Bags of Hope NZ

Kia ora,

My name is Taylor and I am 11 years old.

Recently in a social studies class, we were learning about a man who invented a backpack for the homeless that turns into a sleeping bag and this got me thinking... what can I do to help our homeless community in Auckland (and maybe one day New Zealand wide)

Analysis of 2013 Census data by the University of Otago (Amore, 2016) found 20,296 Aucklanders met the definition of homeless.

This is how Bags of Hope NZ was born.

Bags of Hope is a small, lightweight backpack filled with the following care items:

​Soap

Toothpaste

Toothbrush

Sanitary Products (for female bags)

Pack of Wet Wipes

Pack of Tissues

Lip Balm

Hairbrush / Comb

Deodorant

Band-Aids

Each care bag costs approximately $20 this includes the bag and the care items.

The care bags will be handed out by myself and my family to homeless people in Auckland as well as distributed to homeless shelters.

My first goal is to distribute 200 bags. I have saved $200 of my pocket money to get started and my mum and dad have donated $500 to the start-up fund for purchasing the bags and the items to fill the bags. This is enough to fill 35 care bags.

​Thank you for visiting!

Taylor

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“Kindness. A simple way to tell another struggling soul that there is love to be found in this world”