More than 145 Auckland community groups received grants totalling $355,950 from the Community Group Assistance Fund in 2008.
| Organisation name |
Purpose |
Granted |
| Action Education Inc |
Towards the cost of running a Parenting with Troubled Teens programme in July 2008. |
$1,700.00 |
| Age Concern Auckland Inc |
Towards the cost of printing and distributing six editions of a newsletter for older people in Auckland city. |
$4,000.00 |
| All Together Multi-Culture Society-Club of New Zealand Inc |
Towards the printing of a bilingual newspaper. |
$4,000.00 |
| Alzheimers Auckland Inc |
Towards the purchase of promotional items for a community awareness programme. |
$3,000.00 |
| AMERICA |
Towards venue and table hire associated with staging the Battle Cry event in 2009, excluding advertising and permiting costs. |
$1,500.00 |
| Amitabha Hospice Service Trust |
Towards advertising for the recruitment of volunteers. |
$3,700.00 |
| Aotea Youth Symphony Inc |
Towards repairs to instruments. |
$1,600.00 |
| Arthritis Foundation of New Zealand Inc, Northern Region |
Towards advertising the group's community clinics and seminars in the Central Leader. Ongoing venue hire is ineligible for funding
under this scheme; applicant should refer to the Community Group Accommodation Support Fund for these costs. |
$3,900.00 |
| Arts Access Aotearoa Trust |
Towards a pilot workshop for creative s/places in Auckland city. |
$2,000.00 |
| Asian Arts and Cultural Assn Inc |
Towards dance training. |
$3,000.00 |
| Auckland Academy of Fine Arts |
Towards the purchase of a laptop and projector. |
$3,000.00 |
| Auckland Asthma Society Inc, The |
Towards advertising the organisation's services in local newspapers. |
$4,500.00 |
| Auckland Badminton Assn Inc |
Towards the purchase of racquets and shuttlecocks for schools' coaching programme. |
$3,050.00 |
| Auckland Bridge Club Inc, The |
Towards photocopier upgrade. |
$3,500.00 |
| Auckland Cambodian Youth and Recreation Trust |
Towards the costs of producing the radio show. |
$4,000.00 |
| Auckland Central Budgeting Consultants Inc |
Towards the costs of advertising and training. |
$2,600.00 |
| Auckland Centre for Buddhist Learning |
Towards the training and deployment of volunteers as support workers for elderly/disabled people. |
$3,000.00 |
| Auckland Children's Development |
Towards website development, subject to the group liaising with OSCN to ensure comprehensive citywide coverage. |
$1,000.00 |
| Auckland City Brass Inc |
Towards concert costs. |
$2,000.00 |
| Auckland City Mission |
Towards the cost of producing the mission's annual report. |
$6,000.00 |
| Auckland East Arts Council Inc |
Towards exhibition costs, excluding catering and prize money. |
$3,000.00 |
| Auckland Embroiderers' Guild Inc |
Towards the purchase of a projector and screen. |
$2,150.00 |
| Auckland Family Counselling and Psychotherapy Centre Inc |
Towards the purchase of a data projector. |
$1,000.00 |
| Auckland Highland Games Assn Inc |
Towards costs associated with the annual Highland Games event. |
$8,000.00 |
| Auckland Justices of the Peace Assn Inc, The |
Towards the purchase of a multi function printer, two work stations, a cordless phone, modem and switch and freight costs. |
$1,600.00 |
| Auckland Mandolinata Orchestra Inc, The |
Towards the purchase of tuners. |
$700.00 |
| Auckland Masters Athletics Inc |
Towards uniforms for officials and volunteers at the North Island Championships. |
$1,200.00 |
| Auckland Multicultural Society Inc |
Towards partition hire, sound system hire, promotion, administration and hall hire for the multi-cultural expo in August 2008. |
$1,750.00 |
| Auckland Observatory and Planetarium Trust Board |
Towards the purchase and installation of promotional banners. |
$3,000.00 |
| Auckland Parents' Centre Inc |
Towards volunteer expenses. |
$3,000.00 |
| Auckland Performing Arts Centre at Western Springs Inc, The |
Towards purchasing the Patronbase ticketing system. |
$2,900.00 |
| Auckland Petanque Assn Inc |
Towards the costs associated with holding the Auckland All Schools Annual Petanque Tournament. |
$250.00 |
| Auckland Petanque Assn Inc |
Towards the costs associated with hosting the annual New Zealand Petanque Open Tournament. |
$1,400.00 |
| Auckland Sexual Abuse HELP Foundation Charitable Trust |
Towards the desktop publishing and printing of newsletter. |
$3,000.00 |
| Auckland Table Tennis Assn Inc, The |
Towards the purchase of table tennis equipment. |
$1,700.00 |
