Funding drying up for two Auckland charities as demand increases

An Auckland based charity has lost a fifth of its annual budget and might have to lay off staff and another keeps getting turned down no matter how many grants it applies for. Charity workers say while the funding dries up, the need for their services is increasing. Louise Ternouth reports.

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