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• No and Low Interest loans for goods or services available from Aviva

  Posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: finances, funding, services
  Everyone deserves to feel in control of their financial wellbeing. Aviva can support your journey towards a financially secure future with their microfinance programmes for goods and services (not cash) - offered in partnership with Good Shepherd NZ

• Insulation boost means more warm dry homes

  Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: housing, insulation, campaign, Community Groups, funding
  Beehive media release: 29th January 2019 Community groups have given a boost to the Government’s new insulation programme Warmer Kiwi Homes

• Get help with back to school costs

  Posted: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, children, families, education, funding, support, services
  Deborah Lemon from Rehua Marae has compiled the following comprehensive list of where families can access a bit of help with getting the kids back to school

• Activity and Nutrition Aotearoa eUpdate 258

  Posted: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 in: Newsletters With tags: newsletter, nutrition, physical activity, Training, awareness, conferences, resources, funding, maori, pacific, research
  Canada's 2019 Food Guide Canada's new 2019 Food Guide has officially been announced after five years of preparation. ANA Health Promotion Manager Alison Pask says "I'm delighted to see the guide states healthy eating is more than the foods you eat

• Christchurch Mayor recommends budget changes

  Posted: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: planning, funding
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 19th June 2018 Mayor Lianne Dalziel is recommending Christchurch City Council puts extra money in its budget for improving the city’s core infrastructure

• Update on Government insulation and heating grants

  Posted: Wednesday, May 23, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: heating, housing, insulation, funding
  Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) says funding towards insulation will continue over the next four years. However there will be no funding for landlords after 30th June 2018. It will be new heating grants available from July 2019

• Significant funding boost for family violence services

  Posted: Wednesday, May 09, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: families, violence, funding, support, services
  Beehive media release: 9th May 2018 Social services dealing most directly with the harm caused by family violence will get much needed support as the Government boosts funding to front line agencies for the first time in ten years

• Activity and Nutrition Aotearoa eUpdate 238

  Posted: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in: Newsletters With tags: physical activity, funding, poverty, newsletter, nutrition, disease
  How Committed are Food Companies to Health? A new study ranks the nutrition commitments of 25 of New Zealand’s largest food companies

• New ChCh City Council Innovation and Sustainability Fund

  Posted: Wednesday, November 08, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: funding, sustainability, Climate Change, waste, transport, water, Community development
  The purpose of this new Innovation and Sustainability Fund is to encourage innovative community, school or business projects that support the Council's vision and strategic priorities

• Funding for community wellbeing initiatives

  Posted: Thursday, October 26, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: resilience, community connection, Community development, funding
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 26th October 2017 A series of initiatives aimed at building community connections and removing the barriers to participation and resilience are the first to benefit from a new partnership model co-funded by the Christc

• Funding available for community-based education programmes

  Posted: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: funding, Training, education, support
  The Hagley Adult Literacy Centre (HALC) has funds to support community groups through the Adult Community Education (ACE) programme. This funding is provided by the Government through the TEC (Tertiary Education Commission)

• New housing fund to help first home buyers

  Posted: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: housing, funding, finances, support
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 19th April 2017 A new housing fund is being set up to help Christchurch families on modest incomes buy their own home

• Christchurch mayor signs resilience pledge

  Posted: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 in: Resources and Information With tags: resilience, resilient cities, funding
  Christchurch City Council media release: 13th September 2016 Mayor Lianne Dalziel has formally pledged to introduce a budget that commits at least 10 percent of Christchurch City Council’s 2017/18 spending to building Christchurch’s resilience

• 2016 Vulnerability Report Published

  Posted: Thursday, June 23, 2016 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: funding, social, services, Report
  This 22nd and final Vulnerability Report from the NZ Council of Christian Social Services captures a period of relentless change to the social services landscape over the past 6 years, including: increasing demand for services in communities (that plat

• KiwiSaver changes: good news for first home buyers

  Posted: Thursday, April 02, 2015 in: Resources and Information With tags: housing, funding
  A series of changes are set to kick in for first home buyers from 1st April 2015 with the introduction of Kiwisaver HomeStart.  The new first home buyer packages have been designed to help people achieve the dream of buying their own home

• Funding available for Canterbury waste minimising projects

  Posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 in: Resources and Information With tags: funding, sustainability
  The Sustainable Initiatives Fund Trust (SIFT) is a Canterbury-based publicly funded charitable trust that provides vital financial assistance to innovative waste minimisation projects meeting our criteria

• Jetstar Flying Start Programme

  Posted: Thursday, November 15, 2012 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: funding, Community Groups
  Jetstar's Flying Start Programme invites community groups and organisations to apply for a grant for $30,000, made up of $15,000 cash and $15,000 worth of travel with Jetstar, to fund a project that will enrich the lives of people in their local comm