Partner at Marks & Worth Lawyers | Chair of the Board of Presbyterian Support Otago | Family Lawyer | Collaborative Professional
Short story: Presbyterian Support Otago has great people providing essential services to the people of Otago but those services are at risk. PSO needs your support! Joanne O’Neill and I are running to raise the profile of the organisation’s significant financial need. We’d appreciate your donation. Link in the article. Long story: The last three years have been rough on the Aged Care sector and the Not-For-Profit sector. Covid, the crisis in the nursing workforce and rising costs of living have made it more difficult and more expensive to provide care. Unfortunately government funding for the most vulnerable elderly people who can’t afford to pay for private care has not increased in line with inflation, meaning that Not-For-Profit providers of aged care cannot afford to keep going and are being forced to close beds. PSO has 8 homes in Otago providing care to over 600 residents. We have had to close beds in the last year because we simply cannot safely staff them. Closing beds means people miss out on care and PSO misses out on income. Income that we rely on to fund our Family Works services, including the food bank and the buddy programme which supports over 100 vulnerable children. The financial year ended 30 June 23 has been our worst ever in living memory. We cannot afford another year like it. So as the CEO and Chair of the Board Jo and I are doing our part to raise the profile of PSO’s need. We both like running so decided we would enter the Great Naseby Water Race as a team. You can help by donating via the link in the article. Or you might be able to volunteer your time. Become a buddy to a child in need? Play the piano or read to the residents in one of our homes? There are plenty of opportunities to give your time. Thanks for your support! https://lnkd.in/gt2kg6HH https://lnkd.in/gmHDHYjK
Kate Keddell
1y
Fantastic initiative Stephanie Pettigrew and Joanne. That is taking ‘walking the walk’ in leadership to the next level!
Coach and Keynote Speaker
1yChloe Wickman loving those legs.