Frozen Funds Charitable Trust is sponsored by Public Trust (New Zealand). This trust provides grants for projects run by, and for, people who use mental health or intellectual disability services in New Zealand. Proposals must be for the ultimate benefit of these individuals.

Frozen Funds Charitable Trust Find a Grant or Scholarship Frozen Funds Charitable Trust The purpose of the Frozen Funds Charitable Trust is to provide grants for projects run by, and for, people who use mental health or intellectual disability services. Public Trust is responsible for administering the Frozen Funds Charitable Trust.

Proposed projects must be: applied for by charitable organisations or by charitable organisations on behalf of individuals or groups without charitable status directed by people who use, or have used, mental health or intellectual disability services completed within a finite period.

The below purposes in the Mental Health category are unlikely to be funded by the Frozen Funds Charitable Trust: Groups primarily serving those with: brain injuires, Alzheimer's, dementia, stuttering, degenerative neuro-diseases such as Huntington’s disease, those suffering from grief or loss, physical disabilities, or broad-reaching groups.

Professional-run services or projects: counselling; clinicians psychologists without strong leadership-level input from those with mental health service user lived experience. Funding for books, school facilities, laptops, computers, animal-care, refurbishment costs for physical spaces, short-term interventions, or developing apps or podcasts.

Preference will be given to project proposals that would not be normally funded through government. Building Capability, Choice, and Supported Decision‑Making. This funding round supports initiatives that strengthen people’s skills, confidence, and independence, enabling them to have greater choice and control in their lives.

Projects should promote supported decision‑making, empower individuals to participate in decisions that affect them, and build capability across communities to lead, direct, and shape their own supports and futures. Applications open from 11 May 2026 to 10 July 2026 . * ‘Service users’ refers to mental health and intellectual disability service users.

* ‘Individuals’ refers to individuals of the mental health and intellectual disability communities. For the ultimate benefit of people who currently use, or have previously used, mental health or intellectual disability services. Submitted by charitable organisations.

Individuals or groups without charitable status may apply but must have a fundholder or fiscal sponsor with charitable status to administer the funds on their behalf. Run by and for service users and directly address the 2026 funding ‘theme’. Up to $10,000 per grant is offered to successful organisations.

Successful organisations will be required to provide their accountability reports. Late applications will not be considered. Sir Robert Martin leadership grant Sir Robert Martin KNZM is internationally recognised as one of the most influential disability rights advocates of his generation.

He is particularly known for global disability rights leadership and his lifelong work promoting the self‑advocacy movement for people with intellectual disabilities. He is described as a pioneering self‑advocate and a global leader in the disability rights and deinstitutionalisation movements.

Robert Martin (disability rights activist) - Wikipedia YouTube – Sir Robert Martin: Aa Human Rights Conversation The Incredible Life of Sir Robert Martin Sir Robert Martin was also a member of the Frozen Funds board from 2007 until 2021. This grant honours Sir Robert Martin’s lifelong advocacy and leadership within disability communities.

This grant is to be awarded to a charitable organisation to support an individual or individuals with learning disability in self-advocacy work. Charitable organisations are encouraged to apply on behalf of the person/persons with learning disability they wish to support.

The grant purpose could include (but is not limited to): Professional/ personal development Funding for accommodations to enable the person/persons with learning disability to participate in advocacy / representing people with learning disability in advocacy efforts Travel to a conference/forum with a benefit of advocating for people with learning disability Funding for an assistant/ assistants to support the person with the learning disability to participate in advocacy efforts (e.g. could include travelling with the person to a conference) Funding for an individual/individuals with learning disability to develop a business idea One grant in the amount of $10,000 will be awarded to the successful organisation.

Applications are open annually from mid May to mid July. The outcome of the applications will usually be advised by the end of August. Apply by clicking the apply button above while applications are open.

