Help Age Concern New Zealand support older people during Covid-19

$2,731 donated

Given by 57 generous donors in around 3 months

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The demand for our services has already increased. We want to make sure that all older Kiwis feel safe and connected to their communities.

Nationwide

Age Concern New Zealand want to make sure all older people are supported through the Covid-19 pandemic. During this time of uncertainty and physical distancing, it is normal for older people to feel distressed and experience symptoms of stress.

Age Concerns are here to help. Please make a donation to support our work at this time.

The demand for our services has already increased. We want to make sure that all older Kiwis feel safe and connected to their communities. Your donation will enable us to continue doing our vital work to ensure no older Kiwis feel alone.

Your donation will help us continue to provide the national coordination of:

Volunteers - We are so thankful for all the incredible people that have stepped up to try and help in their community, we currently have over 4500 volunteers nationwide and this will only increase with the coronavirus outbreak. Your donation will help fund our coordination of these volunteer services.

Local Age Concerns Support - Your donation will help us to support our local Age Concerns across 40 locations with emergency/extra funding as they respond to their local communities needs.

Going Digital - Your donation will help us to transfer our services for online delivery as well as providing digital literacy development and education to our older community.

Chatline – we would love to see a chatline for older people needing a kind ear in times of distress, everyone needs to talk with someone every day!

Elder Abuse Support - unfortunately, our national elder abuse support adviser will need to provide more support in this time to help people suffering from elder abuse.

THANK YOU - we are so grateful for the generosity of New Zealanders in this time of need. Your support will make a difference! Kia Kaha.

About us

Age Concern NZ is a charity focused on supporting people aged 65+, along with their whānau and friends. We provide national leadership, resources, funding, policy advice and guidance, and help coordinate programmes and support across local Age Concerns.

Use of funds

Your donation will enable us to continue doing our vital work to ensure no older Kiwis feel alone during this time of uncertainty.

On average, fundraisers pay just 2% to use Givealittle. This is one of the lowest effective fees in New Zealand fundraising. We charge a 5% platform fee to cover the cost of running the platform. Because most donors choose to top up their donation to cover this fee, the effective cost paid by fundraisers is about 2%. That means around 98 cents of every dollar raised goes to the cause. Learn More