Grant Accountability 2022

Rent for Women of Worth Charitable Company Ltd - to deliver programmes & office space

Rent

Receiving the contribution towards rent for WOW has enabled us to run programmes for women in the Hutt Valley in a central space that is close to public transport. It has also provided us with office space our our team, and training space for volunteers and interns. We wish to thank John Ilott Trust for their contribution in supporting WOW and vulnerable women in our community.

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Upside carefully matches young people who have been identified as needing a consistent adult in their life with screened community volunteers to be their mentor. The journey together is over 12 months meeting every week. Upside provides on-going support to the mentoring pair throughout the year, with our Mentoring Coordinators conducting regular supervision meetings. We also run events including an annual camp, Beach Day, a Christmas event and school term events such as Clip n Climb and Tramp for everyone involved, including families.

To support the mentoring matches, a koha is paid to the mentors who need financial support to undertake the weekly meetings. This cost on average is $1,250 per month or $15,000 per year and the funding from the John Ilott Charitable Trust has contributed towards these costs.

The grant was spent on reimbursing our mentors for their transport or petrol costs, activities costs and entry fees, and food and beverage costs during the weekly hangouts with their young person.

Over the past 12 months Upside has supported volunteer mentors, and then carefully matched them with young individuals aged 9-13 years who have been facing daunting challenges. These young people have all shared the courage to welcome a mentor into their lives, opening the door to a life-changing bond. For a minimum of two hours a week, across a full year, these amazing young people have spent time with their mentors at beaches, parks, cafes and in kitchens across Auckland. Witnessing the impact of having someone genuinely believe in our young people is nothing short of extraordinary with:
- 97 mentoring matches supported
- 1,366 mentoring catch ups
- 4,411 volunteer hours contributed

This grant has contributed by directly supporting our mentors ensuring that the match has the best experiences resulting in long-term positive outcomes for our young people.

“I am very blessed to have my mentor because he is so clever and wise, and helps me with real life things. I have done a lot of things and learnt a lot of things since having a mentor. I hope I get to be with my mentor for a long time.” - 10 yr old boy

“Thank you for everything you have done for me, for being there, understanding me, sheltering me all the time. Thank you!” - 12 yr old girl’s message to her mentor

“I’ve seen [my son] grow so much [because of his mentor]. He used to hold things back but he tends to express himself more. He’s less aggressive towards his younger sister. His teacher emailed me to say his behaviour has improved a lot!” - Mother of 9 yr old boy

“Thank you for helping my son find his potential and giving him opportunities he wouldn’t have received if he wasn’t with Upside. I [hope] all whanau [in] this programme get the same amazing results we have.” – Mother of 12 yr old boy

Upside Youth Mentoring would like to say a huge chur to John Ilott Charitable Trust for all the support of our community mentoring programme. This grant has ensured we have supported vulnerable young people across Auckland and through their match, brought positive experiences and outcomes in their lives.

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Assist with the production, printing and posting of the CF News Magazine

Interview costs for a story, production and distribution of the CF News magazine which is produced three times a year and distributed to all people living with Cystic Fibrosis in your region

It was extremely helpful as our other funder that we apply for help with CF News costs The Grummit sisters Charitable Trust awarded considerably less funding this year due to the amount of requests they had. We really appreciate your support. Our members find the magazine to be extremely valuable as it is full of tips to cope with the daily relentless toll living with CF takes on the individual, their whanau and family. it contains updates on global research, medications etc., and is full of inspirational stories. CF can be isolating so the magazine also helps contribute to a sense of 'belonging' to the CF NZ community

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LTTM is a social work service provider that provides intensive support for families of children who cause issues in the community. LTTM has 5 staff: a Service Manager, a Finance officer and 3 social workers who work with the families who are referred to LTTM. This year LTTM worked with 20 families and supported them in their journey to become more positive members of the Whanganui community.

The John Ilott Trust grant helped LTTM to provide specialist programs to LTTM clients. This included parent/caregiver support: budgeting, healthy and hygienic living standards, dietary choices, and positive role modelling
and the children’s programs focussing on: making right choices, positive peers, cultural awareness, hygiene, respect for parents and other authority figures, doing well at school, and future aspirations.

Outcomes for children - they have had new experiences, gained new skills (coping strategies, decision making, teamwork), their physical and mental wellbeing has improved, they've learnt respect for themselves and others, had increased discipline and focus, they feel safe, valued and are healthy, they've gained self-confidence and self-esteem and engaged and learnt at school and become healthier. 
Outcomes for families/whānau - positive changes in behaviours, they've developed better understanding of consequences for behaviour, better decision making skills, positive changes in relationships, positive routines, healthier choices and more resilience. 
Outcomes for the community - more active and positive participants in local activities, they have been positively connected and engaged, had reduced incidents of family harm and criminal behaviour.

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To contribute towards the wages of our Group Coordinator/Facilitator in 2023.

The Group Coordinator/Facilitator's wages.

This grant enabled our Group Coordinator/Facilitator to continue her mahi with the parents/caregivers of Manawatu - supporting and enabling them to parent in positive, nurturing ways. Each year Parentline Manawatu directly helps 280-380 parents to make positive changes in the way they parent their children. We believe that this indirectly improves the lives of up to 2200 children, friends, whanau members and teachers. Our Group Coordinator/Facilitator works with almost 50% of Parentline's clients. Thank you for your valuable support!