Click here to view the Frozen Funds Flyer Click here to view the Frozen Funds Flyer in Te Reo Maori 'Frozen Funds' was the name given to the interest on patients' welfare benefits paid into psychiatric and psychopaedic hospital trust accounts in the 1970s and 80s. The interest money was kept by the institutions to fund such things as recreational projects.

In 1987, this practice ceased and the interest money was taken from the hospitals for payment to the people who owned it. Over half of the interest money was returned to its owners in the early 1990's. The government then decided that the unclaimed balance of the funds should benefit people who used mental health and intellectual disability services.

A charitable trust was established. You can view lists of grant payments made by the Trust below.

To view resources on the intellectual disabilities sector that have been partially or fully funded by the Trust, please visit The Donald Beasley Institute, Publications, Frozen Funds To view resources on the mental health sector that have been partially or fully funded by the Trust, please visit the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand, Media, Information Hub . Please type Frozen into the search field.

This will bring up the Frozen Funds library resources. Inquiries about unclaimed interest money Substantial efforts were made to trace patients entitled to the interest money through a widespread publicity campaign. The funds have been frozen since 1987 to ensure claimants came forward and decisions were made about the balance of the fund.

For more information regarding the unclaimed interest money contact: The Trust Board is made up of seven people. Funding applications are received by the Trustee and considered by the Board at the annual board meeting. Public Trust provides administration and investment services to the Board.

Current members of the Trust Board are: Natasha Brown - Intellectual Disability Sector - Hamilton Jan Walter - Intellectual Disability Sector – Dunedin Gina Giordani - Mental Health Sector - Auckland Joanne Deely – Mental Health Sector – Christchurch Matt Frost – Intellectual Disability Sector – Wellington Gloria Yahia – Mental Health Sector – Auckland Ian Lothian - Intellectual Disability Sector – Christchurch Donating to the Frozen Funds Charitable Trust The Trust has Charitable Status and individuals making a donation to the Trust are able to claim a refundable tax credit for 33 1/3% of the total donations made.

Companies or Maori Authorities may claim a tax deduction for any donations made to the Trust. You can't claim for payroll giving donations made through your salary and wages, as you receive the tax credits at the time of your donation; and No refundable tax credit or tax deduction is available to the extent it exceeds your taxable income for the year.

The Trusts IRD Number is 093 605 187 Online by crediting the Public Trust Account held with the BNZ, North End, Wellington Account number 020-536-0305865-22 Include reference no: CLI00361639 organisation name or individual name. Each element of the logo plays a significant part in the story behind the Frozen Funds Charitable Trust.

Each of the twelve water drops shown in the logo represents one of the twelve psychiatric and psychopaedic hospitals in the country which are now closed. The water drops also symbolise the human suffering brought about by institutionalising people and the 'thawing' of the frozen funds through the funding activities of the board. The four larger water drops are laid out to represent a map of New Zealand.

Frozen Funds Contestable Application 2025 Well Women Franklin Trust Life Matters Suicide Prevention Trust Northland Disabled Charitable Trust The New Zealand Early Intervention in Psychosis Society Whau Mental Health Research Foundarion Te Ohomauri Innovations Limited Korero Mo Te Mahi (applying through Families Overcoming Addiction) Changing Minds Charitable Trust Stepping Out Hauraki Inc. Male Survivors Bay of Plenty Tautoko Tāne Bay Male Survivors Taranaki Mosaic Community Trust (formally UUNZ Community Trust) The Chris Ruth Centre Trust Intellectual Disability Sector Arts for Health Community Trust Intellectual Disability Sector Hohepa Services Limited - Hohepa Hawke's Bay Intellectual Disability Sector Mahi Tahi Tatou Charitable Trust Intellectual Disability Sector Intellectual Disability Sector Special Olympics North Harbour Intellectual Disability Sector Intellectual Disability Sector Citizen Advocacy Auckland Intellectual Disability Sector Intellectual Disability Sector Delta Community Support Trust Intellectual Disability Sector Intellectual Disability Sector Intellectual Disability Sector Special Olympics Manawatu Trust Intellectual Disability Sector Intellectual Disability Sector Intellectual Disability Sector Sir Robert Martin Leadership Grant People First New Zealand Incorporated Intellectual Disability Sector Multi-Year Grants paid in 2025, approved in 2024.

