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Mana Youth Service supportedThe Papamoa Community Support Centre’s Mana Youth Service has been boosted by a $7,500 grant in BayTrust’s latest funding round. The Centre also received $3,000 to help buy food, groceries or assist towards Foodbank activities at this busy time of year.
Centre manager Trish Ives says Mana Youth caters for young people between the ages of 13 and 16 who are “struggling” with some aspects of their lives. “We work with young people on their communication skills, physical wellbeing and personal safety and encourage them to develop a healthy lifestyle,” she explains.
Activities include one-to-one mentoring; camps which provide an opportunity to experience a completely different environment; and weekly evenings for young women and young men where they prepare a meal together and discuss topics which relate to their life situations.
“We deeply appreciate BayTrust’s ongoing support of our youth work,” Ms Ives says. “We certainly wouldn’t be able to provide a service at the level we do without that partnership.”
The Mt Maunganui Lifeguard Service’s junior surf coaching programme has also been supported by a $15,000 grant. General manager Leigh Peters says the funding will allow surf coaching to be extended from a summer activity to a year-round programme for 5-10-year-olds. “We’re absolutely stoked because it means we can get our extended coaching programme underway straight away. We know funds are limited, so it’s fantastic to get this kind of support and be able to involve more children in our Learn to Swim and surf education programmes.”
Other Western Bay of Plenty organisations to receive grants this week were: Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders ($10,000 towards operating costs); ATE A.M. Breakfast Club ($1,000 towards foodbank activities); Katikati Christian Helpline ($4,000 towards foodbank activities); St Peters Care & Counselling Charitable Trust ($1,800 towards foodbank activities); Tauranga Community Foodbank ($4,000); Te Puke Community Care Trust ($11,500 towards operating and foodbank costs); Te Puna Community Kindergarten ($1,198 towards safety equipment and electrical work); and Welcome Bay Community Centre Incorporated ($7,500 towards operating costs).
The Trust will consider applications from organisations for operating costs and projects which significantly help build, strengthen or enhance Bay of Plenty Communities, and fit within one or more of our five strategic outcomes areas.
See the tab "Apply For Grants" for information on our funding strategies, policies and grants process.
The Trust operates and funds the Dillon Scholarship which provides financial assistance to people who have significant disabilities and who will be undertaking tertiary education.
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