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Home should be the foundation of a child's life - a place of warmth, security and safety. But for 76,000 children experiencing homelessness in Australia this past year, that foundation is gone. When a child is forced to flee their home, often due to family violence, they more more than their home - they leave with little or no possessions, and are forced to leave their friends, school and local community. The resulting trauma and school disruptions can see these children fall up to three years behind in reading by the age of 15. The Footpath Library is working toward creating new chapters for children experiencing homelessness by delivering literacy kits to children living in crisis accommodation, shelters and refuges. The literacy kits include a calico bag, age-appropriate books, a colouring book and pencils, a reading teddy for younger children, and a journal and pen set for teens, and a message of positivity and hope on a postcard, handwritten by our volunteers. Thanks to the Sheargold Foundation, a donation to our Appeal will be doubled. One gift, twice the impact. The Sheargold Foundation will donate $20,000 if we can match it from our supporters. All donations over $2 are tax deductible. Please consider a donation to our Children's Literacy Kits Appeal - you can donate via our website: https://the-footpath-library-donate-today.raiselysite.com/onebookatatime