Merivale Community Centre
What a Community Group Fund is
A Community Group Fund with the Acorn Foundation offers a meaningful and sustainable way to support a local charity for the long term. When you donate to a fund of this kind, your gift is invested alongside others. Each year, a portion of the investment returns is distributed to the organisation, while the original capital remains intact and continues working into the future.
For the Merivale Community Centre, this dependable structure means they will receive a reliable stream of income year after year. That stability enables them to plan ahead with confidence, to expand their community services, upgrade facilities, deepen their youth and whānau-support programmes, and invest in staff and volunteers who serve the heart of Merivale.
About Merivale Community Centre
Founded in 1993, the Merivale Community Centre is a grassroots, community-led organisation in the heart of Merivale, Tauranga. It provides a wide range of programmes including after-school care, youth nights, mentoring, whānau support, food-bags, exercise classes, counselling, GP clinics and budgeting advice.
With a clear focus on creating a thriving, connected community, the Centre aims to ensure people feel safe, supported, and able to make healthy choices for themselves, their whānau and their neighbourhood.
By supporting this Community Group Fund, you’re helping the Merivale Community Centre continue and grow its role as a heart-hub in the region, enabling stronger youth programmes, deeper whānau support, and more opportunities for local residents to connect, learn and belong.
Donate Now
Giving to the Merivale Community Centre Fund is simple, welcoming and impactful. You can make a donation online via the Acorn Foundation’s donation form, just select the Merivale Community Centre fund from the list. If you’d prefer a more personal conversation about how your gift might make a lasting difference (for example via legacy giving, named gifts or tailored giving options), our friendly Acorn team would be delighted to talk with you.
Every contribution helps ensure the Merivale Community Centre has the sustainable funding it needs to keep being a place of hope, connection and growth for its community, for many years ahead.
Phone Number: 07 578 6450