| Auckland YMCA Marathon Club Inc, The |
Towards delivering a women's event in Cornwall Park. |
$2,000.00 |
| Auckland Youth Choir Inc |
Towards a microphone and cables. |
$550.00 |
| Auckland Youth Symphonic Band Inc |
Towards costs for a free concert. |
$2,000.00 |
| Autism New Zealand Inc, Auckland Branch |
Towards the purchase of multilingual books and DVD's for the group's library. |
$3,500.00 |
| Bay Roskill Sports Club Inc |
Towards the purchase of a laptop. |
$1,900.00 |
| Bhartiya Samaj Charitable Trust |
Towards the purchase of musical instruments. Group is now recognised as being citywide not local in its focus. |
$2,000.00 |
| Body Positive Inc |
Towards the work of a practitioner or practitioners working in the area of HIV/AIDS testing, education and awareness. |
$3,000.00 |
| Books for Babes Trust Board |
Towards the purchase of books. |
$3,000.00 |
| Brain Injury Assn Auckland Inc, The |
Towards the cost of brochure design, set-up and print on the condition that the 2007 Community Group Assistance Fund accountability form is returned. |
$3,000.00 |
| Burmese Community |
Towards venue hire, hall decorations, administration, sound system hire and fabric for dance costumes for the Thingyan Festival 2009. |
$1,800.00 |
| Burmese Community |
Towards swimming lessons for 20 children. |
$2,000.00 |
| Catholic Family and Community Services |
Towards staff training and supervision and library resources. |
$3,000.00 |
| CCS Disability Action Auckland Inc |
Towards the purchase of a data projector and laptop computer. |
$2,900.00 |
| Charlotte Museum Trust |
Towards the cost of curating and staging an exhibition. |
$3,500.00 |
| Children's Autism Foundation, The |
Towards the cost of printing brochures and business cards and purchasing 13 books. |
$1,950.00 |
| Chinese Women's Wellness Community Group |
Towards the costs of providing three nurses for two women's health days. |
$1,200.00 |
| Christian Assist Trust |
Towards volunteer's travel costs. Group is now considered to be citywide not local in its focus. |
$3,000.00 |
| City of Auckland Cadet Unit |
Towards an adventure camp, excluding food. |
$2,500.00 |
| City of Sails Pipe Band Inc |
Towards the purchase of instruments. |
$3,300.00 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Assn of New Zealand, Auckland |
Towards the production of a quarterly newsletter. |
$3,000.00 |
| Deaf Assn of New Zealand Inc, Auckland |
Towards a multi-media projector. |
$2,400.00 |
| Deaf Assn of New Zealand Inc, Auckland |
Towards the promotion of New Zealand Sign Language Week 2009 in Auckland city. |
$2,500.00 |
| Disabled Citizen's Society Inc, The |
Towards a sound system. |
$2,000.00 |
| DOCNZ Festival Trust Board |
Towards the purchase of computers and to promote DOCNZ 2009. |
$4,000.00 |
| Eastern Suburbs Assn Football Club Inc |
Towards holiday coaching programmes. |
$3,000.00 |
| Eating Difficulties Education Network Auckland Inc |
Towards weekend and team building facilitation, on the condition that the accountability form for the 2007 Community Group Assistance Fund is returned. |
$1,200.00 |
| Eating Difficulties Education Network Auckland Inc |
Towards the purchase of a computer, on the condition that the accountability form for the 2007 Community Group Assistance Fund is returned. |
$1,850.00 |
| ESOL Home Tutors Auckland Central Inc |
Towards three volunteer tutor training courses. |
$2,900.00 |
| Essentially Men Education Trust |
Towards integration groups and a volunteer training programme. |
$5,000.00 |
| Ethiopian Sport and Cultural Club in New Zealand Inc |
Towards production, editing and airtime for programmes on Triangle Television. |
$2,000.00 |
| Fiji Community Assn of Auckland Inc |
Towards the purchase or lease of a photocopier. |
$2,000.00 |
| Friends of Mt Roskill Primary School Endeavour Centre Charitable Trust |
Towards the cost of staging the 2009 Para Sports Day. This event is now recognised as being citywide not local in its focus. |
$1,500.00 |
| Ghanaian Assn of New Zealand Inc, The |
Towards the purchase of a projector. |
$1,000.00 |
| Gifted Children's Advancement Charitable Trust Board, The |
Towards the purchase of education resources. |
$2,300.00 |
| Global - Kiwi International Friendship Group |
Towards venue hire and administration costs for a Global Friendship Camp in November 2008. |
$1,000.00 |
| Global Health Promotion Assn Inc |
Towards the cost of three health seminars. |
$1,500.00 |
| Grow St Lukes Group 7pm Thursday |
