Our Funders Photo: Rotorua Parents Centre childbirth education class.
Funders powering Parents Centres Sixty-seven years ago, Parents Centre’s founders advocated for women to have the right to make informed choices about their labour and birth. Today, in locations around Aotearoa, Parents Centre volunteers continue to support new families. Childbirth education classes reach parents at a time when they are most in need of information and support. Right at the start of a child’s life, during pregnancy, the messages our qualified educators share with expectant parents set their baby up for the best start during those crucial first 1,000–2,000 days. Our Centres are registered charities and Parents Centre New Zealand is too. We receive a variety of funding streams to support our work: commercial partnerships, DHB funding, service delivery, membership subscriptions, donations, fundraising and grant funding. Grant funding ensures we can continue to oversee hundreds of programmes per year, reaching thousands of parents with quality education and support services. Whether a funder is helping us pay the rent and keep the lights on, contributing to a new membership database or new programme development, every dollar of funding supports our mission: positive birth experiences and informed parenting in a community where parents are highly valued and supported in their role. We are hugely thankful to each of our funders for their ongoing support of Parents Centres. Here are some of the funders that supported us over the last financial year. Kim Black, Funding Manager, Parents Centres New Zealand
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