Donations to charities are being hit by the rising cost of living, KidsCan says, and it is worried its ability to help children will be affected.
In 2022 the Aotearoa charity fed 49,000 children a day and had an increase of 10,000 more tamariki that received assistance, as well as recording its biggest drop in donors in the past 17 years.
KidsCan founder Julie Chapman said the charity was struggling to fill the gap and there had been less new donors signing up.
Inflation was also affecting the organisation's ability to provide help.
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