Jeanette Brock is hopeful of getting Lotteries Commission funding for cash-strapped Brain Injury Association Northland. Photo / John Stone
Recent donations to the cash-strapped Brain Injury Association Northland mean it can afford to keep its doors open until the end of the year.
After the Northern Advocate highlighted the association's plight in July, a Whangārei businessman donated $10,000 and a further $900 was received by members of the public.
In July, the association said it was just a month away from closing its doors if it failed to raise much-needed money to support more than 700 clients from Wellsford to Cape Reinga.
The association receives $1200 a month from the Ministry of Health and is forced to apply for additional funding from the likes of Oxford Trust, Lotteries Commission and the Lions Foundation to help pay for expenses.
The association provides a safe, barrier-free service to support and help people understand and navigate through the confusing aftermath of a brain injury. This includes the individual and family.
