About Us

Our five founding members, Chris Rafter, Stephanie Hinrichs, Sandra Baker, Julie French and Matilda Frijters began Care Kits for Kids Qld Inc. in Feb 2018, immediately after a similar charity they were sewing for, Project Love and Care, closed.
Our current management team since May 2022 are Julie French, Stephanie Hinrichs, Sandra Baker, Matilda Frijters and Lisa McKay.
We are all volunteers, relying solely on donations, fundraising and grants to provide our comprehensive, free Care Kits at point of need. We have assisted over 6000 Queensland children in care or crisis since 2018. Sadly, demand keeps increasing – so we keep making a difference for more and more children aged 0 and 17 every year.
We are blessed to have an active community of amazing people of all ages and from all sectors around Queensland who support us in so many ways.
Our sewing and crafting communities welcome many seniors, creating clothing, toys, bags, pencil cases, accessories, quilts and wraps for our Care Kits from donated fabrics and yarn.
We actively encourage our community to support our #waronwaste and #circular economy ethics.
We also have many generous people, organisations and businesses who support us by
* buying items we need for the Care Kits,
* donating them via their local MP’s or Councillor’s‘ offices or Community Centres, or by
* donating financially so we can buy shortfalls. These are acknowleged on Our Partners on our Facebook Page.
Anything we can’t use is passed on to others who can use it.
We have sewing and craft groups who create clothing and other items for our Care Kits from donated fabrics and notions, supporting #waronwaste and #circulareconomy ethics.

























More Reviews & Impact Stories





Can we please have lots of the crochet stress balls? The kids adore them.
So do we! 😀 Thank You All!!












Awards and Grants
The Care Kits for Kids Qld Inc team has been recognised through Awards, and are very grateful to be partially funded by Grants:
Queensland Community Volunteering Program Impact Award: Finalist 2023
CommBank Staff Foundation Grants 2021 / 2022
Kedron Wavell Services Inc Community Grant 2022
Lord Mayors Charitable Trust Grants (2021 / 2022)
WasteSMART Community Award 2022: Highly Commended Finalist,
Finalist in the Outstanding WasteSMART Award, & People’s Choice WasteSMART Award (2021)
Queensland Community Achievement Awards
Finalist in Bendigo Bank Community Group of the Year Award 2022
Finalist in Australia Pacific LNG Community Hero Award (2021)
Lord Mayor’s Community Fund Grants (2021, 2022)
Westfield Carindale Local Heroes Award Finalist Grant (2022)
Westfund Sponsorship Grant (2021)
Bonner Volunteer Awards (Community Groups) Runner-Up (2021)
Electorate Queensland Day Award (2020) from Hon Di Farmer MP, Queensland’s Minister for Child Safety, Youth and Women and Minister for Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence – Chris Rafter (President) representing the Care Kits for Kids Qld Inc. team (2022, 2020)
RACQ Local Sponsorship Grant (2020)
Electorate Volunteers Grant from Terri Butler MP (2020)
Finalist in Waste Smart Brisbane Awards: Chris Rafter (President) representing the Care Kits for Kids Qld Inc. team (2020)
Bonner Local Legend Award to Chris Rafter (President) representing the Care Kits for Kids Qld Inc. team (2020)
Lord Mayor’s Community Fund Grant (2019)
