The Pyjama Foundation

One week left until the sweetest day of the year! 🍞 Get involved and sprinkle kindness this Fairy Bread Day! By joining in, you’re helping children living in foster care while enjoying an iconic Aussie treat 🧚💖 It’s not too late to register! 10 cents from every Dollar Sweets Sprinkle product sold in November is donated to us. So grab your sprinkles and host your Fairy Bread Day! ✨ Register or donate here 🌈: https://lnkd.in/gYvyYFMQ

We were proud to attend the Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership's Brain Builders Summit 2025 today, joining passionate leaders across Queensland who are working to support the healthy development of young brains.    Thank you Michael Hogan, for bringing us together to promote early childhood development.

What a privilege to be part of such a special event - celebrating Children's Week with Children's Rights Queensland. Congratulations to our Founder and CEO Bronwyn for winning the Award for Community Engagement, and congratulations to the other amazing nominees and winners. It is an honour to be part of this passionate community all to empower children. #ChildrensWeek2025

Getting involved for Fairy Bread Day isn't just sweet, it's life changing! Your Fairy Bread Day party can provide more Pyjama Angel mentors for children in foster care 🌈 Pyjama Angels expand a child's support network, creating a positive and reliable community to uplift a vulnerable child 💙 And with just over one month to go, we want to know: what will you be doing to celebrate the sweetest day of the year? 🌟 Learn more and register here: www.fairybreadday.com

This week, we met Dr Christian Rowan, Assistant Minister to the Premier on Matters of State and New Citizens and Member for Moggill. We discussed our unique Love of Learning Program that offers tailored support for children in out-of-home care. Early intervention and one-on-one support are key to empowering vulnerable young people with the foundation for knowledge and tools to grow into capable members of society. Thank you for your time Dr Rowan.

We were so proud to welcome Carolyn Vincent to our Brisbane Pyjama Angel of the Year Awards at Parliament House. Carolyn spoke beautifully about the power of connection and how a small moment can have a big impact. "Think of it as a net, when we move one thread, we impact the entire weave," and what Pyjama Angels are doing for vulnerable children is just that. We are shifting their entire world, even through something as simple as a conversation, a game or a page read together. Carolyn is a major supporter of our programs, and Carolyn's Ubuntu Foundation funded our Pyjama Angel of the Year Awards for the last 2 years. This partnership is one that will make powerful, positive change for young people in care and our volunteers - thank you Carolyn for joining us and sharing your time with us to celebrate the incredible impact our volunteers have.

A message to brighten your day 👇 This young person has been with her Pyjama Angel for 9 years. Together they celebrated her 18th birthday with this beautiful book themed cake 📖 Her mentor sent us this message: "Gracie* is an avid reader, some may say she is addicted to reading, averaging about 60 plus books a year!!! So, I wasn't surprised when she requested a book themed 18th birthday cake! I absolutely believe had it not been for the foundation her love of reading would not be what it is today!” This is the real magic of the Love of Learning Program. It's the connections, the support and the kindness that builds more than simply a love of learning, it lays the foundation for a brighter future, one page, one game, one visit at a time 🌟 *Identifiable details have been changed.

What an incredible day at our first inaugural Teen Life Skills Youth Forum: Level Up! ✈️💙✨ We were thrilled to welcome Michelle Cundy, Kari Sutton, Sami Rose, and Tom Gilbert, Captain of the Dolphins NRL, who shared inspiring insights from practical games to learn financial literacy skills, to mental wellbeing and making good choices 🌟 Thank you QUT (Queensland University of Technology) for the wonderful venue and giving the young people a tour of the campus! Check out our blog to learn more about the day here: https://lnkd.in/g2tXhwXs

We are honoured to partner with Carolyn Vincent's Ubuntu Foundation to bring our Ubuntu Mindfulness Program to life! This program focuses on connecting the young people in our program with each other (as well as their Pyjama Angels!), nature and mindfulness practices - which pairs so perfectly with Ubuntu's mission 💖 Ubuntu is a South African word meaning "I am, because you are" and the foundation focuses on building connections between people, nature and communities in various ways. Our first activity for the program was a guided walk through the Cairns botanical gardens, complete with a scavenger hunt to keep young people engaged finding all the natural treasures in the world around them 🌿🦋✨ We are so grateful to have Ubuntu's support to empower our young people with the tools and skills to be grounded, present and connected.

Last week, more than 25 young people from Cairns and surrounding regions bravely shared their experiences of the child protection system with Commissioner, the Honourable Paul Anastassiou KC, and his team as part of Queensland’s Inquiry into Child Safety. Among them was one of our incredible Pyjama children and her Pyjama Angel. We are so proud to support her, with the guidance of her Pyjama Angel as her mentor, and to stand beside her as she demonstrated great courage to speak the truth of her experiences. The young people spoke openly about the challenges they face - from feeling voiceless and powerless, to delays in support, unstable placements, and the heartbreak of being separated from siblings without warning or explanation. We agree wholeheartedly with the Commissioner: “It is not an easy feat speaking to strangers on a sensitive topic, but each young person spoke with such honesty and sincerity.” One of the most powerful aspects of our program is the enduring relationship between a Pyjama Angel and the young person they support. For children who face disrupted attachments and constant change, a consistent, trusted adult can be life changing. At The Pyjama Foundation, we continue to support children in care through learning, life skills and confidence-building every day. Whether it’s helping with reading, homework, playing educational games, offering transition support, or simply creating opportunities for safe and joyful experiences - we show up, because every child deserves to have someone who will, and every carer deserves to feel supported too. To the young people who spoke - you are so brave. We see you, we stand with you, and we will continue to walk beside you through this journey and all the journeys ahead.