Rebecca Roper-Gee values the connections she has made at Shirley Community Trust's community cafe. Photo: Matt SlaughterRebecca Roper-Gee has met with people at Shirley Community Trust’s community cafe most Fridays for the last two years. Shirley Community Trust volunteers Colin Renouf, Jane Mitchell and Sharyn Burnett say the couldn't do their jobs without funding from the Rata Foundation. Photo: SuppliedTrust staff member Jane Mitchell, who helps run the community cafe every Friday, said: “It [foundation grants] pays for staff and you need staff for everything you do. Since forming as The Canterbury Community Trust in 1988, changing its name to the Rata Foundation in 2015, it has granted more than $380m in Canterbury.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 05, 2021 21:11 UTC