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MoneyMates Fund Round 2

This funding stream closed in 2018 and this material has been retained as an archived page.

Provider name

Provider service description

Funded amount

Rotorua Budget Services

Stage two. Looking at ways to engage community groups and hubs in Rotorua through social media tools and face to face delivery of MoneyMates while identifying and mentoring participants by initiating contact with groups that were identified in stage one application and establish which groups are open to having MoneyMates at their premises. ITC resources including creating and manage Facebook page, and creating and implementing a SharePoint intranet resource.

$20,000

Maufanga Canterbury Community Charitable Trust

To tailor a custom MoneyMates programme for the Maufanga Canterbury Community Club members by holding community meetings to find out what modules members are interested and including in the training. Three workshops containing the identified MoneyMates modules will be delivered. The effectiveness of the Whanau Ora approach will be tested.

$4,540

Whangarei Anglican Care Trust

A pilot project to encourage initial buy in and trust for the MoneyMates sessions and retain attendance. An incentive will be given to 60 participants through the year. The provider will be asked to look at how they can test the value of this approach.

$1,500

Franklin Family Support

To test the value of elders working with youth approach by delivering MoneyMates to the marae elders in the community, utilising the connections and influence the elders have over the younger members to grow financial knowledge in the community with a focus on the most vulnerable.

$9,724

PlainsFM 96.9

To create and broadcast a radio/podcast pilot project series in multiple languages to increase the financial capabilities of refugee and migrant communities.

$10,136

Central Otago Budgeting Services

Central Otago Budgeting Services would like to introduce a MoneyMates educational approach into existing second chance learners courses. Central Otago REAP runs a variety of courses for second chance learners or those without NCEA Level 2. This imitative will test what needs to change for those with low levels of literacy to support the growth of financial capability.

$25,000

BudgetFirst (Used to be named Hastings Budget Advisory)

Supporting families applying for Kainga whenua loans (home loans) with financial literacy workshops to help families understand: reducing unproductive debt, understanding credit scoring and develop a savings history to satisfy Kiwibank’s lending criteria.

$17,960

The Lifewise Trust

To build the skills of the Merge Community Team made up of peer volunteers as well as supporting the development of peer-led initiatives around income generation. A series of training workshops for the volunteers that make up the Merge Community Team will be delivered, and community conversations hosted by Merge using MoneyMates modules will be initiated. The goal is to support development of community-led initiatives that enable innovative income generation for people.

$5,000

Pacific Trust Otago

Put in place various opportunities to better inform, and build the financial capability of Pacific people some of who are ‘hard to reach’ due to the shame of approaching mainstream services, or language issues. The project will be delivered through: 3 modules; standalone learning/education tools through workshops and workshops specifically tailored to young people and their needs.

$10,000

Te Waipuna Puawai Mercy Oasis Ltd

Moving up and moving forward project is a group programme of facilitated courses that is jointly empowering and supporting. The aim of the project is to engage long term beneficiaries struggling to manage money and wanting employment to develop necessary skills and support systems to move into employment.

$12,120

Kaitaia Family Budgeting

To engage with 30 families to teach/educate to be self-sufficient in growing, preparing, cooking and preserving fruit/vegies to help maintain basic needs, food. The participants will go on to become facilitators growing the financial capability of the community.

$30,000

Manchester House Social Services Society

To adapt and deliver the MoneyMates programme to remote rural areas as a pilot to test the effectiveness of delivering group sessions containing modules that reflect the specific needs of isolated and rural communities. Once tested these modules may be suitable for other remote areas.

$30,792

Te Hau Awhiowhio o Otangarei Trust

A pilot testing delivery of the MoneyMates programme that includes Christmas specific modules to 12 clients; with tips and savings to make Christmas and the holiday season a less stressful time for participants. A booklet resource will be produced after client feedback.

$4,320

Wesley Community Action

To hold a community hui with local residents, community, financial sector organisations, churches and local government to come up with ideas and initiatives targeting the Porirua Community and hosting a one day follow-up hui to discuss insights. Wesley will act as the backbone organisation for the work programme that emerges from the two hui and co-ordinate actions that are identified.

$38,835

Hamilton Budget Advisory Trust

Testing the value of providing food and vouchers as an incentive for hard-to-reach groups, including homeless populations, to attend MoneyMates sessions.

$5,000

Te Whare Putea Trust

A pilot to test the value of adding additional modules to the MoneyMates sessions. Additional modules to be developed and delivered could include Goals and Keeping Track of Money, Paying off Debt and Borrowing Sensibly, and Putting Children on the Right Path and Saving.

$6,000

Presbyterian Support Otago

To test the value of tailoring group sessions by running the Pasefika Money Matters Group to support individuals and fanau from the community who want financial capability advice in a culturally appropriate way. The course is delivered by a pacific facilitator and is tailored to include conversations on how to deal with tithing and sending money home.

$5,370

Te Iho Whi Rito Social Services

To provide an education and mentoring programme for a range of identified vulnerable groups in eastern Southland to gain a greater understanding, and develop skills and knowledge in financial capability. This will test the value of transitioning participants from group MoneyMates sessions into one on one mentoring.

$19,740

Vaiola Pacific Island Budgeting Services

To deliver the MoneyMates programme in the Clendon Work and Income offices. This imitative will test the value of running MoneyMates onsite in Work and Income offices.

$4,202

Poutini Waiora

To include a component of financial health into the Kawatiri Wellbeing Hui. This is a hui for the community to come together and provide information on many issues affecting them and their whanau, taking a Whanau Ora approach to a community in need by addressing the needs in a community driven way.

$3,000

Taumaranui Community Kokiri Trust

The Whare Oranga Programme empowers whanau to improve wellbeing through healthy homes and targets the Taumarunui community who are identified as rural and isolated. Delivery of financial capability building modules will test the value of linking healthy homes programmes with teaching financial capability. This will be supported by identified whanau champions.

$39,280

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