Every child has the right to happiness, right?! There is a large group of children in the Netherlands for whom that happiness is not so normal. These children live in an unwanted situation due to various circumstances. It is important that children grow up in a stable and loving family. That there is order and regularity. Unfortunately, this is not the case for a certain group of children. Did you know that 5% of children in the Netherlands come into contact with youth care? This group of children often feels different. In a world where it is normal for primary school children to walk around with mobile phones, where it is normal to go on holiday at least once a year and where everyone ‘just’ gets a new bicycle when the old one is broken? Unfortunately, it is not normal for everyone.
What is the National Children’s Aid Fund?
The National Fund for Children’s Aid is a nationally operating fund, affiliated with the ANBI. The aim is to make extras possible for children in youth care. The current foundation was founded in 1959 under the name SAKOR (Collaborating Child Protection Organizations). In 1986 the name was changed to the National Child Protection Fund and in 1992 it was given the current name National Child Care Fund.
What does the National Children’s Aid Fund do?
Kinderhulp is committed to helping children whose home situation is not optimal. This includes parents with addiction problems, parents who are mentally confused and/or parents with financial problems. Children’s help helps children to be with their children. This could be a Sinterklaas present, a bicycle or making the child a member of a sports club. This way children can be children and enjoy themselves in gloomy times.
About Children’s Aid
Approximately 25,000 volunteers form the basis of the National Children’s Aid Fund. All people who volunteer for free. There are also well-known Dutch people such as Myrna Goossen and Laetitia Griffith who are committed to Children’s Aid as ambassadors.
Purpose of National Children’s Aid Fund
The aim of the Foundation is to provide financial support to or on behalf of organizations working in the field of youth care, in order to promote the social well-being of young people in the broadest sense of the word.
Kinderhulp tries to achieve its goal by:
- an annual national collection (April)
- all collection techniques acceptable within the context of its activities
Child care in figures
Kinderhulp handles the money raised with care. They owe this to all donors and to the children. The CBF quality mark is a guarantee that Kinderhulp complies with clear rules. Kinderhulp offers openness by offering an annual report. This way you can see where the money is going.
Kinderhulp has approximately four million euros to spend on its objectives each year. Two-thirds , around two and a half million, goes directly to individual and groups of children in youth care. This includes various things, such as camping holidays, Sinterklaas, room furnishings, playground equipment at institutions or memberships of sports clubs. About one million euros goes to (large) national projects, such as the X-Change Foster Care Weekend or a theater performance about and for children in youth care. In addition, Kinderhulp spends approximately half a million euros on information about youth care and the role of Kinderhulp within it.
What is the difference between the National Children’s Aid Fund and other children’s funds such as Jantje Beton?
Jantje concrete is committed to providing play opportunities for all children. Kinderhulp mainly supports individual children with items such as a bicycle, computer or membership of a football club.
Help the National Children’s Aid Fund
Would you like to help the National Children’s Aid Fund? Become a donor or collector. Visit www.kinderhulp.nl for more information . Deposit your contribution to 40.40.40 in the name of Nationaal Fonds Kinderhulp in Deventer.