Partner Services
Autism NZ Canterbury
Autism New Zealand Inc. provides support, training, advocacy, resources and information on Autism Spectrum disorders including Aspergers Syndrome.
www.autismnz.org.nz
Aviva
Aviva is the name and face of what was Christchurch Women's Refuge. At Aviva, we help individuals and families to become - and stay - free of violence. We work with children, women and men, giving each person the support they need, when they need it, to become safe and live free of family violence.
www.avivafamilies.org.nz
Barnardos Christchurch
At Barnardos New Zealand, our guiding principle Ko Ngā Tamariki I Te Tuatahi – Children Come First informs everything we do. Our child and family services, early childhood care and education, and our information and advocacy programme all have a clear focus of putting children first.
www.barnardos.org.nz
Battered Women’s Trust
Women's Refuges work to raise public awareness of violence against women and children, promoting the prevention and elimination of violence, and the rights of women and children to care and protection.
www.batteredwomenstrust.org.nz
Bros for Change
Developed by former New Zealand Māori and New Zealand Rugby League player Jaye Pukepuke, the purpose of Bros for Change is to give young people who have been labelled, a second chance to create real change through real talk with real people. Bros for Change is here to create self-esteem, self-awareness, self-respect and self-management and role models for the next generations from young people right through to serious youth offenders. www.brosforchange.com/contact-us
Canterbury Men’s Centre
The Canterbury Men’s Centre offers a range of services including solo and couple counselling; services for men who have experienced sexual trauma; services for Dads; Men’s Sheds canmen.org.nz
Catholic Social Services
Catholic Social Services delivers individual, couple and family counselling, group programmes for children and adults, social work support, as well as budgeting/advocacy and practical needs advice and assistance and post-adoption services.
www.css.nzl.org
Champion Centre
The Champion Centre provides multi-disciplinary early intervention services to infants and young children with significant disabilities and their families in Canterbury. The programme is offered in a centre-based model of service, in partnership with parents, and in accordance with international best practice.
www.championcentre.org.nz
Child and Family Psychological Services
Child and Family Psychological Services provides tailored assessment and intervention services for children, adolescents and families experiencing a range of difficulties. canopytrust.co.nz/child-and-family-psychology-services-5308615613968242947/
Cholmondeley Childrens Centre
Cholmondeley Children’s Centre provides short-term emergency and planned respite care and education to children (aged 3-12 years) whose families are experiencing genuine stress or crisis. Our aim is to give these children the opportunity to build their resilience, while issues at home are resolved.
www.cholmondeley.org.nz
Christchurch Budget Service Inc
The Christchurch Budget Service provides budget advice and debt management solutions and community education.
www.ngoupdater.org.nz/community-organisations/christchurch-budget-service-inc
Christchurch City Mission
The Christchurch City Mission seeks to support, care and advocate for those who are marginalized through social and economic factors and are at risk through unemployment, inadequate housing, family breakdown, addiction, financial difficulties or mismanagement, abuse or other difficulty.
www.citymission.org.nz
Christchurch Methodist Mission
Every day, for close to 80 years, the Christchurch Methodist Mission (CMM) has been making a positive difference in our city and in people's lives. Through innovative and responsive child and family services, social housing, group programmes and services for older people CMM reaches a broad base of diverse residents facing multiple challenges.
www.mmsi.org.nz
Christchurch Resettlement Service
CRS exists to support people from refugee and migrant backgrounds living in Christchurch to settle successfully in New Zealand by providing a range of professional services that build on strengths to promote wellbeing and resilience
www.crs.org.nz
CCS Disability Action
The CCS Disability Action provide support and strengthen communities so people with disabilities are included in the life of their family/whanau and community.
www.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz
Early Start Project Ltd
Early Start is a research based fully evaluated long term and intensive home visiting support service for families/whānau with new born babies where social and family circumstances may challenge the health and wellbeing of their children. Early Start also delivers programmes that are designed to assist families as their child(ren) develop. These programmes include Listen Love Play for children under 3 years old, Triple P Parenting programme, Incredible Years programme, and Getting Ready for School.
www.earlystart.co.nz
Family Help Trust
Family Help Trust operates child abuse-prevention services for high-risk families in Christchurch, New Zealand. It confronts the causes of family dysfunction and provides client families with the skills they need to improve their lives, and those of their children.
www.familyhelptrust.org.nz
Harakeke Centre
The Harakeke Centre provides specialist therapeutic services for children and families/whanau, adult psychotherapy and counselling and professional supervision. The Centre uses a broad theoretical approach to therapy including narrative, solution-focused, psychotherapy, cognitive and behavioural therapies, and play therapy. A co-joint family systems model is also used which offers a team approach to supporting both the child and their family.
www.harakekecentre.co.nz
He Waka Tapu
He Waka Tapu is a Kaupapa Maori organisation. Services are therefore delivered using a kaupapa Maori framework encompassing Tinana (physical well-being), Wairua (spiritual well-being), Hinengaro (mental well-being), Whānau (family well-being). The organisation runs a number of programmes specialising in anger management, alcohol and drug addictions and personal health.
