it must be impacting her capacity to see herself as being worthy of such positive attention."

“It is in my opinion one of the most successful community partnerships happening within our education system and I am pleased that it is being implemented in schools all over Australia.”

“One of the most positive programs for community connection and support was Kids Hope. First, it was a very constructive link to the local school. Secondly, we had much feedback about the influence of mentors on kids. Finally, we regularly heard how volunteers were encouraged.”

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