2022 Giving Day

Act for Kids believes that every child deserves a safe and happy childhood. For over 33 years, we have worked to help keep kids safe, heal from trauma and lead happy lives.

Last year, over 480,000 reports were made to child protection authorities in Australia. Over 174,700 children accessed child protective services, that’s 1 in every 32 Australian children.

Throughout this period, 48,886 children were confirmed to have suffered abuse or neglect.

Act for Kids helped 40,434 people, 25,997 of those were kids.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on Aussie kids. Now more than ever, they need our help.

All funds raised during Giving Day will support Act for Kids’ Integrated Therapy Services – which provides Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy and Psychology services to children who need their help to heal from the trauma suffered from abuse and neglect.

With your support, Act for Kids can help even more Aussie kids and families who need help to heal from trauma.

There are many ways you can support Act for Kids’ Change for Kids Giving Day. These include:

• Individual fundraising – simply register at https://www.charidy.com/actforkids
• Team Fundraising – set up a team fundraising page at https://www.charidy.com/actforkids
• Donate – make a one-off donation via https://www.charidy.com/actforkids
• Advocate – share content on your social media channels to promote Giving Day.
• Communicate – use the tools in the Fundraising Kit to communicate with your network about Giving Day. This could include placing an ad in your internal company newsletter, or placing a poster on the noticeboards at work or in the community.
• Host an event – make 9 June a day to remember! Host an event to raise funds, maybe a morning tea at work, or a BBQ with friends and family!
• Matched Giving – you can become an official sponsor of Giving Day, and join the pool of likeminded partners who want to match the donations raised.

You can start fundraising straight away! Register ahead of the event, and raise as much funds as you can before the official Giving Day celebrations on Thursday 9 June 2022.

The more time you have to fundraise, the more change you can make for kids!

Thanks to our amazing sponsors – every dollar raised will be MATCHED! Therefore, your fundraising efforts will have DOUBLE the impact! All donations over $2.00 are tax deductible.

Registering is easy, just visit https://www.charidy.com/actforkids

From there, you simply:

• Follow the prompts to create your fundraising page
• Set your fundraising target
• Share your page link across on your social media channels (and/or via email)
• Watch your fundraising dollars accumulate!

Put simply, through Matched Giving, Partners match donations dollar for dollar as part of a fundraising campaign or event. It can be set up within a certain timeframe or to reach a stated fundraising goal.