Organisations that assist disadvantaged youth
The 2016 grant funding was made to community organisations that improve the life prospects of disadvantaged youth in New Zealand.
“Disadvantaged youth” is a term that embraces all young people with fewer opportunities than their peers, resulting in a greater risk of lower earnings, needing social assistance, criminal offending, substance abuse, teenage births, suicide, homelessness, and mental or physical ill-health.
The organisations should enhance later life outcomes, especially through improving educational opportunities and transition to employment.
| Cannons Creek Opportunity Centre | $17,000 |
| Youthquest Hawkes Bay | $50,000 |
| Graeme Dingle Foundation | $20,000 |
| Queenstown Lakes Family Centre | $8,000 |
| Aviva | $50,000 |
| Zeal Education Trust | $10,000 |
| Outward Bound | $60,000 |
| Petone Youth & Families Trust | $7,500 |
| START Taranaki | $10,000 |
| Youth and Cultural Development | $50,000 |
| 180 Degree Trust | $50,000 |
| Challenge 2000 | $20,000 |
| Pregnancy Help Inc Invercargill | $3,000 |
| Great Potentials Foundation | $20,000 |
| Whangarei Youth Space Trust | $1,600 |
| Graeme Dingle Foundation | $20,000 |
| Partners Porirua Trust | $50,000 |
| Birthright Christchurch Inc | $5,000 |
| Palmerston North Street Van Inc | $3,000 |
| Incredible Families Charitable Trust | $12,000 |
| SPELD New Zealand Inc | $5,000 |
| EQ Relief Fund | $10,000 |
| Red Cross | $20,000 |
| Federated Farmers | $10,000 |
| Ngai Tahu | $20,000 |
| Total funded | $532,100 |