Gift in Wills
Leaving a gift in your will—your legacy—is one of the most powerful and heartfelt ways to give.
By including Home & Family in your will, you’re giving tamariki across Canterbury the chance to grow up free from violence, abuse, and neglect. You’re helping to create safe, nurturing childhoods where children can thrive, reach their full potential, and build brighter, more stable futures.
Why Your Legacy Matters
Family violence remains one of Aotearoa’s most pressing social issues. We continue to hold the highest rates in the developed world, and here in Canterbury, Police respond to a family harm callout every 40 minutes.
If it’s not in your family—it’s your neighbour, your colleague, your friend. And it’s our children of the future.
By leaving a legacy with Home & Family, you’re supporting long-term, sustainable change for whānau. You’re helping build a community where children are heard, valued, and respected—and where families are supported to lead safe, empowered lives. Your gift ensures whānau are wrapped in care and have the tools to grow with stability and resilience.
We know the devastating impact family violence has across generations. Your legacy can break that cycle.
Message from a Legator
Phillip Duval - Home & Family Patron
“In a world full of turmoil, economic uncertainty and despair it is essential that we do our very best to give the vulnerable children in our community a strong message of hope in the best, most compassionate and caring way possible. Each of us should do what we can, in whatever way we can to help the next generation be better than we have been and reach for the sky in their own respective ways!
In my long association with Home & Family I have been privileged to see and understand how important Home and Family’s work is for the children in our community. My decision to leave a legacy gives me the satisfaction of knowing I am helping in my own small way.”
How can I leave a gift in my will?
There are 3 ways of leaving a gift in your will to Home & Family – your whole estate, pecuniary (a set monetary gift or predetermined percentage), or residual (this is often a percentage of the remaining estate after your family is taken care of).
An easy way to include Home & Family in your will is to make this simple addition: A Codicil to your Will
Thank You to our Legators
We are deeply grateful to our legators who have chosen to leave a lasting impact for future generations.
If you have already left a gift in your will to Home & Family, please consider getting in touch to let us know. We’d love to thank you. Contact Cath at 027 224 0816 or [email protected].
