The Kidney Kids and Youth Program provides young people opportunities to connect with others like them, build strong support networks, and develop confidence and self-esteem to manage their condition.

• Kidney Es-Capers: providing families opportunity to meet and develop life-long connections
• Kidney Kids Camp: providing kidney kids and their siblings a four-day residential camp to make friends and learn more about kidney health
• Kidney Youth Champions: providing Peer Support and Mentoring
• Kidney Knowledge Centre: providing specialised resources and information to manage kidney disease diagnosis and treatment

Children with Chronic Kidney Disease or kidney failure face many physical, emotional and psychological challenges, which can include:

• interpersonal relationship problems
• feelings of social isolation
• behaviour and learning problems
• delayed language skills development
• delayed motor skills development
• a negative self-image

Jack- Kidney Kid

The Kids Camp and state-based activities were so important to me as it showed me that I was not alone. I made friends really fast and never had to explain myself. It's important to have friends that understand exactly what you are going through

Rebecca - Parent

I am lucky, I have a good support network, but even then it makes a huge difference to talk to someone who really understands because they've been there and they have experienced it for themselves