One-off grants (up to $25,000) will be available for innovative community-based initiatives that raise awareness of elder abuse across diverse groups within the older population including Māori, Pacific, ethnic communities, LGBTQIA+, and disabled people.
The Office for Seniors Elder Abuse Prevention Fund is now open.
Office for Seniors Director, Diane Turner, said as many as one in ten older people in New Zealand will experience some kind of elder abuse.
“Elder abuse affects people of all ethnicities, genders and socioeconomic groups.
Miss Turner says abusers are usually someone the older person trusts and depends on often a family member or carer. “These projects will help to make sure our most at-risk older people can remain safe in their homes and communities.”
Applications close on 1 April 2022.
