Businesses from across New Zealand are stepping forward to help the 20 Degrees programme. 

The vision of the programme is to engage collaboration from across the community to help our most vulnerable familes/whānau to have the pleasure and joy of living in a warm, dry and healthy home. With cornerstone funding provided by generous philanthropic organisations, the 20 Degrees programme seeks to collaboratively work with whānau/ families, government agencies and local businesses to bring about the housing improvements needed.

Every day, we receive referrals from the hospitals in our region, seeking our help for young children and vulnerable elderly, who are regularly in hospital, suffering from conditions that have been exacerbated by cold, damp, poor housing conditions.

Businesses can collaborate with the programme in a number of ways:

• Providing low cost access to the purchase of products and services
• Contributing free services and products
• Providing funding, donations or sponsorship
• Providing in-kind support

To date, through the generosity of business, over $200,000 in donated goods, services and finances have been contributed towards the 20 Degrees programme. 

We are immensely grateful to the below businesses for their support to the programme, we can't do it without you. Your help, wisdom, support and contribution have helped over 500 whānau / families to improve their living conditions, so that the rain is not driving through the windows, the floors are not collapsing underneath their feet, the roof is not leaking, the electrical wiring is safe, the oven is not being used as the only heater, the plumbing is not leaking through the walls, the mouldy, collapsed ceiling has been removed and replaced, the list goes on - thank you!

ADCO Roofing - Adam and team
Advance International Cleaning - The helpful team
Brightr - Carl, Nicola, Jane, Lisa and team
Bunnings - Mount and Rotorua
DJ Contracting - Donnie
Fire and Emergency NZ - Tania and team
Fire Fly - Andy
Glenn's Glass - Glenn and team
Greenside - David and team
Hale Electrical - Candace, Jonothan and team
Hanson Heating - Lea-Ann
Infracomfort - Pat and Derek
KLC - The helpful team
Laser Plumbing - Clyde, Linda and team
Methven - The helpful team
Resene - The helpful team
Shower Dome BOP - The helpful team
Smart Sparx - John and team
TGA Glass - The helpful team
The Flooring Room - Steve, family and team
The Glass Guys - Gary, Brittany and team
Winstone Wallboards - The helpful team

If you can help us in our mission to help those whānau/families in the BOP who are living in really poor housing conditions, or if you'd like to know more about what we do, please contact: phil.gregg@so.org.nz.