Greatest Needs

Endorsed by Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult, the Wakatipu Community Foundation (WCF) has established the Greatest Needs Fund to help address gaps in central Government assistance to the most vulnerable or worst affected by Covid-19 in our community. These are unprecedented times: 6,500 people have registered for welfare support via the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s Emergency Operations Centre, due to extreme economic hardship. New figures show that 75% are migrant workers and 25% are Kiwis. The Wakatipu Community Foundation has responded by establishing the Greatest Needs Fund. Its vision is to help address gaps in central Government assistance to the most vulnerable or worst affected by Covid-19 in our community.