What a day!
This year’s Giving Day has been a massive success to raise funds for our Village 21: Building Brighter Futures Appeal.
Would you look at this!
Initial Goal: $100,000
Revised Goal: $150,000
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That’s right, you helped us raise an amazing ${{{bar.raised}}} to help build our next Village 21 as both a place to stay and support for young people facing the risk of homelessness.
Thank you for making today such an incredible success to help more young people. You are amazing!
And there's more good news - it's STILL not too late to make your donation! Our generous matching partners are doubling donations for the rest of the morning - or until the matching funds run out.
What is Village 21?
Village 21 provides a secure and stable shared living environment for young people aged 18-21 who are leaving out-of-home care. The program empowers young people with employment guidance, educational pathways and critical life skills – helping mitigate the risk of homelessness that young people leaving care can often face.
Each Village provides private living spaces, communal areas, a case worker and two live-in mentors that help create a supportive environment where the young residents can prepare with confidence to build their own brighter futures.
Kids Under Cover currently has one Village 21 up and running in Preston – and so far it’s been a roaring success. But the impact of the housing affordability, rental and cost of living crises means young people leaving care confront an almost impossible challenge of finding somewhere stable and affordable to live.
That’s why we’re in the process of building our next Village 21. We’ve received generous support to help us get to this point, but there’s a funding gap we need to meet to complete the project.
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We are so grateful for the generous support from our donors and partners – we appreciate you. Thank you for contributing to our Giving Day.
To find out more about our work and learn about other ways you can support Kids Under Cover.
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