Life to the Max Trust Whanganui has plenty to celebrate after securing three years of funding and a new team member.
The Whanganui Community Foundation (WCF) has guaranteed funding for the next three years and enabled the Trust to employ new social worker Loretta Cuff.
Life to the Max (LTTM) is a child focused Youth Development Programme working with children and young people and their families and whanau in the Whanganui community.
Based in the Gonville Police Station, they are a team of five social workers and finance officer Liz Hoskin.
Stephen Brandon of WCF said the commitment to three years' funding means that the trust can commit to longer-term projects and staffing.