Who are we?
Helping vulnerable children one backpack at a time.
- Founded in Victoria in 2014
- Our purpose is to provide crisis packs and gift packs to vulnerable babies, children, and youth.
- Our mission quickly expanded to bring comfort, ease anxiety, and restore dignity to more kids through developing different packs in consultation with services.
- We now deliver five programs supporting children in out-of-home care, emergency accommodation, victims of crime and domestic violence, or homeless.
- Often children are relocated quickly without much more than what they are wearing at the time of displacement.
We are proudly a registered not-for-profit with Deductible Gift Recipient status.
Our Impact
47,842 crisis Packs since 2014 - $9.6M in Material Aid across metropolitan and regional VIC, NSW, TAS, WA & QLD. The value of changing a child’s life, their self-esteem, and their perception of the community around them is priceless.
The difference we made in the lives of local kids in crisis in the 2023/24 Financial Year
3152
My Essentials
(ME) Packs
118
Youth Outreach (YO) Packs
6055
C4KiC Santa Packs
806
School Essentials (SE) Packs
Distributed $2,351,728 of material aid to 10,131 children and young people
On 30th June, 2022, there was 61,000 Australian children in out of home care (OOHC), which includes Foster Care, Kinship Care, Permanent Care, Emergency/Short Term Care, Residential Care and respite.
On any one night, over 14,000 children in Victoria are in an OOHC placement and thousands more are unable to live with their biological parent, placed on Permanent Care Orders.
1 in 33 children across Australia are in need of child protection services.
A child in care costs 50% more to raise than a child with their biological parent.
The number of children in care is growing by 17% every year and by 24% for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
OUR VISION
That displaced babies, children and
youth are provided
with quality,
necessary material aid
in a timely manner.
The children we help
Babies, children and youth who are displaced due to:
• Abuse – Neglect, emotional, mental, physical and sexual abuse
• Loss of accommodation – house fire, fleeing domestic
violence, financial crisis, natural disaster, transient
• Parent/guardian incapacity – accident, illness, disability, death,
addiction
Beneficiaries are usually clients of organisations providing social and welfare services, protective services, out of home and emergency care programs, victims of crime services, and Permanent Care Order guardians.
We focus on meeting the needs of children in Victoria but may from time to time deliver Packs outside of Victoria.
Volunteers Make A Difference
Volunteering for B4VK is a fulfilling and impactful way to make a positive difference in your community. By donating your time, skills, and resources, you can help provide support, care, and resources to children who have experienced trauma and loss. There are many opportunities to get involved and make a meaningful contribution. Together we can make a difference.
Apply For Help
SELECT A B4VK PROGRAM
My Essentials Pack
My Essentials (ME) Packs are our core program and include a backpack or baby care bag and are created in sizes 0000 to 18.
School Essentials Pack
School Essentials (SE) Packs strengthen engagement in education and increase
equality in the classroom.
Christmas 4 Kids in Care Pack
C4KiC Santa Packs give joy to children in out of home care and supporting the people who care for them.
Youth Outreach Pack
Youth Outreach (YO) Packs help restore dignity and provide some comfort for homeless youth.
Disaster Relief
Pack
Disaster Relief (DS) Packs are customised to suit the conditions, weather and location of the young people displaced by natural disaster.
Our core Program to date:
18,000+
My Essentials Packs to children experiencing relocation
How To Help
Help us care for kids in care
placements each year
helped in Victoria
since 2015
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