Towards training materials and promotional costs, subject to the umbrella group administering the grant. |
$800.00 |
| Hearing House Services Ltd |
Towards training of staff. Air travel and accommodation are ineligible for funding from this scheme. |
$2,000.00 |
| Heart Children New Zealand Inc |
Towards the cost of promotional banners. |
$1,500.00 |
| Island Child Charitable Trust New Zealand |
Towards the purchase of a computer and software and first aid courses. |
$4,000.00 |
| Kidney Kids of New Zealand Support Group Inc |
Towards the purchase of a digital projector. |
$1,800.00 |
| LATINZ Cultural Trust |
Towards 12 months' radio programme production costs and volunteer transport. |
$3,400.00 |
| Laura Fergusson Trust for Disabled Persons Auckland Inc, The |
Towards the design and printing of newsletters, subject to receipt of accountability report from 2007. |
$2,500.00 |
| Life Centre Trust Auckland, The |
Towards the purchase of a laptop computer and equipment for art classes. |
$2,500.00 |
| Life Education Trust Auckland Central |
Towards the cost of purchasing visual aids and a computer. |
$3,200.00 |
| Lonely Miaow Assn Inc, The |
Towards veterinary treatment, food and litter costs for rescued cats. |
$2,000.00 |
| Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand |
Towards the cost of advertising the Mental Health Foundation Resource and Information Service (RIS) library in eight local newspapers. |
$1,500.00 |
| Methodist Mission Northern |
Towards volunteer recruitment and training for Pathways out of Homelessness Project. |
$3,500.00 |
| Migrant Action Trust |
Towards a mentoring programme for migrants. |
$2,500.00 |
| Mika Haka Foundation |
Towards the purchase and installation of mirrors for the dance studio. |
$3,100.00 |
| Moving Image Centre Charitable Trust Board |
Towards the purchase of chairs and a microphone stand. |
$4,200.00 |
| Mt Roskill Community Approach Trust |
Towards the purchase of seven computers. Group is now recognised as being citywide, not local in its focus. |
$3,000.00 |
| Mt Wellington Roller Sports Club Inc, Speed Club |
Towards the design and printing of promotional flyers. |
$1,000.00 |
| Neighbourhood Support Auckland City Inc |
Towards the cost of producing multilingual brochures and volunteer transport. |
$3,000.00 |
| New Zealand Academy of Fencing Inc, The |
Towards the purchase of fencing equipment for the junior development programme. |
$3,000.00 |
| New Zealand Carnatic Music Society Inc |
Towards the purchase of a computer and projector. |
$3,000.00 |
| New Zealand Down Syndrome Assn Inc, Auckland |
Towards the purchase of books, banners and office equipment. |
$2,000.00 |
| New Zealand Family Keepers Trust |
To purchase office equipment. |
$1,000.00 |
| New Zealand Guangzhou Chinese Assn Inc, The |
Towards promoting cultural events in the Chinese Herald. |
$600.00 |
| New Zealand Japan Society of Auckland Inc |
Towards the purchase of a computer. |
$1,900.00 |
| New Zealand Orchid Society Inc |
Towards hall hire, display stands and printing of schedule for the orchid show in September 2008. |
$4,000.00 |
| New Zealand Sign Language Tutors Assn Inc, Auckland Branch |
Towards training New Zealand Sign Language teachers. |
$2,500.00 |
| New Zealand Sikh Women's Assn |
Towards administration costs, volunteer travel expenses, advertisements and database creation and training. |
$3,000.00 |
| New Zealand Somali Women Inc |
Towards volunteer mileage. |
$1,000.00 |
| New Zealand Sri Lanka Buddhist Trust |
Towards the purchase of sports equipment, tables and chairs, first aid kit and first aid training. |
$2,000.00 |
| New Zealand Sri Lanka Buddhist Trust |
Towards the purchase of books, CD's and DVD's about Sri Lankan history, culture, language and literature. |
$2,000.00 |
| New Zealand Tamil Senior Citizens' Assn Inc, The |
Towards health education programmes, volunteer training and to purchase a Tamil/English newspaper. |
$2,500.00 |
| Onehunga Cricket Assn |
Towards costs associated with a new cricket tournament at Waikaraka Park. |
$2,800.00 |
| Opera Factory Trust, The |
Towards staging Opera Idol in September 2008. |
$3,100.00 |
| Order of St John Northern Region Trust Board, The |
Towards the purchase of a first aid workstation. |
$3,500.00 |
| Outline New Zealand |
Towards the cost of training volunteers. |
$2,700.00 |
| Panacea Arts Charitable Trust |
Towards the purchase of a sewing machine. |
$1,200.00 |
| Parent and Family Resource Centre Inc |
Towards the training and development of staff and governance members. |
