On July 14 Matutaera will be homeless. The funds raised will be used to purchase a 2 bedroom home for him
Gisborne
Matutaera has endured a lot in his short 8 years of life. As his grandmother [legal guardian] i have seen him playing then suddenly the tears would be rolling down his cheeks. Hes not openly crying aloud so whether this is recall of the abuse he suffered we can never be sure. I just bundle him up and rock with him [self soothing] as the tears subside. Matutaera cannot speak and has not grasped the use of pics technique to assist his communication deficiencies. At his last education review his mental development was assessed to be at the level of an 18 month baby.We live on the East Coast where access to special needs experts is limited. As his grandmother i advocate in school, with WINZ, and all other support agencies to ensure that Matutaeras needs are being met. I have nurtured and cared for him so that now he is a happy boy who attends school regularly and is trusting of other people and confident in the environments he knows. Matutaera requires 24/7 supervision because he has no concept of danger. He will also taste anything including chemicals yet he will only eat beige coloured food e.g 2 min noodles. He has a very high pain threshold so he rarely cries if he has hurt himself. When bathing him i have found recent bruising and deep scrapes on him that any other child would wail at. Matutaeras behaviours are such that he requires his own home as we have stayed with family and found that they can't handle him. Its not because they don't love him but he's not easy to manage. My partner and i have exhausted all other avenues to try to obtain a house, from bank loan [to old], rent to own [lack of affordability] not to mention renting but there are no available homes here. A house owned by Matutaera would not only ameliorate his immediate need for housing but would ensure his safety and security into the future. It will be a huge readjustment for him to settle in a transitional home as he does not cope well with changing environments. It has taken a year for him to be confident in his school environment and his caregiver. On July 14 Matutaera will leave the only safe home he has ever known. Every child has the right to a safe secure home. Please help Matutaera obtain a home
I am Matutaeras grandmother and i provide full time care to him as he is severely autistic. We live in Ruatoria, East Coast and have just received an eviction notice. As there is no housing available we will be living in a shed not fit for human inhabitance on July 14. My partner will be 65 next year so is not eligible for a home loan. This page has been created to hopefully fund raise enough money to purchase a little 2 bedroom home for Matutaera so that he will never be evicted again.
We will be grateful for any donations that will secure a future for Matutaera in that he will never be evicted again.
Ahakoa he iti, he pounamu 24 June 2019
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