Now, over 15 years later, I’m proud to say that Kenzie’s Gift supports the mental health of tamariki, mātātahi and families affected by serious illness or bereavement by providing one on one therapy with registered mental health professionals, grief kits and an extensive online resource.

Since the establishment of Kenzie’s Gift, we’ve helped over 200 families through more than 4,300 therapy sessions and distributed over 2,000 grief and cancer kits.

Through the loss of my daughter Kenzie in 2005 came the hope for families that is Kenzie’s Gift. I founded Kenzie’s Gift in 2006 with the intent of providing appropriate and research-based psychosocial support for tamariki, mātātahi and their families experiencing cancer, serious illness or bereavement.