UpsideDowns Updates
Government announces more support for children with special needs
On 4 November 2018, the Coalition Government announced that approximately 600 additional Learning Support Coordinators will be employed by 2020.
Who won the raffle?
Thank you to all the wonderful people who bought a raffle ticket at the Auckland Better Home & Living Show over the weekend! You helped us raise over $2,000 for kids with Down syndrome - wow!! That means a whole year of speech therapy for a child which is just incredible. To find out if you are the lucky winner of the grand prize, click here to watch the video!
Announcing our new 100% subsidy option for families in need
Thanks to support from the Hugo Charitable Trust and all our regular donors, UpsideDowns is thrilled to announce the introduction of our third subsidy option - 100% of speech language therapy costs covered to an annual cap of $1,300!
Welcome to our new members
Thanks to the hard work and generosity of our supporters, we have once again been able to clear our waitlist in record time. The Board moved on 7 July to clear the entire waitlist of 16 - a huge achievement!
Success at Quiz Night 2018
Once again we put the fun in fundraising and raised over $13,000 at our annual Quiz Night!