The White House Incorporated Society Intellectual Disability Sector Frozen Funds Trust 2024 Grants RAG Education - Removing Barriers to ongoing learning and growth Community events, Training and Development, Technology resources Ngā Rangatahi Toa Creative Arts Initiative Tāonga Puoro Noho Wānanga - Weekend Camp West Auckland Mental Health Support Trust To cover expenses for volunteer tutors for 12 months Mental Illness Survivors Teams Incoperated -M.

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T Peer Support Specialty Focus Role Whanganui Community Living Trust Mental Health and Wellbeing Advocate The Helping Paws Charitable Trust Helping Paws Mental Health Volunteer Programme Mauri Tau Mauri Ora Trust Lift a Sister Graduate Weekend Retreat Waikato Community Broadcasting Charitable Trust Creating Content / Operational Costs Intellectual Disability Projects SuperGrans SuperSkills Dunedin Charitable Trust Provide tailored cooking classes for people with an intellectual disability Mahi Tahi Tatou Charitable Trust Hamilton New Life Community Trust Pinnacle House Charitable Trust Assistance with Wages, Staff our greatest strength and greatest expense Operating expenses - rental Enrich Community Chaplaincy Trust Continuing to support former residents of the Templeton Hospital Silver Noodle Soup Film & Theatre Company Charitable Trust Operating expenses 20 weeks Artistic Director wages Achilles Track Club New Zealand Inc Inclusion of people with disabilities in community events Glass Ceiling Arts Collective Transport, wages for facilitators and support people.

Chrome Collective Charitable Trust To continue our education, vocational, leadership and advocacy programs Resources for Three Weekly Community Group Activities New Zealand Down Syndrome Association To contribute towards the cost of hosting a self-advocacy workshop UpsideDowns Education Trust Speech and language therapy for Auckland’s children with Down syndrome Westland Rural Education Activities Programme Society Inc. ( WestREAP) Creativity & learning for people with intellectual disabilities.

West Coast FRAGILE X NEW ZEALAND TRUST Parent Peer to Peer Support Network Training and Development The White House Incorporated Society Operating expenses - rent and wages Development Costs for Youth with Intellectual Disabilities and Youth Workers Advancing RAW leadership and succession through academic growth and achievement Cultural professional development and training Community events, Training and Development, Technology resources Vincent House Recovery Trust To enable Ngā Hau e Whā to wānanga Leadership and Programme Development Costs for Youth with Intellectual Disabilities Intellectual Disability Sector Hamilton Methodist Social Services Trust Community Kitchen (Cookery Programme)- Second Chef/Tutor Wages Intellectual Disability Sector Ora Nature: Finding wellness in Natural Environments Peer support mentors wages, training and travel costs A Māori Lived Experience Leadership Symposium Hamilton New Life Community Trust Personal Development through Bright Habits Workshop Intellectual Disability Sector SPAN Charitable Trust (t/a SkillWise) Enabling Good Lives training for people supported by SkillWise.

Intellectual Disability Sector Rainbow Hub Waikato Wages for Youth Leadership support The White House Incorporated Society Empowerment Project and Staff Development Southwest Football Foundation Trust Vocational Development and Employment for a 12 month period Intellectual Disability Sector Special Abilities Healthy Relationship Programme Intellectual Disability Sector Sibling Leadership Programme Intellectual Disability Sector Rainbow Youth Incorporated Group facilitation training hui for young LGBTQIA+ people Chrome Collective Charitable Trust Growing leadership and vocational opportunities through training and Community-Led Development Intellectual Disability Sector Free access to trauma-informed courses for survivors of sexual harm Project Reach-Out Waiheke / Hapai Ki Te Hapori Trust Community-led support for Waiheke whānau affected by mental illness TLF Career Development and Leadership Programme (CDLP) Intellectual Disability Sector Disability Day West Coast Intellectual Disability Sector Leadership and Career Development Track Frozen Funds 2022 Grant Payments Peer Support Programmes For 300 Mothers With Mental Health Issues Able Charitable Trust (Southern Family Support) To employ a part time Peer Support Advocate.

