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It’s Money Month, and a good reminder that unexpected costs can crop up at any time.

Having an emergency fund can give you a little more breathing room when they do. Sorted has put together a practical guide to help you get started, even if you’re starting small.

Check out their tips below 👇

A leaking roof doesn't wait for payday. When something goes wrong at home, an emergency fund means you can sort it fast — without scrambling for a loan or reaching for a credit card.

Sorted's free guide shows you how to start building yours.

Read the guide → sorted.org.nz/guides/saving-and-investing/how-to-build-up-your-emergency-savings/

Search and rescue volunteers face challenging and sometimes traumatic situations while helping people who are lost, missing or injured. With support from HealthCarePlus Grants for Good, 12 additional volunteers have been trained in Mental Health First Aid, strengthening the Peer Support Network that helps care for the people who show up for others.

Read their full story here: https://hubs.ly/Q04rrmZP0

What happens when young wāhine can see themselves in the future of healthcare?

With support from HealthCarePlus Grants for Good, GirlBoss Edge: Healthcare reached more than 1,700 young women across Aotearoa, completely free.

Participants connected with healthcare professionals, heard from inspiring role models and completed real-world challenges using STEM thinking to improve health outcomes for young women across the motu.

The impact was powerful: 85% described the experience as life-changing, and 98% felt more confident to pursue a career in healthcare.

We’re proud to support mahi that opens doors for the next generation of doctors, researchers, public health leaders and innovators.

Inspiring young wāhine into health careers - GirlBoss Discover how HealthCarePlus’s Grants for Good is empowering Hannah Devery to amplify young voices and advance ADHD research, transforming support for neurodivergent children.

After 20 years in the classroom and eight years as a Resource Teacher: Learning and Behaviour, Lavinia Robyns saw a pattern she could not ignore.

More young people were experiencing anxiety and distress, affecting their attendance, learning and behaviour. She also saw the difference a skilled guidance counsellor could make to a student’s sense of self, belonging and connection to school.

Now, with support from HealthCarePlus Grants for Good, Lavinia is studying towards a Master’s of Counselling while continuing to work full-time.

Her goal is to help build more connected, inclusive and supportive school communities, one young person at a time.

For some people, music can open a door when words are not possible.

Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust supports more than 800 whānau every week across Northland, Auckland and Hawke’s Bay, providing subsidised music therapy for people with disabilities or mental health conditions.

With support from HealthCarePlus Grants for Good, the Trust brought its therapists and support staff together for professional development, strengthening the skills and shared practices that flow straight back into therapy rooms.

From stroke survivors finding connection through song to tamariki reaching new milestones, this is the kind of mahi we are proud to support.

Bringing music therapy to local whānau Raukautauri Music Therapy Trust enhances its services for over 800 whānau weekly through professional development funded by HealthCarePlus's Grants for Good program.

Are you or your group planning to undertake an educational project in 2027 that could make a real difference and are looking for funding to make it happen?

HealthCarePlus's 'Grants for Good' may be what you need. HealthCarePlus is owned by the Education Unions and the PSA, and as a Union owned organisation, believe that there are times when by providing financial assistance to help an individual or a group to realise their dream, or by enabling groups of people to collaborate, amazing things can happen.

So, if you/your group need a charitable educational grant to create amazing things, a HealthCarePlus ‘Grants for Good’ may well be your answer.

Find out more and apply here: https://bit.ly/4vueCJX

Are you currently studying, or planning to study for a tertiary qualification, but you need some financial help?

HealthCarePlus's 'Grants for Good' may be what you need. HealthCarePlus is owned by the Education Unions and the PSA, and as a Union owned organisation, believe that there are times when people need a helping hand, so these grants are designed to help make dreams come true.

So, if you need a grant to either complete or undertake new tertiary study in 2027, a HealthCarePlus ‘Grants for Good’ may be the answer.

Find out more and apply here: https://bit.ly/4b3TEde