日本/子どもの貧困問題解決（公開日：2023.10.31）
【Application form is closed】Food Box for Children for low-income households with children [Application deadline- November 8 noon]
Save the Children provides Food Box for Children for low-income households with children with the aim of improving children's food and nutrition situation during winter holiday. 
-Application Outline-
[Number of boxes to be distributed]
5,000
* Recipients of the boxes will be selected by a draw if the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of boxes.
[Application eligibility criteria]
Households that meet all of the following application criteria
1. Reside in Japan (You can apply regardless of your nationality/residency status * Including those who are in the process of applying for refugee status or provisional release)
2. Include dependent children (or a dependent child) between the ages of 0 and 17, as of April 1, 2023
*Households with children over 18 years old who enrolled in high school may be eligible; please contact us using the link below before applying.
3. Household exempt from the residential income tax in 2023 or your household income in 2022 is below the figures in the table below
＜Eligible income estimates for households exempted from residential tax ＞
【Required documents】
When applying, you are required to submit a document or a combination of documents depending on your income. Please refer to the description of each document below. Please take a photo of the following documents and attach it to the application form as a photo file or PDF file.
1. Document A
2. Document B of all parents and Health Insurance card (document E) of a child
3. Document C of all parents and Health Insurance card (document E) of a child
4. Document D of all parents and Health Insurance card (document E) of a child
5. Provisional release form (document F) of all parents and a child
6. Document G
List of documents in English and Japanese/Romaji
Document A
Certificate of Child-Rearing Allowance (Full allowance)
児童扶養手当全部支給：Jido Fuyo Teate・Zenbu Shikyu
*Any Certificate of Child-Rearing Allowance that is valid until October 31, 2023 or until October 31, 2024 is acceptable if it is "full allowance.”
Document B
Tax Exemption Certificate for 2023 (Reiwa 5)
令和5年度 非課税証明書：Hikazei Shomeisho
Document C
Taxation certificate for 2023 (Reiwa 5) for which income-based residential tax is exempted
所得割が非課税の令和5年度の課税証明書：Kazei Shomeisho
Document D
Notice of Municipal Tax/Prefectural Tax Special Collection for 2023 (Reiwa 5)
令和5年度 特別市民税・県民税特別徴収税額の決定通知書：Shiminzei・Kenminzei Tokubetsu Choshu Zeigaku Tsuchisho
Document E
Health Insurance Card
健康保険証：Kenkou Hokensho
Document F
Provisional Release Form
仮放免許可書：Karihomen Kyokasho
Document G
Certificate of Public Welfare Assistance
生活保護受給者証：Seikatsu Hogo Jyukyushasho
*All household members' names and dates of birth need to be listed.
* We may contact you later in case we have questions regarding the documents you have submitted.
＊If you are unable to prepare any of the above documents, please contact us using the inquiry form below.
[Content of the box]
* The content is subject to change.
Food, stationaries, and information pack (1 set per household)
・ Food set (rice, mochi(rice cake), side dish, beverage, sweets, etc.)
・ Stationaries
・ Information pack from Save the Children (Leaflets for children's psychosocial care, etc.)
* We are not able to accommodate individual needs related to allergies and any other dietary restrictions. If you have any food allergies, please check product labels before consuming. It is the responsibility of the recipients to manage the hygiene of the food items after receiving and to deal with allergies that could be caused by them.
【Application Deadline】 Wednesday, November 8, 2023, 12:00 p.m. (noon）
[How to apply]
Please apply using this form
＊If you have difficulty completing the form, or if, for any reason, you would like a proxy to apply on your behalf, please contact us using the inquiry form below.
[From application to shipping]
Recipients of the boxes will be selected by a draw among the eligible applicants if the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of boxes (5,000), and the boxes will be sent by early December to the selected recipients.
[Contact information]
Please contact us using the Save the Children Food Box for Children inquiry form.
[About Food Box for Children]
Food Box for Children project is part of Save the Children's efforts to address child poverty in Japan. This project is intended to improve the food situation of children and is targeted to child-rearing families in economically difficult circumstances. What we learn through this project will inform our awareness raising, policy advocacy, and public relations activities, with the aim of realizing measures to improve the food situation and lives of all children.