CCS Disability Action Canterbury West Coast Incorporated West Coast Project Search Proposal 2022 Intellectual Disability Sector Perinatal Wellbeing Canterbury Trust Contribution to Peer Supporters’ wages for one year Contribution towards our 3 x facilitators annual salaries The White House Incorporated Society Peer Support Workforce Development & Facilitation Group therapy and respite for people with intellectual disabilities.

Intellectual Disability Sector Birthright Wanganui Incorporated Provisions for Parents of Unique Children support Intellectual Disability Sector People First New Zealand Incorporated Create a Leadership Learn With Us online course Intellectual Disability Sector Male Survivors Bay of Plenty Trust MSS BOP Operational Support - Wages for peer support work Westland Rural Education Activities Programme Incorporated Society Koru Club Art4Me Greymouth Intellectual Disability Sector Panacea Arts Charitable Trust Māpura On-Line Art Programmes for disabled people in remote locations Intellectual Disability Sector Southwest Football Foundation Trust Sunshine Football Pathway to Employment for a 12 month period Intellectual Disability Sector Waimanako - The Hope Centre Male Support Services, Waikato Operating costs for Peer Support Work Rongopai House Community Trust Wage for a Whanau Support Assistant Strengthening Rural Lived experience workforce Community events, Training and Development, Technology resources Maternal Mental Wellbeing Trust - Marlborough Operating costs for two 8 week counselling sessions Chrome Collective Charitable Trust Operating expenses - 4 months rent Intellectual Disability Sector Life Matters Suicide Prevention Trust Salary expenses – 5-month term of Peer Support Manager Wage Strengthening the Rakau Roroa Tall Trees community and social action Life Skills programme wages and Youth Board leadership Intellectual Disability Sector The Upside Downs Education Trust Speech and language therapy for rural children with Down Syndrome Intellectual Disability Sector Enrich Community Chaplaincy Trust Continuing support of former Templeton Hospital residents Intellectual Disability Sector Contribution towards 3x facilitators annual salaries Southwest Football Foundation Trust Sunshine Football Pathway to Employment for a 12 month period AOD & Mental Health Peer Support programmes Postnatal Depression Family/Whanau New Zealand Trust Peer Supporter salary for 12 months Three peer support/led projects: mentoring costs, koha and meeting expenses The Upside Downs Education Trust The Gift of Speech for 30 Children Children's Autism Foundation To provide free Autism workshops to parents & the community Micro enterprise for female offenders to advance legal opportunities Intentional Peer Support Aotearoa New Zealand Trust Coordinator and Bookkeeper Waikato Community Broadcasting Charitable Trust Free FM Disability and Mental Health Programming The Yes Disability Resource Centre Services Trust Board I.

Educate - video resources to develop independence Rostrevor House Incorporated Rostrevor House Whanau Worker Wages Community events, Training and Development, Technology resources Te Ara Korowai Incorporated Core operational costs: wages, overheads, associated programme costs, one year Male Survivors Bay of Plenty Trust MSS BOP Operational Support - Wages for peer support work Youth Board and MOXIE Leadership Expenses Training Workshop, First Aid Course, Police Checks, for volunteers.

Whitford Brown Community Workshop Trust Funding for a Dance instructor and associated costs Male Support Services, Waikato Operating costs for Peer Support Work mentoring and Lead tutor fees for two new arts courses Fragile X New Zealand Trust Parent Support Network Training and Development Otago Mental Health Support Trust Waitaki Peerzone- Funding to allow equitable access to psychoeducational material To establish The Squad, a group of SkillWise Representatives.

