The Need is Still Great
For Many Children, the Path Forward is Complex
Each child’s journey is different, but the barriers they face impact them in deeply personal ways.
- Mobility issues make it hard to join in at school or play with friends.
- Without proper healthcare, many children are left without critical support.
- Financial pressures force families to make impossible choices between basic needs and the care their children require.
Thank You for Giving Kids in Need a Flying Start
Right now, families in Western NSW are facing heartbreaking delays in getting their children assessed and diagnosed for critical conditions like Autism and ADHD. The paediatric services at Dubbo Base Hospital are overwhelmed, leaving kids and their families in limbo, desperately waiting for answers and support.
This is where the Variety Flying Start Paediatric Service steps in, bringing essential paediatricians directly to communities in Western NSW. This vital program offers a lifeline, providing timely assessments and diagnoses that can change a child's life trajectory, and it's all made possible thanks to the generosity of people like you.
It's Thanks to You
Thanks to the support and generosity of our incredible community, Variety – the Children’s Charity NSW/ACT has helped give children the opportunity to live life more fully, regardless of ability or background.
The work we do gives children in NSW and ACT the opportunity to improve mobility, gain freedom and get involved in their community, where they can better communicate, achieve independence, and increase their self-esteem.
Thanks to amazing supporters like you, in FY2024/25 we provided:
- $1,950,000 to help kids in need
- Impacted 45,168 children across NSW and ACT
- 363 Grants across NSW and ACT
Your Impact
We are thankful to our community for supporting Variety – the Children’s Charity NSW/ACT in making our vision a reality, and for helping us create a future where every child, regardless of circumstance or ability, can be supported, included and equal.
Help us continue to help kids in the communities
Therapies
There are many children living in NSW or ACT who require therapy for physical or behavioural disability.This grant provides financial assistance towards therapy costs to assist children that have been diagnosed with a condition and are ineligible for NDIS support. The grant is up to the value of $2000 over a twelve-month period.
Wigs
Variety provides wigs to kids who have lost their hair due to alopecia or another medical condition that results in permanent hair loss. Losing your hair can have profound psychological effects, particularly through childhood and adolescence. One specialised wig can cost up to $6,000 and lasts two to three years so the cost is prohibitive for many families.
Scholarships
Variety Heart Scholarships support kids with a demonstrated talent who are living with a disability, chronic illness or financial hardship, to pursue their dreams and realise their potential. Variety Heart Scholarships are made possible by the support of our partners,
The Grahame Mapp Family Foundation in honour of the late Gillian Mapp.
Coaches
Variety Sunshine Coaches provide transport to organisations who cater to kids with a physical disability, regional or social disadvantage, to enable them to access the community and to experience a range of special programs and activities. Coaches can be fitted with wheelchair modifications, ensuring that all children can attend excursions and extra-curricular activities together.