[Contents of the application]
If any of the information in your application is found to be false, you may be asked to return the box. Please review the guidelines and application carefully before submission.
[About drawing]
If the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of boxes available, Save the Children will conduct a drawing. If the eligibility criteria are not met, you will not receive a box, even if the number of applications does not reach the number of boxes available. Please note that we will not be able to provide any details about the drawing.
[Use of information entered at the time of application]
The information provided in the application form may be used for statistical analysis and activities of Save the Children such as awareness raising, policy advocacy and public relations activities, and program reports, in a manner that does not identify individuals. Applicants may be asked to participate in Save the Children surveys and interviews. In such cases, we will ask you again whether you are willing to cooperate.
[Protection of personal information disclaimer]
Save the Children takes the protection of your personal information very seriously. We treat your personal information as confidential and will handle it in accordance with personal information protection legislation as well as with the terms of this statement. Personal information obtained at the time of application will be used for communication and procedures necessary for the implementation of this program including questionnaires and interview surveys and for provision of information to applicants other activities of Save the Children. The personal information will be managed and stored responsibly by Save the Children with the storage period of five years after the completion of this program. Save the Children outsources packing, shipping, and other operations to Intercrew Advance Ltd., in implementing this program and signs a non-disclosure agreement for personal information with Intercrew Advance Ltd. Save the Children will disclose address, name, and telephone number of applicants (hereinafter referred to as "address and other information") to Intercrew Advance Ltd. and its subcontractors as the personal information necessary for shipping, however Intercrew Advance Ltd. and its subcontractors will use this information only for the purpose of packing and shipping, and will discard the disclosed address and other information as soon as this work is completed. In addition, translation, compilation, and analysis of the application information may be outsourced to professionals and companies with whom Save the Children enters into a subcontracting agreement, in such cases, your personal information will be protected under Save the Children’s privacy protection principles. Application information and its aggregate results may be used for activities of Save the Children such as program reports, awareness raising activities, policy advocacy, and public relations activities, however, will never be disclosed in a manner that identifies individuals. Please click here to read Save the Children’s privacy policy (Japanese only).
-Application Outline-
[Number of boxes to be distributed]
5,000
* Recipients of the boxes will be selected by a draw if the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of boxes.
[Application eligibility criteria]
Households that meet all of the following application criteria
1. Reside in Japan (You can apply regardless of your nationality/residency status * Including those who are in the process of applying for refugee status or provisional release)
2. Include dependent children (or a dependent child) between the ages of 0 and 17, as of April 1, 2023
*Households with children over 18 years old who enrolled in high school may be eligible; please contact us using the link below before applying.
3. Household exempt from the residential income tax in 2023 or your household income in 2022 is below the figures in the table below
＜Eligible income estimates for households exempted from residential tax ＞
【Required documents】
When applying, you are required to submit a document or a combination of documents depending on your income. Please refer to the description of each document below. Please take a photo of the following documents and attach it to the application form as a photo file or PDF file.
1. Document A
2. Document B of all parents and Health Insurance card (document E) of a child
3. Document C of all parents and Health Insurance card (document E) of a child
4. Document D of all parents and Health Insurance card (document E) of a child
5. Provisional release form (document F) of all parents and a child
6. Document G
List of documents in English and Japanese/Romaji
Document A
Certificate of Child-Rearing Allowance (Full allowance)
児童扶養手当全部支給：Jido Fuyo Teate・Zenbu Shikyu
*Any Certificate of Child-Rearing Allowance that is valid until October 31, 2023 or until October 31, 2024 is acceptable if it is "full allowance.”
