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community need
Nationally, we provide more than $1,000,000 each month in assistance for special children but thousands more is needed to reach all the children who call for our help.
For example, did you know that every 18 hours a child is born with cerebral palsy? This means there are a huge amount of children out there that could benefit from our assistance.
Similarly, our work with indigenous kids has never been more urgent – child mortality rates amongst indigenous kids are three times higher than their non-aboriginal schoolmates.
There are so many more kids out there that we urgently need to help.
variety helps
Technology has provided miracles for hearing, sight and speech impaired kids – but technology comes at a price – and often this is more than the average family or organisation can possibly afford.
Government funding cannot even begin to provide everything that is needed - even to hospitals - so our role is VITAL in getting urgently needed equipment which both saves and transforms lives of Australia’s children.
Variety provides over $2.7 million annually to Australia’s Children’s Hospitals and neo-natal wards, providing critical equipment such as humidi-cribs, ventilators and computer software.
Over 45,000 children and their families are directly assisted by Variety each year, through our appeals programs, our Children’s Christmas parties and variety@work. Thousands more travel on Sunshine Coaches every day and tens of thousands are treated in hospitals supported by Variety.
Variety places three Sunshine Coaches on the road per month nationally but receives requests for three times this number. We can do so much more to get special needs children into the sunshine and their communities.
Regional and disadvantaged schools rely on Variety to provide their only computers and other vital learning and play equipment.
Variety receives thousands of requests each year for vocal output devices, cochlear implants,
myo-electric limbs and other technologies. We are unable to reach many of these kids who are waiting for the chance to find a voice and communicate.
everyone can help variety help children
Our roots are in the entertainment industry but our core is in the community. People from all walks of life, throughout the country, can contribute and experience the joy of helping a child with special needs.
With your help, Variety will improve the lives of Australian children in need.
You can read more detailed explanations of our programs on this website by clicking on the links below.
freedom
future kids
caring for kids
variety@work
liberty swings
sunshine coaches
show of hearts
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