Te Mana Pono o Te Rangatira Leadership Foundation  is now raising funds to open a residential housing community located in Whatatutu Gisborne to home and support up to eight (8) male youth aged 16 to 21. The call to action is to build residential housing suited to provide long and short-term accommodation with wrap around support services for Rangatahi classified low risk to the community.

Whatatutu is seen as an idyllic location and community to build this vision due to being situated on a very special whenua that has ready access to awa, maunga and a pa site that has been built as part of the Rangatahi experience while they share a part of their life journey with us as whangai. The land required is available for purchase, the community is behind us, access to fast track housing through a combination of flat pack and recycled housing will help us open our doors sooner while also helping keep project costs down.

Estimated Project Cost: $3.0 Million (needing to be raised).