Riding for the Disabled (RDA) provides goal-based riding activities to increase the ability, independence and confidence of people with physical, intellectual, emotional and social challenges. The Lindsay Foundation started working with RDA in September 2017. With the Foundation’s support, RDA has been able to establish a database of donors, upgrade its IT platforms and employ new staff, to help extend its services to more of the disabled community as well as reduce waiting lists.
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Assistance Dogs New Zealand Trust (ADNZT) provides purpose-trained Assistance Dogs to enrich the lives of New Zealanders living with a disability. Most of their clients are children and young adults under the age of 20, who are living with autism and multiple disabilities. Each of their dogs are tailor-trained to meet the individual needs of their clients and the wider whānau – making life easier and more accessible for them.
The Lindsay Foundation is proud to be partnered with ADNZT, and we look forward to improving the lives of many New Zealanders for years to come.
Susan Haldane and the team at Mind over Manner are truly inspirational, The Lindsay Foundation was so impressed with their pursuit to look after those disaffected youth, who felt uncomfortable in their own skin. Their desire to educate and assist families and communities through theatre inspired workshops was a journey that they felt compelled to join.
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CatWalk funds research that aims to get people out of wheelchairs and back on their feet. The Lindsay Foundation has agreed to fund a clinical trial at the Spinal Cord Injury Research Facility based at Middlemore Hospital. The Spinal Cord Injury Research Facility has been set up to test an approved drug which may help shut down persistent inflammation in the spinal cord following injury.
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The Lindsay Foundation is pleased to support one of New Zealand’s earliest charities, Home and Family Counselling. Founded on April 25th 1893 by Henry Wilding under the name of ‘The Society for the Protection of Women and Children’ – 126 years on, the current demand for services still remains high with Home and Family offering counselling services to over 1000 low income families in Auckland each year purely on a donation basis with no client ever being turned away.
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Brendan and Jo Lindsay’s involvement with Blind Low Vision - Guide Dogs goes back several years to 2016 when specially modified vans were purchased to safely and comfortably transport pups and their Trainers for thousands of kilometres. The ‘Bella and Buttons’ iLoad's (a tribute to Brendan and Jo’s much loved and dearly missed dogs) have travelled over 30,000km’s.
The Lindsay Foundation is delighted to continue its support for Blind Low Vision NZ - Guide Dogs via sponsorship of the ‘T’ litter, the intense puppy development programme assists the pups to help the change lives of Kiwis who are blind.
The Pet Refuge shelter is a purpose-designed building to provide temporary care and security for pets in family violence situations, with the end goal of reuniting each of them with their owners so they can start new lives together in violence-free homes.
Julie Chapman and her team have worked tirelessly in the pursuit of establishing New Zealand’s first shelter, purpose built to provide safe harbour for pets, eliminating a crucial barrier to escaping family violence. We are proud to play our part in the newly formed Pet Refuge NZ Charitable Trust.
Unique in Aotearoa New Zealand, START is a team of specialist Speech Language Therapists working with people of all ages who stutter. The team are small but yet very driven, they provide both individual therapy sessions as well as a range of groups and courses for people of all ages. Their vision is to ensure that everyone who stutters are fully supported to reach their full potential.
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Autism NZ has been part of the autism community for nearly 50-years. Autism NZ empowers people living with autism to make informed choices and take action.
The Lindsay Foundation is excited to assist with the development of the Autism Resource Centre (ARC); the Centre will transform the autism journey in Aotearoa New Zealand and has the potential to exponentially enhance the lives within our communities. The services the ARC provides will be housed in a custom-built space that is truly accessible to people with autism.
Downlights NZ is a New Zealand owned and operated fragranced soy candle company that manufactures luxury candles using artisanal techniques. Their candles are lovingly hand poured and the entire manufacturing process supports the development of a variety of workplace skills and offers employment opportunities for young adults with Down Syndrome and disabilities.
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Anxiety New Zealand Trust is a specialist charity providing education, support and treatment for anxiety, stress, depression and other related issues for children, young people, adults, older people and their families. For over 39 years they have helped 100,000’s of New Zealander’s and built strong networks and trusted relationships throughout the community. They do this with an incredible team of 110 Volunteer Workers and 20 multi-disciplinary staff.
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Lindsay Foundation trustees Brendan and Jo Lindsay felt compelled to support Starship's Air Ambulance story after hearing the story of 5-year-old Harri Brown, who was flown from Christchurch to Starship when he was just a few hours old.
Harri was born with a critical heart condition known as aortic stenosis and before his parents could even hold him, he was rushed to Starship by the Starship National Air Ambulance to undergo emergency open-heart surgery.
Now, thanks to that life-saving flight and the work of Starship’s Congenital Cardiac Service, Harri’s heart functions almost completely normally.
