The fund is available for projects or initiatives that
will have a significant impact on children and young people
living in our city.
Funding available this year is for
up to six grants of $6000 each, available as a one-off
payment. Priority will be given for projects that fall into
one of three focus areas: diversity and inclusion, the
environment, and health and wellbeing.
Groups of young
people can apply for funding with support from an
organisation that will guide the project, such as a school
or a local not-for-profit group.
Successful projects
that received grant funding last year included a
youth-focused community garden project and mural in Rānui;
Hui Ako and Aoga Pasifika cultural and identity classes for
Māori and Pacific students at Discovery School; water
safety training for parents and caregivers of pre-school
aged children at Cannons Creek Pool; and the development of
a youth-based approach to the Citizens Advice Bureau’s
services.
Porirua Mayor Anita Baker says the grants
are designed to help the city’s tamariki and rangatahi get
ahead.
"Empowering our young people to flourish will
always be a priority for Porirua and fits with Council’s
strategic priority of putting children and young people at
the heart of the city."
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