ANZ Staff Foundation grants February 2017

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1 ANZ Staff Foundation grants February 2017 Name of Charity Donation amount Donation detail Location Empowered Learning Play It Strange $5, Funding for screening programme in schools to identify students with learning or processing difficulties. Screening includes: hearing, optometric and Irlen screening and educational assessments. $10, Funding for 50 JamBus music recording sessions in primary and intermediate schools in the region. Rotorua The Otago Community Hospice $15, Funding towards salaries for counselling services delivered to hospice patients and their families as well as carers. Otago South East Kirkiriroa Community Association Inc. $5, Funding towards wages for the Volunteer co-ordinator and other volunteer-related expenses. Hamilton Battered Women's - $7, Funding for travel and counselling costs to work with women who remain in their homes and communities. Literacy North Inc $3, Funding to cover the costs of two literacy and numeracy education courses for adults.

2 Better Blokes Incorporated (Previously MSSAT Inc) $5, Funding for a "Better Blokes" weekend residential workshop for men who have experienced childhood sexual trauma. I AM HER Charitable $9, Funding to produce an educational short film about family violence in the South Asian community. Hamilton Child Cancer Foundation $25, Funding for the establishment of a programme designed by the Massey University Cancer Psychology Service to develop a network of specialised counsellors to support children and families dealing specifically with childhood cancer. Nationwide The Sowers $12, Funding towards a Discovery Camp that works with youth in need in the Howick ward. Age Concern Rotorua District Incorporated $12, Funding to support the delivery of specialist Social Work services in the Rotorua district. Rotorua

3 Big Brothers Big Sisters of $6, Funding for four mentoring matches to improve the lives of four young people, their parents and families. Living Springs Maungatautari Ecological Island $3, Funding for 1000 native trees, shrubs and grasses, as well as 1000 units of combi-guards (used to protect young plants from rabbits and pukeko) at Living Springs camp. $11, Funding for Guide training and assessment modules. Cambridge Sweet Louise $10, Funding to support the Sweet Louise voucher system that provides services for members with breast cancer. Adventure Specialties $5, Funding to establish an adventure club for youth to build positive relationships that lead to better long term support for young people experiencing difficulty.

4 Heart Kids NZ Inc $9, Funding for the registration costs for 94 people to attend the biannual Heart Kids Conference in. The conference is primarily for Heart Kids families and adult heart kids. Nationwide Raukatauri Music Therapy $2, Funding music therapy consultations for 15 children or adolescents with special needs. RAW 2014 Limited St Peter House $10, Funding towards the rehabilitation costs of five men and women who have been released from prison. Help provided includes housing, education, access to employment, volunteering, reconnection with children and regular coaching. $7, Funding towards the debt management service delivered in partnership with Christians Against Poverty. Funds are for the Debt Coach s salary and the CAP service fee. Waikato Tauranga Stepping Stone $13, Funding towards mental health services including costs for providing camps, recreational days, educational and training programmes, workshops, mentoring and counselling of traumatized youth.

5 Three Rivers Community Patrol Whare Manaaki Incorporated $1, Funding to purchase printed hi-visibility vests and sunhats for patrollers to meet the requirements of the Health and Safety Act. $1, Funding towards wages for a community educator to initiate a community collaboration and engagement project. Gisborne Porirua Aviva (incorporating Women's Refuge) Charitable Brothers in Arms Charitable $9, Funds for up to 150 women to begin their journey towards overcoming family violence for themselves and their families, by providing initial risk assessment and safety planning sessions with a support worker. $9, Funding for a two day camp for 50 young people and their mentors to build trust and strong relationships. Institute for Child Protection Studies $20, Funding to subsidise the costs for running two week long Child Protection Studies programmes in Wellington (July 2017) and Whangarei (October 2017). The aim is to equip professionals with the necessary skills to identify, act and report on child abuse earlier and appropriately. Hamilton

6 Mary Potter Hospice $7, Funding for a Children s grief worker to work with local school children and provide guidance and support to hospice community teams who support children going through family bereavement. Funds also go towards play and bereavement resources, leaflets and books on grief, art material, and materials to further develop a children s sensory garden at the Hospice. Wellington ME/CFS Support (BoP) Incorporated $4, Funding for the Towards Wellness Programme for people suffering with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Tauranga Panacea Arts Charitable (trading as Mapura Studios) $10, Funding for therapy costs for two programmes that support youth on the Autism spectrum with diverse and complex needs: Open Studio Kids and Open Studio Teens. Te Omanga Hospice $11, Funding for specialist patient beds, mattresses and equipment. Hutt Valley

7 The Straight Up Upper Hutt Community Youth $2, Funding to train 30 volunteer youth leaders from the community to work alongside specialist youth workers mentoring intermediate and primaryschool aged youth. $3, Funding for training of staff and volunteers in a RAP Circle of courage course and first aid courses. Dunedin Upper Hutt 180 Degrees $10, Funding towards the Youth Mentoring Programme to assist with the costs of an additional Youth Mentor needed to work with 30 young people who are referred via the Court System. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Nelson $6, Funding for the recruitment, training, supervision and support of volunteer mentors for the mentoring programme. Nelson Laura Fergusson Incorporated Otago Peninsula Biodiversity $6, Funding towards staff training workshops to strengthen and develop rehabilitation programmes $7, Funding for safety equipment and work tools for community volunteers taking part in the Winter/Spring 2017 possum control project. Otago

8 Otamatea Community Services Parentline Manawatu Inc Raeburn House (North Shore Community Health Network Incorporated) The Nelson ARK $9, Funding towards the salary of the parent coach for teens programme. Parents learn about dealing with difficult behaviours and how to manage more serious issues that may have an impact on the whole family. $5, Funding towards three parenting programmes. These are 'What Pushes Your Buttons?' 'Great Fathering,' 'Blended Families,' and 'Triple P for Parents of Teens.' $9, Funding towards Global Food & Friends, which is an information and support-based friendship group for migrants to strengthen their connection with Kiwis, learn about Kiwi culture and find out about local support services that can help them and their families to integrate and settle into their new communities. $10, Funding to deliver two rehabilitative training programmes for young people. The programmes are: the Animals- People and Rehabilitative Training programme which is run with at risk young people who are disengaged from school; and the Healing Species programme, which is run in schools. Maungaturoto Manawatu Nelson

9 The Rising Foundation $10, Funding towards a camp for disadvantaged youth. The Tauranga Art Gallery Art $10, Funding to run public education programmes in the community and for the costs of running a Free ArtBus which provides education programmes. Tauranga Thumbs Up Charitable $11, Funding for communication therapy and support for 25 intellectual disabled young adults attending Thumbs Up. Lower Hutt Wesley Wellington Mission Incorporated t/a Wesley Community Action $10, Funding towards facilities and equipment for the Cannons Creek Community Pantry and Gardens. Wellington TOTAL DONATED $375,834.36

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