www.hewakatapu.org.nz
Home & Family Charitable Trust | Te Whare Manaaki Tangata
As New Zealand's second oldest charity (est. 1898), Home & Family have evolved from 'The Society for the Protection of Women and Children' into a child-focused organisation protecting childhoods by providing early intervention and wrap-around support to pēpi, tamariki, rangatahi and their parents/caregivers and whānau. Home & Family believe all tamariki should have the right to live in homes with people who cherish them, keep them safe and nurture their potential. We offer Child & Youth services, Parenting services & Whānau Safety services, helping tamariki and whānau to build the life skills, resilience, confidence, and self-belief to live lives free from family violence, anxiety, stress, depression and behavioural and mental health issues. For more information, please visit our website: www.homeandfamily.net.nz
The Home of Hope/Te Whare Awhero
Te Whare Awhero's vision is to positively influence and strengthen the community by offering services that embrace families and individuals facing life’s challenges. These services include counselling for children, youth and adults and older adults; Oscar programmes; social research; community development and engagement; school-based psycho-social education (well-being); practical help from our community based social workers, firewood ministries.
www.hpct.org.nz
I Am Hope
I Am Hope offers free counselling support for tamariki and rangatahi. www.iamhope.org.nz
Kingdom Resources
Kingdom Resources team of staff and budget advisors help hundreds of people each year to manage their money better. Programmes include: Money Mates groups; interest free Loans; and employment support.
www.kingdomresources.org.nz
LifeLinks
LifeLinks provides Needs Assessment and Service Coordination for people under 65, with a physical, sensory, intellectual or neurological disability or a combination of these.
www.lifelinks.co.nz
Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education shapes an education system that delivers equitable and excellent outcomes.
Ko tō mātou whare mātauranga, he rangatira, he mana taurite ōna huanga. Local ministry offices are the first contact for early learning services, schools, parents, and the wider community. We deliver policies, programmes and services focused on improving the community's knowledge of and participation in the education system.
This involves working with parents, iwi, and Pasifika advisors and community groups to:
Open Home Foundation
The Open Home Foundation of NZ is a child and family support service that works within the provisions of the Children, Young Persons and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Act. The organisation delivers social work services, care services, respite services for children and young people with disabilities and intensive wraparound support.
www.ohf.org.nz
Oranga Tamariki
Our vision is to ensure all tamariki or children in Aotearoa New Zealand are in loving whānau or family and communities where oranga tamariki can be upheld. Receive reports of concern and look to provide early support for whānau and opportunities for them to care safely for their tamariki. We only consider seeking custody of a child in circumstances of serious harm and when no other option exists to keep the tamaiti safe.
www.orangatamariki.govt.nz/about-us/contact-us/locations/canterbury-region
Pegasus Health
Pegasus Health supports many aspects of health and wellbeing in Canterbury.
We provide services and support to general practices and community-based health providers to deliver quality health care to patients and we are committed to improving the health outcomes of the people in our communities.
www.pegasus.health.nz
Petersgate Counselling Centre
Petersgate Trust provides affordable professional counselling to the community. The agency respects and looks after the needs of everyone, regardless of creed, culture or socio-economic background. Petersgate also delivers a free earthquake counselling service. www.petersgate.org.nz
Pillars
Pillars delivers research-based programmes that help create positive futures for children of prisoners. Services delivered by Pillars include: nationwide support helpline; wrap around family/whānau support for caregivers of children of prisoners; and a mentoring programme for children of prisoners. Pillars also delivers family/whānau services in prisons that strengthen families and reduce intergenerational offending.
www.pillars.org.nz
Plunket
Plunket provides a range of free health and support services for the development, health and wellbeing of children under five. Plunket works together with families and communities, to ensure the best start for every child.
www.plunket.org.nz
Presbyterian Support
Presbyterian Support provides social and health services across the Upper South island for families at risk, children, young people, people with disabilities and older people living in the community.
www.psuppersouth.org.nz
Problem Gambling Foundation
At the Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand (PGF) our qualified counsellors provide free, professional and confidential gambling counselling services for both gamblers and others affected by gambling. Support groups are also provided for people who would like to work towards and maintain being gamblefree.
www.pgfnz.org.nz
Purapura Whetu
Purapura Whetu Trust is a kaupapa Māori provider that combines clinical, cultural and community support into services that embrace the Māori view of wellbeing. The range of kaupapa Māori health, mental health and social services include: Mana Ake; Manu Ka Rere; Muslim Wellbeing Ōtautahi; Nga Maihi Youth Supported Accommodation; Tupuranga; Pae Ora Waitaha; Te oriori; Te Waharoa; Te Kahano Hauora; Whānau Ora Navigators; counselling; Oranga Day Activities programme; Te Hā Waitaha – Stop Smoking Canterbury; Christchurch Youth Mental Health Services; and Māori health services.
