Otago Community Trust funding for Otago youth this month is providing community programmes in South Dunedin, and supporting people in need through Youthline Otago.
The Community Trust gave the Straight Up Trust $10,000 towards providing community programmes this year. It funds five part-time youth workers for South Dunedin schools, as well as organising Rock Solid youth clubs in the area every evening, and leadership courses for youth in need.
Its spokesperson Kristin Jack said over 100 young people attend club nights, the funding allowing the Trust to make activities both affordable and accessible.
Ground Zero leadership courses are in high demand, and is planning to expand into further South Dunedin schools.
Mr Jack said the programme and the clubs have a strength-based approach. “We help young people to identify their strengths and work on those, rather than trying to fix what is wrong. Many attending the programme have only been told what they are not capable of, and they need help to identify what they are good at.”
South Dunedin school principals are noting the result are youth with more positive leadership and co-operative skills and improved self-esteem, while parents are appreciating the improved self-confidence in their young person.
The Otago Community Trust donated $10,000 to Youthline Otago to help towards the cost of its 24/7 helpline programme, providing support to young people in need.
A total of $892,932 was donated to 57 organisations by the Otago Community Trust in June 2014, $768,500 of that to Otago sporting bodies via its annual sports development grants.
Other donations over the month included $30,000 to the Paradise Trust to assist with the cost of relocating the historic Glenorchy school and upgrading its annex for accommodation.
The Community Trust also donated $5,000 to the Taieri Parents Centre to build an outdoor area onto their centre, $15,000 to the Royal New Zealand Ballet to help stage performances in Otago, and $500 to the Otago Malaysian Students Association (OMSA) to assist with the cost of holding "Malam Malaysia," its annual night of arts.
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Otago Symphonic Band |
$300 |
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Ake Ake Theatre Company |
$4,000 |
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Taieri Competitions Society |
$500 |
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Oamaru Tap Dancing Assn |
$750 |
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Royal New Zealand Ballet |
$15,000 |
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Otago Malaysian Students Association (OMSA) |
$500 |
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Flagstaff Community Church |
$1,000 |
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Dunedin Senior Chinese Assn |
$1,500 |
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Straight Up Trust |
$10,000 |
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Taieri Christian Care Trust |
$2,000 |
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Oamaru Combined Churches - Outreach |
$1,000 |
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Youthline Otago Inc |
$10,000 |
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Taieri Parents Centre Inc |
$5,000 |
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The NZ Howard League for Penal Reform |
$7,500 |
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RMH Auckland Trust |
$7,725 |
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Alexandra Primary School |
$1,500 |
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Grants Braes School |
$3,000 |
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Roslyn Maori Hill Playcentre |
$6,807 |
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St Marys School Milton |
$1,500 |
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North Otago Primary Principals Assn |
$4,000 |
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Big Steps Educare |
$500 |
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Otago Rowing Club |
$4,000 |
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Wanaka Tennis Club Inc |
$5,000 |
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RNZ Coastguard Boating Education Ltd |
$1,350 |
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Paradise Trust |
$30,000 |
The Otago Community Trust has announced its annual sports development grants, the funding vital to helping Otago’s major sporting organisations plan and deliver their development programmes.
This year it granted $768,500 to 35 sporting organisations throughout Otago.
Major donations included $100,000 to Netball South Zone, $60,000 each to Football South and Basketball Otago, $55,000 to the Otago Cricket Association, $50,000 to the Otago Rugby Football Union and $35,000 to Snow Sports NZ.
The Trust also continues to support Sport Otago with its Fundamental Skills programme.
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Central Otago Hockey Assn |
$6,000 |
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Central Otago Softball Assn |
$7,500 |
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Sport Clutha |
$20,000 |
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Sport Central |
$20,000 |
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Otago Synchronised Swimming Club |
$5,000 |
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Tennis Otago Incorporated |
$7,500 |
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Volleyball Otago |
$7,500 |
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Sport Otago - Fundamental Skills |
$7,500 |
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Dunedin Ice Skating Club Inc |
$10,000 |
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Otago Rugby League Inc |
$15,000 |
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Otago Badminton Assn Inc |
$15,000 |
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Otago Softball Assn Inc |
$15,000 |
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Otago Hockey Assn (1990) Inc |
$20,000 |
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Excellence in Sport South Island |
$25,000 |
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Otago Touch Assn Inc |
$25,000 |
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Otago Rowing Assn Inc |
$25,000 |
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Squash Otago Inc |
$25,000 |
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Sport Otago |
$25,000 |
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Otago Cricket Assn |
$55,000 |
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Football South |
$60,000 |
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North Otago Rugby Football Union Inc |
$20,000 |
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Sport Waitaki |
$20,000 |
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GymSports NZ - Southern Region |
$5,000 |
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Otago Secondary Schools Sports Assn |
$10,000 |
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Surf Life Saving New Zealand Inc |
$15,000 |
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Sport Otago - Coachforce Athletics |
$25,000 |
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Sport Otago - Coachforce Golf |
$25,000 |
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Otago Rugby Football Union Inc |
$50,000 |
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Basketball Otago Inc |
$60,000 |
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Netball South Zone Inc |
$100,000 |
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NZ Curling Assn Inc |
$7,500 |
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Snow Sports NZ Inc |
$35,000 |
