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Instill a love for learning in kids in foster care

The Pyjama Foundation was created to provide children in care a world of unlimited opportunity, to create positive relationships, and to instill a love for learning.

Volunteer ‘Pyjama Angel’ mentors provide one-on-one support to children in care by visiting them once a week to empower them with learning, life skills and confidence to reach their full potential.

If you have an hour a week, and meet our eligibility criteria, please sign up to become a Pyjama Angel today.

There are more than 800 foster children in our waitlist, desperately waiting for the arrival of their own special Pyjama Angel.

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Empower kids in care to reach their dreams

Children in care fall into the lowest educational pool in Australia due to the trauma and instability they experience in their young lives.

Without support, poor educational outcomes can lead to disengagement in school, mental health issues, unemployment in the future and poor life choices.

You can make a difference to the life of a child in care by dedicating an hour a week to help them with their learning, building life skills, confidence and self-esteem.

Together, as a community, we can help to break the cycle of disadvantage experienced by kids in care through continuous stable support and nurturing relationships.

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The Pyjama Foundation

At The Pyjama Foundation, we provide children in foster care the opportunity to change the direction of their lives with learning, life skills and confidence.

Through the Love of Learning program, volunteers called ‘Pyjama Angels’ are recruited, screened, trained and then matched with a child in care and spend time with them once a week, focusing on learning-based activities. Pyjama Angels read books aloud with their child, play educational games and help children with their homework. Most importantly, the volunteers give foster children a chance to reach their life potential, despite a fragile start.

Children in care have the lowest education outcomes nationally. By improving their learning skills, The Pyjama Foundation is making a positive, life-long impact.

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Our Impact on Kids in Care

1200+

Children supported every week

2,000,000

Number of books read to children

103,000

Hours of support provided to children in care annually

1.7

1.7 years is the average amount of time a Pyjama
Angel mentoring relationships lasts.

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Blog Posts Worth Reading

Reconciliation Week 27th May – 3rd June

May 29, 2023/in Community, Resources, The Pyjama Foundation Blog /by ydsdevpyjama

Reconciliation Week in Australia holds immense significance, as it symbolises the journey towards healing, understanding, and unity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. In 2023, the theme is Be a Voice for Generations!

Thank You To Our Donors

March 31, 2023/in Donate, The Pyjama Foundation Blog /by ydsdevpyjama

As Founder & CEO of The Pyjama Foundation, I wanted to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for your unwavering support of our Love of Learning Program. Thank you to all of our donors and supporters.