St Peters House

What a Community Group Fund is

A Community Group Fund with the Acorn Foundation provides a local organisation with a long-term funding solution rather than being dependent purely on annual campaigns or one-off grants. Donations go into a fund that remains invested, with the earnings used each year to support the organisation’s work.

This dependable income stream allows the group to plan ahead, invest in key services or staff, and respond with confidence to community need. With the capital preserved and only the returns used, it’s a way of building a lasting legacy, ensuring the organisation can sustain its impact year after year, not just today but into the future.

About St Peters House

St Peters House is a community-based charitable trust located in central Tauranga, committed to supporting individuals, couples and families across the Western Bay of Plenty who might not otherwise be able to access professional support. 

Their vision, “people achieving wholeness”, draws on the Māori health model of te whare tapa whā, embracing mental/emotional, physical, social/whānau and spiritual well-being.  They offer a range of services to strengthen people’s lives:

• Short- to medium-term individual counselling for issues such as depression, anxiety, grief and relationship stress, with first sessions fully subsidised. 

• Couple counselling focused on communication, parenting, stress, breakdowns and relationship renewal. 

• Personal development and life-skills courses including “Your True Worth” (for women), “Boundaries” (for women), “Incredible Years Parenting” and “Get Control with CAP Money”. 

St Peters House works on a low-cost or donation basis to remove financial barriers, serves people regardless of gender, ethnicity, lifestyle or belief, and ensures accessibility through wheelchair-friendly facilities. 

By contributing to this Fund, you’re helping underpin vital services that not only support individuals now, but equip them with tools and skills they can use long after their time with the organisation, strengthening whānau, communities and the wider region