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Support little kids with BIG dreams this National Pyjama Day

National Pyjama Day is all about wearing your favourite pair of PJs to help raise funds and awareness for children in care.

With the money raised from National Pyjama Day, you’ll be helping us offer learning skills to more than 1000 children living in care, fund educational resources and help provide stable, positive relationships.

You can host Pyjama Day anytime from July – September, so throw on your favourite PJ’s, make a donation, and get your friends, colleagues and workplace to get involved in the comfiest day of the year!

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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

1300

Children supported every week

2,000,000

Number of books read to children

103,000

Hours of support provided to children in care annually

3.6

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

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Big Dreams Gala Ball – Brisbane

Please join us for a magical evening at our Big Dreams Gala Ball in 2022. Our Gala features a three-course dinner, flowing beverages, live entertainment, and incredible prizes – raising much-needed funds for children in foster care.

WHEN: Saturday 8 October 2022
WHERE: Sir Charles Kingsford Smith Ballroom, Royal on the Park Hotel, 152 Alice Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000
DRESS: Black Tie
TICKETS: General Admission $185.00, Pyjama Angel $180 or $1,800 for a table of 10

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