$1,800.00 |
| Parent to Parent New Zealand Inc, Auckland |
Towards the costs of a volunteer recognition and appreciation function. |
$1,500.00 |
| Parents Inc |
Towards promotion of The Parenting Place. |
$2,000.00 |
| Parents Inc |
Towards course manuals for Toolbox sessions. |
$2,500.00 |
| Parents Inc |
Towards the cost of 15 Attitude presentations. |
$3,000.00 |
| Poonga (Tamil Community Education) |
Towards the purchase of a data/video projector, sound system and establishing a telephone voicemail service. |
$3,000.00 |
| Port Fitzroy Boating Club Inc |
Towards the costs associated with staging the 2009 Mussel Fest. |
$4,500.00 |
| Pregnancy Help Inc, Auckland Branch |
Towards training and advertising. |
$3,300.00 |
| Preventing Violence in the Home Inc |
Towards the cost of running a volunteer training programme. |
$3,000.00 |
| Probasee Bengalee Assn of New Zealand Inc |
Towards the costs associated with the Rabindra Nazrul Sandhya event. |
$2,000.00 |
| Pt Chevalier Sunshine Club |
Towards the cost of hiring buses for 11 trips. Group is now recognised as being citywide not local in its focus. |
$2,500.00 |
| Queen City Big Band Inc |
Towards promoting a concert at the Raye Freedman Centre. |
$2,000.00 |
| Russian Youth Cultural Centre (RYCC) |
Towards the cost of a projector and volunteer costs. |
$2,000.00 |
| Scout Assn of New Zealand, The, Maungarei Scout Group |
Towards the repair and replacement of camping equipment. |
$550.00 |
| Script to Screen - Te Tari Tuhi Kupu a Whakaahua |
Towards the purchase of a projector. |
$900.00 |
| Seniornet Eastern Bays Inc |
Towards costs of advertising the 2008 open day. |
$2,200.00 |
| Shanti Niwas Charitable Trust |
Towards the cost of a celebration to recognise volunteers. |
$1,500.00 |
| Special Olympics New Zealand, Upper North |
Towards the cost of venue hire for swimming, skating, athletics and basketball for 16 weeks. |
$650.00 |
| Sri Lankan Society of New Zealand Inc |
Towards a laptop computer. |
$2,000.00 |
| Starjam Charitable Trust, The |
Towards the software purchase and installation costs of a CRM Database. |
$3,000.00 |
| Stop Demand Foundation |
Towards the purchase of a computer. Group is now recognised as being citywide not local in its focus. |
$1,550.00 |
| Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust of New Zealand |
Towards a recognition lunch for volunteers and equipment for the Family Fun Day. |
$3,300.00 |
| Stuttering Treatment and Research Trust (Auckland) |
Towards the promotion of the group's services in local newspapers. |
$1,750.00 |
| Sudanese Women's Group |
Towards the purchase of a sewing machine and resources to create decorations. |
$1,400.00 |
| Swaasthh Charitable Trust |
Towards the costs of two diabetes awareness days. |
$1,500.00 |
| Three Kings United Football Club Inc |
Towards volunteer training, newsletter production and postage and sport equipment. |
$5,000.00 |
| Toi Ora Live Art Trust |
Towards a group exhibition. |
$2,750.00 |
| Touch Compass Dance Trust Board, The |
Towards an integrated workshop series. |
$3,000.00 |
| Toughlove Auckland Inc |
Towards an information seminar for various referral agencies, excluding catering. |
$900.00 |
| TRANX, Drug and Alcohol Services Inc |
Towards the cost of printing information booklets and promotional posters. |
$2,000.00 |
| Umma Trust, The |
Towards volunteer mileage and a volunteer appreciation function. |
$2,000.00 |
| Veivueti Community and Social Services Trust |
Towards the purchase of a laptop computer. |
$2,000.00 |
| Volunteering Auckland Trust |
Towards the purchase of IT equipment and furniture. |
$3,000.00 |
| White Cloud Choir of Auckland Inc |
Towards the promotion of a concert series. |
$1,500.00 |
| Women's Refuge Auckland Inc |
Towards the purchase of a vacuum cleaner, promotional banner, car seat and software. |
$3,400.00 |
| WONS: Nursing, Education and Health Promotion Services |
Towards the cost of two refugee coordinators. |
$3,000.00 |
| Workchoice Trust, The |
Towards the costs of banner alteration and installation. |
$850.00 |
| Youth for Christ New Zealand Inc, Korean Mission Department |
Towards advertising and venue hire for the Youth Basketball Championships. |
$1,000.00 |
| Youthline Auckland Charitable Trust |
Towards the cost of printing promotional material for a free text service. |
$2,400.00 |
| YWCA Auckland Inc |
Towards a volunteer recognition event. |
$1,500.00 |
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