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AWHI Charitable Trust receives multi-year support
13 Jan 2025
ECCT was approached by AWHI Charitable Trust in October 2024 to help support their junior programme that launched in 2023. This critical programme is for 9–12 year-olds that have either disengaged from school or are at risk of disengaging. The majority of the ākonga are from high-deprivation areas in Hastings. The goal is to increase attendance rates and provide a positive wrap-around service and increase wellbeing. AWHI bases their mahi on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and Te Whare Tapa Whā.
While the ākonga are at AWHI, they are warm, fed, and cared for. They have positive social interactions and experiences. They learn at a level tailored to their ability in a low-pressure, trauma-informed environment. Importantly, they have an amazing network of support that includes whānau, Oranga Tamariki, MoE, Te Whatu Ora, school principals, and relationships with other organisations such as Resource and Nourished for Nil.
“We have seen the difference that this programme makes with the children and their families. There is no other programme that could take in these students if AWHI juniors was not there”. Brendon Ferrier, Hastings Police Youth Services team.
The programme was initially funded by Te Puni Kōkiri whānau resilience fund and MoE's rapid relief fund until end of 2024, but these funding pathways are no longer available. New funding support was therefore critical to ensure the programme could continue into the new academic year and provide assurance for the tamariki that they could return in 2025.
ECCT's Trustees recognise the amazing mahi that AWHI Charitable Trust is undertaking and were keen to support to ensure continuity for this transformational programme. A multi-year grant totaling $308,000 over three years was awarded in November 2024.
This programme strongly aligns with all ECCT’s Priority Communities, and the Mana Taurite and Hononga Pou.
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