The Wairarapa Womens Centre Incorporated Self-esteem - peer to peer support group Additional Peer support hours and travel costs The White House Incorporated Society IPS, competency training & PeerZone facilitation/licences meeting industry practice Mental Health Sector Projects Dayspring Trust - Peer Support programmes for mothers with mental health issues - $10,000 Mental Health Advocacy and Peer Support Trust - Peer-to-peer support groups for people experiencing mental distress - $14,000 Anxiety New Zealand Trust - Development of Virtual Community Education Resources - $10,000 Well Women Franklin - Contribution towards our 3 x facilitators annual salaries - $14,000 Thriving Madly - Community events, support opportunities, training, development - $14,000 The White House Incorporated Society - PeerZone Relicense Support for 6 people - $4,500 Life Matters Suicide Prevention Trust - Peer Support Manager (6-month term) - $14,000 Ngā Rangatahi Toa - Creatives to support rangatahi produce theatre show Manawa Ora: Tūmanako - $14,000 Youth in Transition Charitable Trust - To provide counselling to youth at high risk of suicide - $15,000 Able Charitable Trust (Southern Family Support) - Funding for the expenses of our Peer Support Coordinator - $9,500 Health Action Trust (Nelson) - Health Action Trust Peer Support Workforce Development & Wellbeing project - $12,600 Balance Aotearoa - Peer to peer digital learning - $14,660 Te Rau Ora Limited - Strengthening Regional Whaiora Maori Networks - $15,000 Intellectual Disability Sector Yes Disability Resource Centre Services Trust - Operating expenses for project employ - $15,000 Community Care Trust (CCT) - Initiate and Establish Peer Support Network - $14,625 PHAB Association (Auckland) Incorporated - Building Resilience (excluding the purchase of lego's) - $15,000 Delta Community Support Trust - Psychological and Physical Capacity Building for People with Intellectual Disabilites - $9,371 Kaipātiki Project Incorporated - Community Inclusion Programme - $15,000 Spirit Army Charitable Trust - Expenses for McIvor Road Family Garden - $5,000 Waikato Community Broadcasting Charitable Trust t/a Free FM - Support for our disability and health programming - $3,640 Waitakere W E A Inc. - Performance, workshops and resource - $1,350 Pablos Art Studios Incorporated - Artist Run Workshop: Opportunities for Tanata Matau a-wheako led programs - $6,500 Mental Health Sector Projects Zoe Life Ministries - Professional Development - $3,500 Children 1st Charitable Trust - Being My Best Resilience Programme - $4,500 Youthline Wellington Incorporated - Youthline Wellington's Mental Health First Aid for Youth - $5,000 Thriving MadlyDivergence - 20 community events, website to share stories, training -$10,000 Pablos Art Studios IncorporatedArtist Run Workshops - opportunities for Tangata Mātau ā-wheako led programs - $6,500 West Auckland Living Skills Homes Trust Board - Expenses for multimedia exhibition showing experiences of psychiatric diagnosis - $5,027 Changing Minds TrustRākau Roroa National Hui - strengthening support, provide learning and celebration - $10,000 The White House Incorporated Society - Support for training iniatives to strengthen peer support at TWH - $10,000 Mental Health Advocacy and Peer Support Trust - Peer-to-peer support groups for people experiencing mental distress - $10,000 Intellectual Disability Sector People First New Zealand Incorporated - Refresh of the Speaking Up course - $9,996 Parent To Parent New Zealand Incorporated - Sib Leader Training - $4,000 The Touch Compass Dance Trust Board - Support for community classes - $4,300 Southwest Football Foundation Trust - Sunshine Football Pathway to Employment for a 12 month period - $5,000 SPAN Charitable Trust - Taking Healthy Relationships into the Community - $10,000 PHAB Association (Auckland) Incorporated - Youth connectionIntellectual - $10,000 IHC New Zealand Incorporated - Looking after me; people with intellectual disabilities developing self-care choices - $9,000 Hohepa Services Limited - Extending peer support: building on and strengthening our successful pilot - $5,970 Waikato Community Broadcasting Charitable Trust - Programming costs for our mental health and disability support shows - $2,600 Fragile X New Zealand Trust - Parent Support Network Training - $5,000 Autism Wairarapa Charitable Trust - Operating expenses - $10,000 Children's Autism FoundationStrengthening Families - Operations Expenses - $10,000 Mental Health Sector Projects The Wairarapa Womens Centre Incorporated - Women's Social and Support Group - $4,000 Youthline Auckland Charitable Trust - Mentoring of young people struggling with drug and alcohol dependency – $9,000 Schizophrenia Fellowship Wellington Branch Incorporated – Internet access for Easy Access Housing residents - $2,601 Children 1st Charitable Trust - Costs of a programme for children