Forty-three community groups or organisations have benefited from Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board’s latest round of 2022/2023 grants.
The board has awarded community grants totalling more than $150,000, but they express that due to a reduced budget, support will not be the same.
Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board chair Apulu Reece Autagavaia says, “This local board will not be able to support as many groups or activities as we currently do due to operating on a reduced budget, as approved by the Mayor and Councillors. However, we will endeavour to continue to pass on funds and resources to our locals who know locals best.”
Applications for Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board grant funding reached $151,195 in total in this latest round. Whilst the majority were fully or part-funded, some applications were declined.
“As covered off in our response to the Annual budget plan, we have some difficult choices ahead and this round reflects the wider impact felt by our communities around the budget challenge” adds Apulu.
Full funding went to the following groups:
- Papatoetoe Central Main Street Society Incorporated for a Matariki event at Papatoetoe Town Centre
- Habitat for Humanity Northern Region Limited towards costs to deliver the Healthy Homes Programmes across highest-need areas in Auckland
- David Riley towards Eight bilingual Pacific superhero children's books and audiobooks
- Bellyful New Zealand Trust for meal production and service delivery
- Young Workers Resource Centre towards education coordinator wages and teaching resources costs
- East Tamaki Rugby for security bars at the Club
- PHAB Association Inc towards facilitators, wages, catering, and admin fee at Allan Brewster Leisure Centre
“The local board works hard to distribute as much funding to our local groups who serve and care for our local communities, in all its diversity” explains Apulu.
Other notable funding includes Kila's Style Trust towards it’s Dressed in Confidence project, another working collaboration with Kolmar Charitable Trust towards court resurfacing at Kolmar Sports Complex, NAAD Charitable Trust NZ for venue hire, music fees, equipment hire and video production, KidsCan Charitable Trust, Faith City Trust Board and Youthline Auckland Charitable Trust.
Here is a full list of the 2022/2023 community groups or organisations that received funding from Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board:
- Raymond Leon Henare
- Kila's Style Trust
- Auckland United Oromo
- South East Auckland Senior Citizens' Association
- Independent Living Charitable Trust
- Playaz Volleyball Club
- Manukau Beijing Opera Society Incorporated
- Kolmar Charitable Trust
- All Heart NZ Charitable Trust
- Auckland Seniors Support and Caring Group
- Papatoetoe A F C
- Auckland Wheelbreakers Incorporated
- Counties Manukau Badminton Assn Incorporated
- Naad Charitable Trust NZ
- Youthline Auckland Charitable Trust
- Te Whakaora Tangata Trust
- Otara Business Association
- Papatoetoe Central Main Street Society Incorporated
- Akatokamanav a Mauke Enua Association
- Papatoetoe Gymnastic Club
- Faith City Trust Board
- Counties Manukau Touch Association
- XLR8 Sports Trust
- Papatoetoe Adolescent Christian Trust
- East Tamaki Rugby Football Club
- Fix Up Look Sharp
- Habitat for Humanity Northern Region Limited
- David Riley
- QS Productions ltd
- Big Buddy Mentoring Trust
- Babystart Charitable Trust
- Bellyful New Zealand Trust
- Young Workers Resource Centre
- Pet Refuge New Zealand Charitable Trust
- The StarJam Charitable Trust
- KidsCan Charitable Trust
- Training and Budget Services Inc
- The Operating Theatre Trust trading as Tim Bray Theatre
- Fiji Girmit Foundation
- Counties Manukau Sport Foundation
- Anxiety New Zealand Trust
- YMCA Fundraising
- PHAB Association Inc
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