Child poverty is real and it’s here
Children are living in poverty throughout New Zealand, including in Hawkes Bay.
The impact of child poverty and how communities can help will be discussed by Children’s Commissioner Dr Russell Wills
at the Hastings Library on Thursday 7 May at 7pm.
Dr Wills, a paediatrician at Hawkes Bay DHB and a child protection advocate has been invited by the Friends of Hastings
District Libraries to speak on the topic “Community Solutions to Child Poverty - what can I do to help?”
Friends spokesperson, Richard Peach, says “Dr Wills is a great speaker and has an important message to share. Poverty is
an issue that affects children right here where we live. Dr Wills will outline how living in poverty impacts on children
and how communities, businesses, local government and NGOs can work together to improve the lives of those children“.
Dr. Wills has been the Children's Commissioner since 2011. As a paediatrician his clinical interests include general
paeddiatrics, child protection and children with severe behaviour disturbance. He has contributed to national guidelines
and projects on autism, family violence, child abuse and medical aspects of children in Child, Youth and Family care. He
is married with two sons.
Tickets to this Hastings District Friends of the Libraries fundraiser are $10.00 each and available from Hastings
District Libraries.
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