Every child deserves to have a champion
![](https://i0.wp.com/kidshope.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/iStock-904531520-scaled.jpeg?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1)
So many children lack the care and support they so desperately need for healthy development – all it takes is one person to show up – one person to say you matter – you matter so much that I’m going to turn up once a week just for you. One mentor – one child – […]
Now I’m that someone
![](https://i0.wp.com/kidshope.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Pexels-kampus-production-7799603-scaled.jpg?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1)
In 2020, my mentor child left the school and in 2021 I was matched to a new girl, Jayne, who was in Year 2. I was advised that despite being able to speak, she was selectively mute. So I was surprised that she spoke clearly without any prompting, as we filled in a “Getting to […]