Open the Door to Flourish

$10,326 of $12,000 goal
Given by 126 generous donors in 17 days

Fundraising for Project Employ to open a training café for young adults with learning disabilities to become work-ready.

Auckland

Project Employ, (https://www.projectemploy.nz/) is a charity on a mission to help young adults living with learning differences or intellectual disabilities to become work ready. Your donation will help to ensure we can open the doors to "Flourish", a real-life cafe where young adults can get the training, work experience and skills they need, to set them on the pathway to gaining paid employment in the community.

All young people deserve the chance to carve their own path in life and gain meaningful employment, and we need your support to give those with disabilities the extra help they need to get there.

$100 will pay for a career guidance workshop for our trainees

$60 will pay for health and safety training with a certificate for a trainee

$40 will pay for a trainee's cafe uniform (apron and name badge)

$20 will pay for PPE items to keep our trainees and customers safe

Please help us by donating to our Givealittle page, your donation will make a difference in the lives of young people who learn differently, providing them with a future that contains purpose, belonging and respect.

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THANK YOU TO ALL OUR WONDERFUL DONORS - YOU ROCK!!!  18 April 2022

A huge thank you to everyone who donated to our Open the Door campaign, we are so grateful for your wonderful support. Together, you raised a whopping $10,326.00!!!!! This means the doors to 'Flourish', the Project Employ training café will be flung open to welcome young adults with intellectual or learning disabilities or differences to gain the work experience and skills they need, to set them on their pathway to gaining paid employment in the community - and you helped this become a reality.

On behalf of our future trainees, and the wider Project Employ team we thank you from the bottom of our hearts, Diane and Sarah x

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Ariel
Ariel on 15 Apr 2022
$50
Project Employ

Thank you Ariel for your generous donation, we really appreciate your support!

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Holly
Holly on 15 Apr 2022
$30
Project Employ

Thank you so much for your kind donation, we really appreciate it!

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Esmé
Esmé on 15 Apr 2022
Such a great initiative ❤️
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Project Employ

Awwww thanks Esmé for your support, means so much to us!

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Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 15 Apr 2022
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Project Employ

Thank you so much for your kind donation, we really appreciate it!

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Jeanne
Jeanne on 15 Apr 2022
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Project Employ

Thank you Jeanne for your generous donation, it means so much to us!

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This campaign started on 29 Mar 2022 and ended on 15 Apr 2022.