Document B
Tax Exemption Certificate for 2023 (Reiwa 5)
令和5年度 非課税証明書：Hikazei Shomeisho
Document C
Taxation certificate for 2023 (Reiwa 5) for which income-based residential tax is exempted
所得割が非課税の令和5年度の課税証明書：Kazei Shomeisho
Document D
Notice of Municipal Tax/Prefectural Tax Special Collection for 2023 (Reiwa 5)
令和5年度 特別市民税・県民税特別徴収税額の決定通知書：Shiminzei・Kenminzei Tokubetsu Choshu Zeigaku Tsuchisho
Document E
Health Insurance Card
健康保険証：Kenkou Hokensho
Document F
Provisional Release Form
仮放免許可書：Karihomen Kyokasho
Document G
Certificate of Public Welfare Assistance
生活保護受給者証：Seikatsu Hogo Jyukyushasho
*All household members' names and dates of birth need to be listed.
* We may contact you later in case we have questions regarding the documents you have submitted.
＊If you are unable to prepare any of the above documents, please contact us using the inquiry form below.
[Content of the box]
* The content is subject to change.
Food, stationaries, and information pack (1 set per household)
・ Food set (rice, mochi(rice cake), side dish, beverage, sweets, etc.)
・ Stationaries
・ Information pack from Save the Children (Leaflets for children's psychosocial care, etc.)
* We are not able to accommodate individual needs related to allergies and any other dietary restrictions. If you have any food allergies, please check product labels before consuming. It is the responsibility of the recipients to manage the hygiene of the food items after receiving and to deal with allergies that could be caused by them.
【Application Deadline】 Wednesday, November 8, 2023, 12:00 p.m. (noon）
[How to apply]
Please apply using this form
＊If you have difficulty completing the form, or if, for any reason, you would like a proxy to apply on your behalf, please contact us using the inquiry form below.
[From application to shipping]
Recipients of the boxes will be selected by a draw among the eligible applicants if the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of boxes (5,000), and the boxes will be sent by early December to the selected recipients.
[Contact information]
Please contact us using the Save the Children Food Box for Children inquiry form.
[About Food Box for Children]
Food Box for Children project is part of Save the Children's efforts to address child poverty in Japan. This project is intended to improve the food situation of children and is targeted to child-rearing families in economically difficult circumstances. What we learn through this project will inform our awareness raising, policy advocacy, and public relations activities, with the aim of realizing measures to improve the food situation and lives of all children.
[Contents of the application]
If any of the information in your application is found to be false, you may be asked to return the box. Please review the guidelines and application carefully before submission.
[About drawing]
If the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of boxes available, Save the Children will conduct a drawing. If the eligibility criteria are not met, you will not receive a box, even if the number of applications does not reach the number of boxes available. Please note that we will not be able to provide any details about the drawing.
[Use of information entered at the time of application]
The information provided in the application form may be used for statistical analysis and activities of Save the Children such as awareness raising, policy advocacy and public relations activities, and program reports, in a manner that does not identify individuals. Applicants may be asked to participate in Save the Children surveys and interviews. In such cases, we will ask you again whether you are willing to cooperate.
[Protection of personal information disclaimer]
Save the Children takes the protection of your personal information very seriously. We treat your personal information as confidential and will handle it in accordance with personal information protection legislation as well as with the terms of this statement. Personal information obtained at the time of application will be used for communication and procedures necessary for the implementation of this program including questionnaires and interview surveys and for provision of information to applicants other activities of Save the Children. The personal information will be managed and stored responsibly by Save the Children with the storage period of five years after the completion of this program. Save the Children outsources packing, shipping, and other operations to Intercrew Advance Ltd., in implementing this program and signs a non-disclosure agreement for personal information with Intercrew Advance Ltd. Save the Children will disclose address, name, and telephone number of applicants (hereinafter referred to as "address and other information") to Intercrew Advance Ltd. and its subcontractors as the personal information necessary for shipping, however Intercrew Advance Ltd. and its subcontractors will use this information only for the purpose of packing and shipping, and will discard the disclosed address and other information as soon as this work is completed. In addition, translation, compilation, and analysis of the application information may be outsourced to professionals and companies with whom Save the Children enters into a subcontracting agreement, in such cases, your personal information will be protected under Save the Children’s privacy protection principles. Application information and its aggregate results may be used for activities of Save the Children such as program reports, awareness raising activities, policy advocacy, and public relations activities, however, will never be disclosed in a manner that identifies individuals. Please click here to read Save the Children’s privacy policy (Japanese only).