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Nurse Registrations and Memberships

The grant was spent on one New Zealand Nurses Organisation fee and three Annual Practising Certificate Fees for our Registered Nurses.

Your generous funding was able to support three Registered Nurses to be able to attain their Annual Practising Certificates. The Registered Nurses continue to support, guide and educate families/whanau of the community and the greater Waikato with the concerns they are struggling with, with their babies and under two years olds, so thank you.

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The Grant of $1000 was to support the cost of our printer lease and associated costs at our Head Office in Porirua

The entire grant was spent on the printer lease. This support was very helpful.

La Leche League NZ (LLLNZ) supports some 90 volunteers and thousands of pregnant mothers and their whanau around New Zealand. Maintaining the Head Office facilities, in particular the printer facility, has allowed us to maintain our services, printing leaflets, pages, pamphlets that have been distributed through our Administrator. The printer is essential to our continued operation and the grant funding from the John Ilott Foundation has been greatly appreciated.

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Annual staff training, supervision and education.

Staff training, supervision and education

All training and education is shared with other counselors and staff.
Your support has enabled staff to upskill and educate to improve services to clients and the local community.

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Towards the salary of our Wellington Health & Wellness Facilitator- $2,000

On the salary of Luisa Power -Wellington Health & Wellness Facilitator for the pay periods 7th February 2023, 21st February 2023 and 13th June 2023.

Luisa currently provides one on one and group support to 135 members from the Wellington region. There were 28 new referrals since December 2022 through to June 2023. Luisa has provided emotional, practical support and been an advocate for these vulnerable members. Guiding them through our Towards Wellness programme, providing information and resources and advocacy, helping them achieve a healing state for their unwell bodies to recover to where they can live more meaningful lives.

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The grant provided was to assist with the care of our horses.

The grant was spent on farrier, vet and feed costs associated with our horses care.

This grant allowed us to pay for two regular visits from our farrier, purchase specialised feed for our horses and for Stan to have a badly damaged tooth removed by the vet. Keeping our equine team in the best condition is of the utmost importance so that they can continue to provide session for our clients.

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This grant went towards the delivery of our Stars programme. Stars helps to bridge the social gaps for Year 9s first starting our in Secondary school. By nuturing relationships between Year 9 rangatahi and their carefully selected Peer Mentors we see confidence and resilience grow in our Year 9s, ultimately setting them off on a positive academic and social Secondary School pathway and experience.

Fundign specifically went towards teh salary of our Programme Coordinator Cathy Tia. The Programme Coordinator salary is the most significant programme cost, so fundign towards this cost was much appreciated. Born and raised in Porirua, Cathy has a credible understanding of the values and people of our community, and her working career has been a collection of working with individuals and groups facilitating training, recovery programmes, teacher aiding, and most recently as a truancy officer. With a diploma in life coaching, her passion is to support and guide and motivate people to follow their unique goals, find purpose and balance.

This funding contributed to the delivery of the Stars prgoramme at Porirua College and Tawa College at the end of 2022. Term four saw the graduation of over 400 rangatahi (both Year 9s and their Peer Mentors) from the programme from both schools. Cathy, Programme Coordinator, was thrilled with the progress that these young people made by the end of the year. "We've had fantastic mentors who have grown in confidence, resilience and helped the year 9 students navigate their transition to college." Ultimately this fudning has enabled us to continue to work towards our goal of helping our young people to reach their full potential.

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We received support for our Mentoring Programme

Mentoring Programme costs

This grant allowed our mentoring coordinator to continue to provide support and training to our mentors who are part of the program. This involved organising and hosting training events for mentors to come to, to gain additional knowledge and skills for supporting a young person, as well as meeting with mentors and young people to discuss any challenges and positive outcomes that they have experienced while being on the programme.

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To contribute towards the cost of replacing our play mats and safety mats which are used by tamariki of all ages at our Playcentre (ECE) so that we can continue to create a safe environment to facilitate & encourage strength, coordination & balance.

12 x new safety mats and 2 x new play mats

$2,000 was a significant contribution to the $5,092 cost and means we were able to complete this project and continue to create a safe and fun environment without significant financial burden - for which we are truly grateful.

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To contribute towards the cost of replacing our play mats and safety mats which are used by tamariki of all ages at our Playcentre (ECE) so that we can continue to create a safe environment to facilitate & encourage strength, coordination & balance.

12 x new safety mats and 2 x new play mats

$2,000 was a significant contribution to the $5,092 cost and means we were able to complete this project and continue to create a safe and fun environment without significant financial burden - for which we are truly grateful.

Funding to support payment of wages for our Community Family Support Taituara.

We put this grant towards payment of the wages for our two Community Family Support Taituara.

Our local community members have very health specific needs which require understanding and accommodation. We see and understand the trials of living with Congenital Heart Defects and continue to provide the highest level of support, resources, information and access to relevant services we can. Heart Kids Wellington branch is incredibly grateful for the support received from the trust over a sustained period of time. The branch could simply not deliver services to the Wellington heart community without your support.

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