19781 (2025). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions
Written Question
Published date: 14 May 2025
19781 (2025). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions: How many, if any, community groups have received funding from the fund to honour those who died in care and are buried in unmarked graves, and strengthen survivor-led initiatives that support those in need?
Hon Erica Stanford: As of 2 May a total of $1,067,500 of funding has been allocated across 22 applications. The organisations who have received funding are:
• New Zealand Collective of Abused in State Care Charitable Trust
• Community House (Whanganui) Association Incorporated
• Māia Collective
• Male Survivors Aotearoa
• Mental Illness Survivors Team Trust
• Male Survivors Wellington
• Male Survivors Otago
• Tauawhi Charitable Trust
• Male Survivors Taranaki Trust
• Male Survivors Bay of Plenty Trust
• Papakura Support and Counselling Centre Incorporated
• Tautoko Tāne Te Tai Tokerau
• Te Roopū Toiora Charitable Trust
A further eight organisations are currently in the process of having their funding agreements finalised.