28 Jan 2020
KidsCan say siblings sharing uniforms to start school year
As schools across the country begin to reopen, low decile schools have shared the struggles many families are facing - with some siblings sharing uniforms. KidsCan surveyed 210 decile 1-4 schools with many teachers saying students are absent because they don't have the supplies they need - from uniform to stationary. Julie Chapman's the CEO of charity KidsCan, which provides snacks and meals, raincoats, shoes and sanitary items to 787 schools nationwide, and joins me now.