June 23, 2016 8:26 AM
The Government needs to urgently increase funding for community sector groups which are struggling to cope with the growing number of people who need their help, the Green Party said today. The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services released its Vulnerability Report today which outlines the huge strain that the community sector is under because of an eight-year funding freeze by the National Government. “Thousands of New Zealanders depend on organisations like the Salvation Army and Presbyterian Support to...