The hospitalisation rate for respiratory conditions is three times higher for children living in our poorest communities.
Child Poverty Monitor 2019
Variety needs your help this winter to provide proper beds and bedding for 417 Kiwi kids who are sleeping on the floor or bed-sharing due to over-crowding.
For these children, keeping snug and warm in their own bed is something they can only dream about.
Your donation will help children like Annie's* grandson Patrick*. From an early age Patrick had suffered respiratory problems that made him unwell and were the cause of many trips to the doctor. When he came to stay with his grandmother last year, he brought the asthma and allergies that had seen him hospitalised every year of his young life.