with mental health/behavioural issues - $4,500 Rostrevor House Incorporated - Whanau Worker Salary - $5,000 Post & Ante-Natal Distress Support Group (Wellington) Incorporated - One Day Wellness Workshop for Mothers experiencing Postnatal Distress – $5,000 Otautahi Creative Spaces Trust - Strengthening peer leadership and wellbeing of artists through transformative creativity – $5,000 Petersgate Trust - 100 Funded Counselling Sessions for Vulnerable Youth - $5,000 Intellectual Disability Sector Empowerment Trust - Pilot Trial Version of Kidpower Healthy Relationships Programme - $4,000 Tautoko Services - Support the development of Community Circles in New Zealand - $5,000 People First New Zealand Incorporated - Setting up People First West Coast- seed funding - $5,000 Mount Tabor Trust - Camp 2019 - $2000 The Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust - Music Therapy Pilot Programme for Mason Clinic Intellectual Disability Unit - $6,685 Children's Autism Foundation - Autism Programmes for families, community workshops, and mobile phone plans - $5,000 Inclusive Education Action Group Incorporated - Resources; enabling inclusive classroom teaching practice to promote systemic change - $10,000 The Lifewise Trust - A voice for people to dispel misconceptions through writing - $5,000 Waikato Community Broadcasting Charitable Trust - Disability and Mental Health Survivors Radio Programming - $2,500 Northpoint Services Trust - Away camp and cooking instructor - $4,000 Te Ara Korowai Incorporated - Wellbeing Centre: centre co-ordination operating expenses for 6 months - $6,000 Mental Health Sector Projects Auckland Asylum Seekers Trust (formerly Auckland Refugee Council) - Asylum Seekers Support Group - $9,480 Community Arts Southland Trust (CAST) - Multimedia production, art and photo exhibition $5,000 Grow New Zealand Inc. Dunedin - Funding for Grow community centre weekly meetup groups - $6,000 Otago Mental Health Support Trust - pilot to promote NHEW and engage its stakeholders - $10,000 Mental Health Advocacy and Peer Support Trust - Self-sustaining support groups to assist recovery of anxiety, bipolar and depression - $10,000 Stepping Stone Trust - Support Service Operating Expenses- $5,000 Waikato Community Broadcasting Charitable Trust trading as Free FM - Fighting Stigma weekly radio show supporting mental health - $1,820 Intellectual Disability Sector Autism New Zealand Incorporated - Lego Programmes and Adult Social Group - $8,690 Enrich+ Spectrum Energy Trust - Support for the development of Youth+ support group - $7,500 Families Empowering Their Children - Volunteering for Motuihe Island Restoration Trust - $4,992 Panacea Arts Charitable Trust trading aa Mapura Studios - Inclusive art programmes on the North Shore - $5,000 People First New Zealand, Nga Tangata Tuatahi -"I am a citizen too" campaign - $9,900 Thumbs Up Charitable Trust - Community Ukelele Band - $1,730 Children's Autism Foundation - Support for families and autistic children with mental health issues - $5,000 Tahunanui Community Centre - Inclusiveness Programme for Tahunanui Community - $5,000 Mental Health Sector Projects Pablos Art Studio - Tutor Workshops - $6,500 PHAB Association Incorporated -Vocational Employment Skills Workshop - $5,000 Youthline Auckland Charitable Trust- Supporting youth successfully transition into the workforce - $10,000 Wairarapa Women's Centre - Back to work with Confidence -$4,540 Intellectual Disability Sector Community Care Trust - Job Coaches for internship programme - $10,000 Delta Community Support Trust- Enterprise Skill Development - $10,000 Dunedin Friend-Link - Production Publishing sharing 30 years experience of self advocacy, empowerment - $3,000 Enrich+ Spectrum Energy- Youth Weekly support group - $5,000 Taranaki Down Syndrome Association -Start up for network project - $10,000 Tautoko Support Services- Facilitation Costs for 4 job Cafe style workshops - $8,000 The Attitude Trust- inspirational short film, Robert Martin Leader at the United Nations - $10,000 Arts Integrated Trust Christchurch- Employment of Assistant Tutors with Intellectual Disabilities - $6,000 Life Restoration Trust- Life Skills programme based on a peer support model - $5,000 Parent to Parent Wellington - Sibling Support Camp - $2,000 Thumbs Up Charitable Trust- Art Gallery, visual art can be displayed and sold - $3,000 Waikato Community Broadcasting Charitable Trust t/a Free FM - Costs for disability radio show for young people - $1,500 Mental Health Sector Projects Downtown Community Ministry Inc, Wellington – To deliver a consumer-focused programme which supports a group to overcome significant, multiple barriers to job entry - $10,000 Kites Trust, Wellington – Support young people to create peer-led responses that will support their wellbeing as well as build and evidence a new and innovative way of providing support.

