This week, 12 Kiwi families will be told their child has a heart condition. This news can be devastating, and families need to know they are not alone.
For over 40 years, Heart Kids New Zealand has been providing crucial, lifelong support, information, connection and hope so that heart kids and their whānau never face their heart journey alone.
With no cure for a childhood heart condition, Heart Kids NZ is committed to providing lifelong, vital services at no cost to ensure all those impacted will feel supported, informed, educated, and connected.
Heart families can be faced with separation, isolation, stress, financial hardship, and loneliness during their journey. The future is uncertain, and these families need support.
“You’re not really ever out of the woods,” says Rebecca Gourlay, Maya’s mum.
Heart Kids NZ is the only national organisation in Aotearoa NZ dedicated to providing that support.
We help at every step of the journey; from diagnosis, through childhood, the teenage years and into adulthood. Our practical and emotional support is vital in helping individuals and families cope with the day-to-day challenges of living with a childhood heart condition.
Want to join us? Nau mai, haere mai – there is a place for you in our community.
Equals $1 for each child
diagnosed with a heart condition this week
Gives the gift of a Maia Bear
to a child after their first open-heart surgery
A week’s worth of practical support
for a heart parent as they sit by their child’s bedside in hospital
Specialised counselling
for heart families needing extra support
Provides food and travel support
for an out-of-town family while their heart kid is at Starship
Send a heart kid to camp
no matter where they live in Aotearoa NZ
We are the only national organisation in Aotearoa NZ dedicated to providing lifelong care and support for children, teens, adults and families impacted by childhood heart conditions.
PO Box 108-034 Newmarket, Auckland 1149
Phone us (Monday to Friday):
0800 543 943
Email us:
info@heartkids.org.nz
