• Hawke’s Bay Foundation starts fund for groups hit hardest by COVID-19 crisis

Hawke’s Bay Foundation starts fund for groups hit hardest by COVID-19 crisis

Hawke’s Bay Foundation has set up an Emergency Response Fund to help Hawke’s Bay communities
hit hardest by the COVID-19 crisis.Hawke’s Bay Foundation Development Manager, Amy Bowkett, says there are many people stuck at
home in lockdown, feeling helpless and wanting to help but don’t know how.


“Our Emergency Response Fund enables people to help their Hawke’s Bay communities directly,”
Amy says.


Hawke’s Bay Foundation Chair, Giles Pearson, says while it is still unknown how the effect of the
pandemic will be felt across vulnerable sectors in Hawke’s Bay, job losses, social isolation and strain
on resources will see local charities under extreme pressure.


“Our local charities and organisations will need our help more than ever before and this fund is a
way we can be ready to help quickly as we recover from this crisis.”
People can make donations via the Hawke’s Bay Foundation website


https://www.hawkesbayfoundation.org.nz/why-would-i-give/covid-19-fund/


Details for local charities on how to apply for a grant from the Emergency Response Fund will be
available next month.

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