A significant aspect of this project will focus on workforce development - $6,000 Literacy Aotearoa Porirua, Porirua – A new initiative working with a small group of students with a history of mental health issues these classes will focus on literacy and computer skills - $3,500 Opposable Thumb Films, Auckland – A short film that captures a young woman’s struggle with anxiety - $6,000 Potikohua Charitable Trust, Westport – Provide support for an experienced retailer to set up systems, mentor and support women in running a retail outlet to sell locally produced items - $5,608 Sigjaws Trust, Christchurch – A consumer advocate/support worker to develop a wide knowledge of available resources to manage consumer’s day to day enquiries - $5,000 Supporting Families, Wairarapa – Continue the development of a team of presenters who have personal experience of mental illness to deliver 6 workshops to the Wairarapa community with the aim of reducing stigma and discrimination in the workplace around mental illness - $5,000 Toi Ora Live Art Trust, Auckland – “Express Yourself” a ten week early intervention programme for 17-26 year olds using creative processes and youth development practices lead by experienced facilitators to achieve health and wellbeing outcomes and support transition to tertiary and employment opportunities - $8,240 Intellectual Disability Sector Children’s Autism Foundation, Auckland – Personal development workshops on popular topics for dealing with anxiety, a guide to ASD, strategies for behaviour or sensory processing and provide one on one outreach services for families with children affected by Autism - $4,000 Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower Trust, Upper Moutere – Young adults with learning disabilities to co-facilitate a pilot, engage mainstream youth in learning activities that are fun and relevant, create resources for delivery with expected outcomes showing how participants learn demonstrate and apply skills – $6,000 Methodist City Action, Hamilton – Provide training and assessment for an NZQA Food Safety Certificate - $7,000 NZ Disability Support Network, Wellington – Support a project consisting of four steps which will culminate in positive outcomes for people with mental health and intellectual disabilities in terms of involvement, inclusion and improved services.

