The Dunedin Night Shelter has been given a major funding injection after receiving a $100,000 grant from the Otago Community Trust.
Trust chief executive Jemma Adams said the Dunedin Night Shelter was a pillar of support for the homeless community, so a $100,000 grant was approved to support the renovations required to increase existing bed capacity and enhance accessibility.
It is among $1.3 million in grants approved in the trust’s December funding round, to support a wide range of community projects in what is the trust’s final funding round for 2023.
Dunedin Night Shelter Trust treasurer Angela McMorran (left), Otago Community Trust chief executive Jemma Adams (centre) and Night Shelter community worker Chris Edwards (right) discuss plans for the shelter’s upcoming redevelopment. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN
