A proposal to shut down Birthright Hutt Valley after six decades of service will leave hundreds of local single-caregiver families without a lifeline, and the staff that support them without a job.

Birthright, which has supported the Hutt Valley community since the 1960s, has proposed an "orderly wind-down" due to a dire lack of funding. Government cuts have forced more groups to compete for a shrinking pool of philanthropic grants, effectively starving the sector.

Join the rally tomorrow with Birthright workers, whānau, and community supporters to demand that government agencies work with the Birthright board to find a way forward.

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Rally details:

When: 12pm, 29 April

Where: Birthright, 101 Copeland Street, Epuni, Lower Hutt

Bring signs, flags and chants!