Jodie Karaitiana and the late Gary Reid have been staunch advocates for people on low incomes and benefits.
A Whanganui man who devoted nearly 20 years to supporting low income workers and beneficiaries will be honoured by a new scholarship.
Gary Reid, who died on May 17, set up the Whanganui Peoples Centre in 1999, working without pay for the first 18 months.
He provided advice, support and
advocacy for low income workers and beneficiaries and worked with a range of community and government organisations.
Now some of those organisations, and individuals associated with them, have teamed up to honour Reid's work through the Gary Reid Memorial Scholarship, a $1000 grant to be awarded to a different recipient each year for five years.
The contributors are Volunteer Whanganui, Whanganui Peoples Centre, PARS, CLAW, Balance Whanganui, Jigsaw Whanganui, Victim Support, Whanganui Community House, Chester Borrows, Gail Bennett and Gloria Campbell.
