Every day, people come through our doors for all sorts of reasons and experiences.
A child heads off to camp for the first time. Someone discovers a new skill or builds the confidence to give something a go. Families get active together. Friendships are made and people find a place to belong.
Behind all of this is The Kind Foundation, a charity creating opportunities for people across Canterbury to connect, learn, grow and belong.
Through our camps, recreation, fitness, accommodation, education, events and community spaces, we earn income that helps us do more for our community.
And every time someone stays, joins, books, participates, volunteers, donates or supports us, they become part of that story.
They’re simple words, but they guide how we work, how we treat people and the kind of community we want to help create.
For more than 160 years, our organisation has been part of life in Canterbury.
A lot has changed in that time, including our name, our places and the ways people connect with us. But at the heart of what we do is something that hasn’t changed: people and the opportunities that help them thrive.
Today, thousands of people take part in The Kind Foundation through recreation, fitness, accommodation, camps, events and community programmes.
These numbers are big, but what matters most is what sits behind them: new experiences, friendships, confidence, skills and opportunities to take part.
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