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Just a uniform cut above for kids

QUEENSLAND Police Service, Australian Federal Police, Border Force officers, firefighters and even workers at Australia Zoo are giving the shirts off their backs to help young people at risk from poverty and the scourge of domestic violence.

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Debbie Platz meets Pope Francois

who blessed Uniforms 4 Kids.

Assistant Commissioner Debbie Platz attended The Santa Marta Group, an alliance of international police chiefs and bishops from around the world working together with civil society in a process endorsed by Pope Francis, to eradicate human trafficking and modern-day slavery.

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HE Ms Melissa Hitchman letter to Detective Superintendent Andrea Humphrys APM

We have received a letter from HE Ms Melissa Hitchman highlighting some of the work Uniforms 4 Kids have done. Thank you to Detective Superintendent Andrea Humphrys APM for sharing and allowing us to upload the letter. To read the full letter, please click here.

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Uniforms 4 Kids a hit at Millaa Millaa State School

The latest donation event for the much-lauded Uniforms 4 Kids program was staged recently in Millaa Millaa on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland. The program itself was officially launched in September 2017 during the International Women and Law Enforcement Conference in Cairns and was originally founded several years ago by Order of Australia […]

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Special thank you to the Rotary Club of Caloundra Pacific

Uniforms 4 Kids (U4K) was the special guest at a recent Rotary Club of Caloundra Pacific’s regular Thursday evening dinner gathering at the Caloundra Golf Club. U4K coordinator Anne Macdonald showed the members examples of unique and attractive clothing our volunteer sewers repurpose from uniforms donated by our partners: Australia Zoo; Australian Border Force; Australian […]

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Dressed to impress – Police donate their uniforms

It’s amazing what can be achieved when people come together to help one another. As officers of the Queensland Police Service, we serve with honour and for one particular initiative, have literally given the shirts off our backs to help those in need.

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Australian Federal Police visit Papua New Guinea (PNG)

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) visited and delivered a wide range of clothing to the orphans at Life PNG Care in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

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Supporting Sant’Egidio’s work with migrant communities

Australian Federal Police Liaison Officer Bianca Warland (centre of photo, holding gift basket), visiting from The Hague and accompanied by colleagues from the Australian Embassy to the Holy See (including HE Ambassador Hitchman (fourth adult from the right) and Deputy Head of Mission Alison Edye (third adult from the left)), gifted Uniforms4Kids to migrant students from the Sant’Egidio […]

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Trinity Bay High School

In July 2018, Officer Kim Eaton from Australian Border Force, and supporter of Uniforms 4 Kids (U4K) received a telephone call from Ruth Robinson, Home Economics’ teacher from Trinity Bay High School in Cairns.

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Students, Mr Warren Entsch, Yvonne Pattinson, Mandy, Alaina, Mrs Robinson at the afternoon tea in their honour!

Warren Entsch MP & Trinity Bay High School

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Terri Irwin, Australia Zoo and QPS Donations

Thank you @QldPolice for repurposing police and @AustraliaZoo uniforms into clothes for children. These kids couldn’t wait to try them! pic.twitter.com/AqTPcKuCAd — Terri Irwin (@TerriIrwin) August 5, 2018

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