Information collected will be collated into a report with recommendations for action, which will be presented at the next years (2016) NZDSN National Conference - $7,000. People First New Zealand Inc., Wellington – Establish relationships with Rotary NZ to deliver presentations about people with learning disabilities being employees, roles and what people need to be successful in gaining employment and be good at their jobs - $7,000.

Recreate NZ, Auckland – Support micro-enterprises e.g. orchard and develop value added products, office cleaning, landscaping and vans valet service and a local fudge business – $7,000 Agape Fellowship Charitable Trust, Palmerston North – Assist members with educational opportunities to gain a qualification – $3,500 EBAT trading as Pou Whakaaro, Whakatane – Assist with building a greenhouse, shade house and salary for a gardening coordinator to support people into micro businesses; hanging sunshine baskets and balls, herbs and vegetable plants - $5,000 Waikato Community Broadcasting Charitable Trust, Hamilton – Support the “Daily Challenges” show which focuses on the disabled community and provides a necessary outlet and voice for the host to discuss and debate disability issues for the wider disability sector - $1,000 Wellington After-Care Association Inc., Wellington – Support a 12 week program identifying and developing business ideas, niche and market gaps, business requirements from accounting, planning and health and safety utilising people who have lived experience of recovery from mental distress to provide mentoring and coaching to consumers - $7,500 Yes Disability Resource Centre Services Trust, Auckland - Develop interventions that are designed with young people with disabilities, to create lasting and meaningful change across employers, community, business and individuals who experience disability - $8,000.

Mental Health Sector Projects Arahura Charitable Trust, Auckland – To assist with funds towards a dedicated vehicle to provide transitional paid employment opportunities to members - $8,000 PACT, Dunedin – To assist with three self-led micro-enterprises, market garden, mobile market stall and the Apartment Work Team - $7,700 Potikohua Charitable Trust, Westport – To assist with a micro-level social enterprise to give women skills in areas like gardening increasing personal strengths and learning’s on how to run a cottage industry - $6,240 Turning Point Trust, Tauranga – To assist with the mopeds programme - $5,000 Waikato Community Broadcasting Charitable Trust , Hamilton – To empower volunteers to have a voice, develop new skills and gain industry experience for careers in the media - $1,000 Wairarapa Women’s Centre, Masterton – To support three courses focusing on the different stages in the process of gaining employment - $6,778 Willing Workers, South Dunedin – To assist with purchasing additional power tools - $8,700 Work Opportunities, South Dunedin – To assist with developing a micro-enterprise and commence production using a glass crusher to produce and on sell garden ornaments - $9,600 Intellectual Disability Sector Community Care Trust, South Dunedin – To assist with providing a transport resource to transport people, their equipment and remove waste for people engaged in lawn mowing and property maintenance - $7,500 EBAT trading a Pou Whakaaro, Whakatane – To assist with continuing the employment of a dedicated marketing person to assist participants in best practice for sustainable micro-businesses - $9,040 Families Action Support Team Inc., Palmerston North – To assist families and service providers in initiating micro-businesses for individuals - $10,000 IHC New Zealand Inc., Lower Hutt – To assist with capital equipment plus costs for setting up a small business (insurance and legal costs) supporting the micro business (lawn mowing and maintaining sections) Kapiti Shed Project (KSP) Aotea Community Trust, Kapiti Coast – Seed funding for the micro-enterprise wood working workshop, supporting community development - $9,000 Mental Health Sector Projects Journeys to Wellbeing Trust, Palmerston North – To design and deliver a one day workshop three times a year, focusing on education and strategies to transform negative thought patterns into hopeful attitudes - $5,000 Mental Health Foundation, Auckland – Supporting a writer to produce a comedy about one person’s journey from being a professional person and his experiences with bipolar - $10,000 Lower Hutt Women’s Centre, Lower Hutt – To continue running a monthly sexual abuse support group and two weekly