{"id":132,"date":"2023-10-06T05:06:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T05:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksinhomes.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=132"},"modified":"2025-12-15T14:44:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T02:44:23","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/booksinhomes.org.nz\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"132\" class=\"elementor elementor-132\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64ac4da4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64ac4da4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;curve&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vision and Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-276c8c08 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-center elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"276c8c08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Home<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas 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class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2728a7d4 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2728a7d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cde5a3c\" data-id=\"6cde5a3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16c7fc40 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_fun_fact\" data-id=\"16c7fc40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_fun_fact.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-fun-fact align-center hover-from-left elementor-animation- jeg_module___6aaea33f5c1cc\" ><div class=fun-fact-inner><div class=\"icon elementor-animation-\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-Child-light\"><\/i><\/div>\n            <div class=\"content\">\n                <div class=\"number-wrapper\"><span class=\"prefix\"><\/span>\n        <span class=\"number\" data-value=\"97K\" data-animation-duration=\"3500\">0<\/span>\n        <span class=\"suffix\"><\/span><sup class=\"super\">+<\/sup><\/div>\n                <span class=\"title\">2025 Duffy Kids<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-515ae33a\" data-id=\"515ae33a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8b2dc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8b2dc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1640\" height=\"924\" src=\"https:\/\/booksinhomes.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/books.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-121\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booksinhomes.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/books.jpg 1640w, https:\/\/booksinhomes.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/books-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/booksinhomes.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/books-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/booksinhomes.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/books-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/booksinhomes.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/books-1536x865.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9412bc\" data-id=\"c9412bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ca4d86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_heading\" data-id=\"69ca4d86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-heading  align-left align-tablet- align-mobile- jeg_module__1_6aaea33f5fd62\" ><h3 class=\"heading-section-subtitle  style-color\">Our Vision<\/h3><div class=\"heading-section-title  display-inline-block\"><h2 class=\"heading-title\">To inspire a love of books in Duffy children so they become adults who inspire a love of reading.<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b711429 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b711429\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c252ca3\" data-id=\"7c252ca3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-caa8448 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"caa8448\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-38caf987\" data-id=\"38caf987\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4864ca70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_heading\" data-id=\"4864ca70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-heading  align-left align-tablet- align-mobile- jeg_module__2_6aaea33f60bbf\" ><div class=\"heading-section-title  display-inline-block\"><h2 class=\"heading-title\">Mission<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3138fab5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3138fab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We will achieve our vision by:<\/p><ul><li>Creating and enhancing the desire for children to read through book ownership.<\/li><li>Reaching out to an ever-widening range of children and communities.<\/li><li>Developing our programmes to meet the specific needs and aspirations of our diverse communities.<\/li><li>Developing an interlinked network of people and organisations to collaborate on how to best meet the needs of our students and their communities.<\/li><li>Constantly keeping our vision, mission and values at \u2018top of mind&#8217;.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>The philosophy behind the programme is simple &#8211; to break the cycle of &#8216;booklessness&#8217;.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Kids who can&#8217;t read become adults who can&#8217;t communicate and that&#8217;s a serious disadvantage in a world that operates on the written word.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a763101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jkit_heading\" data-id=\"a763101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jkit_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"jeg-elementor-kit jkit-heading  align-left align-tablet- align-mobile- jeg_module__3_6aaea33f6243d\" ><div class=\"heading-section-title  display-inline-block\"><h2 class=\"heading-title\">Our Annual Reports<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d77edb5 animated-slow elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3d77edb5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3404310c\" data-id=\"3404310c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div 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