The government has announced initial funding of $ 11.5 million for community providers and NGOs helping people following Cyclone Gabrielle and the recent floods.
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The support package will be available until the end of June and will go towards restocking food banks and helping local community groups and government-contracted community providers to support staff.
Up to $4m of the funding will go to expand Community Connectors, set up in 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Community providers have been allocated $4m to maintain their operations, meet demand, and support staff and volunteers.
The fund will provide:
$4 million for providers to ensure they can meet increased demand and support the well-being of their staff and volunteers due to flooding and the cyclone.
$1 million to replenish stocks at food banks currently experiencing high demand.
$2 million of grants for community groups to support flood response.
$4 million expansion of the scope of Community Connectors to support Auckland and impacted regions’ flood response efforts.
$500,000 ring-fenced funding to respond to the needs of disabled people.
Last week the government announced a $5m support package for Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland businesses and has put in place other flood relief measures including civil defence.
