Welcome to
Helping Hands
Network Foundation
Committed to making a difference
Established over 10 years ago, our foundation provides support to tens of thousands of children in Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) throughout Queensland under a school community partnership model.
Through our many services across the state, we have been able to help change the lives of the children in our care. Now, we are extending our impact throughout school communities, to support children and families in need
Our vision and mission:
Our vision is that every child has the tools to engage in quality education, providing the platform to experience a happy and fulfilling childhood at school.
Our mission is to advance social equity by providing support to children and families in primary schools.
Our focus:
Over the last 10 years of running OSHC services and working closely with the school communities we support, the HHNF Board has developed a deep understanding of the challenges children and families face in the school environment and the potential opportunities to address these. HHNF and its Board seek to increase access to support for identified children, striving for a positive educational experience and enhanced opportunities to learn. The focus of the HHNF Strategic Plan for FY22-FY26 is on targeting core issues in schools around providing food, resources and wellbeing strategies for children and families where need is most apparent.
Our Strategic goals for FY22-26 are:
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Support the delivery of breakfast programs for disadvantaged children in primary schools in QLD by partnering with Foodbank Queensland to improve and expand their school breakfast program
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Partner with academic researchers and program developers to create wellbeing strategies to enhance the learning experience for primary school children
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Develop an individualised funding program aimed at supporting primary schools to improve resources and outcomes for their students in need.
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Deliver high quality, engaging education programs and play activities in OSHC to help the children in our care be the best that they can be