June 11, 2020
Booze trusts top up community funds
West Auckland Licensing Trusts are offering a lifeline to community groups in the area whose revenue has been slashed by COVID-19.
Trusts marketing manager Amanda Cassidy says groups struggling to pay operating costs can get up to $10,000 from the Your West Support Fund.
She says since March community groups including organisations like Hoani Waititi Marae and Te Whānau o Waipareira have seen a three-fold increase in demand for services while losing income from regular foundation sources.
"It's been a double hit for them and this is a time of real need for a lot of families in our community so we see this as just being the start of our support," Ms Cassidy says.
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