It all started with LOVE...
Little Heroes Project was created as a response to a need in the community. Whilst working with Teen Parent Units across Aotearoa, The GET Group team noticed that a lot of young parents were struggling to meet the rising cost of essential items and basic necessities, so they decided to do something about it.
Through connections with parent organisations, generous businesses and a lot of community love, The GET Group started to gather donations of essential items for whanāu facing financial and material hardship. They sent out zero-cost care packages to whanāu in need and quickly realised the demand was greater than first anticipated, and Little Heroes Project was born.
Little Heroes Project began operating in September 2021 and became a Registered Charitable Trust in February 2022. Zero-cost care packages for whanāu is our core service, and we also provide access to free mentoring, support and NZQA training for young parents across Aotearoa.
Our Misson
We aim to provide free and accessible mentoring and support for young parents and their tamariki. We want to provide relief to families facing financial and material hardship by gifting personalized care packages and providing access to other support services.
OUR VALUES
Kindness, Community, Partnership, “Hand up, not a hand out”
Where our volunteers are based;
Tauranga
Wellington
Palmerston north