About us
With Health New Zealand as trustee, the Trust’s Committee of Management is dedicated to supporting children and young adults with a physical disability and their families as its top priority.
The committee’s definition of a primary physical disability is:
- Physical disabilities are those which primarily impair the function of the body and/or limbs. Additional sensory (vision, hearing) and intellectual ( cognitive, behavioural, mental) disabilities may be present but will not be the primary reason for the funds requested.
- The child or young person’s disability needs to be described in terms of the impairments, activity limitations and/or participation restrictions, as per the terms used by the World Health Organisation: “Disabilities is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. An impairment is a problem in body function or structure; an activity limitation is a difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action; while a participation restriction is a problem experienced by an individual in involvement in life situations”. Causes may include a range of medical diagnoses, congenital or acquired.
The Trust supports and enhances the lives of children and young adults with a physical disability up to the age of 21, living in the upper north island of New Zealand.
We do this in many ways including providing information and support, services such as activities and financial support by the way of grant funding.
Regional areas that qualify under the trust deed are:
- Northland
- Auckland
- Waikato
- Bay Of Plenty
- Gisborne and East Cape
- Central lakes
THE ROLE OF THE COMMITTEE
The Wilson Home Trust Committee of Management is appointed by the Trustee, Health New Zealand and the Auckland Branch of CCS Disability Action. The Committee takes responsibility for the effective governance of the Trust and delegates a number of day to day management functions to the Trust staff, in particular the Trust Manager.
The Committee of Management would like to thank the following groups and individuals for their support in 2023/2024:
- Greenlight Foundation
- The Bays Club
- Westminster School
- The Eden Life Trust
- Devonport Community
- House Peggy Purl Knitters
- Wildermouth Family Trust
- S Cure
- D Hawort
- DM Murphy
- Duncan Cale
- RG & J Mottram
- Lyn Murphy
How Can I help?
More than just a facility, The Wilson Home Trust is a vibrant community, weaving together care, education, and respite, promising a brighter future for every child embraced by its warmth.