The communities who have shown the best of community spirit. A group or duo that together have made an outstanding impact on the communities they serve. Their achievements enhance the social, economic, cultural or environmental prosperity of New Zealanders.
Pillars is a charity dedicated to supporting children of prisoners. It provides support, resources, education and opportunities to ensure these children do not become future prison inmates.
The charity’s purpose is to break the cycle of intergenerational offending in New Zealand through a home-based family wrap-around service, coupled with a mentoring programme where a volunteer mentor is matched with a child or youth who becomes a stable and positive role model for them.
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