Why Kids Hope Australia?

Kids Hope Australia [KHA] is a national mentoring program that matches volunteers from a church with students in a local school. In pairing each of its students with a specific mentor for one hour every week, Kids Hope Australia has an impact that extends far beyond academic achievement. By putting a person — a caring, consistent adult — in a child's life during their formative years, KHA helps shape not only the child's learning capacity and study habits but also their values, self-esteem, and problem-solving skills.

Students who are mentored through KHA experience improved self-confidence and academic improvement, particularly reading scores, as well as better classroom behavior. Through interactions with their mentors, they can feel worthy and valued, they can expand their social awareness, and they have increased opportunities to experience the fun of learning. Mentors, in turn, gain cultural and social awareness, as well as a new sense of belonging and community within their church and a caring friendship with a child.

Why Australind Primary School?

Like all kids everywhere, the students at Australind Primary School can benefit greatly from one-on-one time with a caring adult. But one thing that makes APS unique is that it is located in one of the fastest growing regions in the country and experiences about 30% transiency in it's student body each year. Student's on the move need some stability in their life - and Australind Primary School students experience consistency and trust in their KHA mentorships.

Beyond those direct effects, the partnership at Australind Primary School builds a distinct sense of community among students, mentors, educators, and others, including mentors' and students' families. The relationship formed between a mentor and student rarely affects just those two — as both come to trust, care for, and rely on each other, that strength has a ripple effect on others in their lives. Through Kids Hope Australia, teachers and school officials can be supported, families can be encouraged, community members can be connected, all of us can be linked in new and better ways.

How can I get involved?

Be a mentor with Kids Hope Australia: 

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