www.pw.maori.nz
St John of God Hauora Trust/Waipuna
The St John of God Hauora Trust/Waipuna’s Community, Youth and Child services deliver a range of programmes to meet the needs of communities, young people and families in Canterbury. These programmes include talking therapy, adventure therapy, Community Action on Youth and Drugs, and young parents development programmes such as Young Parents To Be and Watch, Wait and Wonder.
www.sjog.org.nz
Stand for Children
Stand is a charity providing an Intensive Wraparound social service response through: it's Stand for Children service (which includes Therapeutic Care and Education in Children's Villages) to children aged 5 to 12 and their families, it's Family Therapy service for children 0-18 (including unborns) and their families, the Social Services in Schools service and a Kidzacool Adventures holiday programme for children aged 5 up to 14. Stand for Children works to transform the lives of children and young people who are at significant risk of harm to their wellbeing as a consequence of the environment in which they are being raised and their own complex needs.
www.standforchildren.org.nz
START
START is an organisation that provides early intervention, counselling and support for children, youth and adults and their families who have experienced sexual violence or other trauma. Our focus is providing accessible, integrated services based on best practice. START also provides education about sexual violence and other trauma to the wider community.
www.starthealing.org
STOP
STOP provides community-based assessment and intervention services for adolescents and adults who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviour and for children with concerning sexual behaviours.
www.stop.org.nz
Stopping Violence Services (CHCH)
Stopping Violence Services provides non-violence educational programmes; support services to people affected by family violence; education within the wider community that all violence is unacceptable; and training and education programmes. These services are available for men, women and youth.
www.svschch.org.nz
Tangata Atumotu Trust
Tangata Atumotu Trust is a Pasifika health service. www.tat.org.nz
Te Ora Hou Aotearoa
Te Ora Hou Aotearoa is a New Zealand network of faith-based Māori youth and community development organisations that are committed to holistic development of young people, their whānau and communities. The agency located in Otautahi works primarily with Māori and Polynesian rangitahi and their whānau. Services provided include youth work, wrap around social work, community work and Te Kaupapa Whakaora (alternative education programme for 13-16 year olds).
www.teorahou.org.nz
Te Puawaitanga Ki Otautahi Trust
Te Puawaitanga Ki Otautahi Trust is a Kaupapa Māori provider within the Canterbury area, delivering health, education, social services and training programmes that promote the health education, culture, history and wellbeing of Māori/women and their whānau. Programmes include antenatal education, breastfeeding support, support to access early childhood education and school, Incredible Years Parenting programme, Tamariki Ora and others.
www.whanauoraservices.co.nz
Te Puna Oranga
Te Puna Oranga provides sexual abuse healing counselling, youth development programmes and programmes for women and parents.
Phone (03) 381 8472 www.tepunaoranga.co.nz
Te Whare Awhereo Hope Centre
Te Whare Awhereo Hope Centre deliver counselling services for children, youth and adults facing life’s challenges. tewhareawhero.org
The Parenting Place
The Parenting Place (formerly Parents Inc) is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to making life better for parents and their children, by offering a wide range of services to encourage and support parents. These services include parenting programmes, intensive coaching on parenting and relationship-building strategies, in-school education programmes, and post-natal support.
www.theparentingplace.com
The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army’s mission is caring for people, transforming lives and reforming society. The agency offers a wide variety of services including budgeting advice, food and clothing assistance, and life skills programmes.
www.salvationarmy.org
Wellbeing North Canterbury Community Trust
Wellbeing North Canterbury provides support services to families and communities across the Waimakariri and Hurunui Districts. These services include community youth work, family counselling, Youth Drug and Alcohol programme, Restorative Justice, Volunteer Drives Scheme, School Attendance service, social work services, and Karanga Mai Early Learning. This agency seeks to provide services to North Canterbury people to meet life’s challenges, so they can learn, connect and strengthen wellbeing in their lives and in the community.
www.wellbeingnc.org.nz
YCD Youth and Cultural Development
YCD Provides services to Young People who are at risk of or who are getting involved in an offending circle. The services offered at YCD include: Supported Bail, Supervision with Activity, Community Service Coordination, Street Youth Work project, Enhance Whanau Home youth Work, Whanaketanga, Whahatu-tia Nga Wero and Transition to Independence.
www.ycd.co.nz
Yellow Brick Road
Yellow Brick Road offers support, education, advocacy, and support groups for families/whānau of people with mental illness as well as support for those who have lost a loved-one to suicide. yellowbrickroad.org.nz
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Autism New Zealand Inc. provides support, training, advocacy, resources and information on Autism Spectrum disorders including Aspergers Syndrome.
www.autismnz.org.nz
Aviva
Aviva is the name and face of what was Christchurch Women's Refuge. At Aviva, we help individuals and families to become - and stay - free of violence. We work with children, women and men, giving each person the support they need, when they need it, to become safe and live free of family violence.
www.avivafamilies.org.nz
Barnardos Christchurch
At Barnardos New Zealand, our guiding principle Ko Ngā Tamariki I Te Tuatahi – Children Come First informs everything we do. Our child and family services, early childhood care and education, and our information and advocacy programme all have a clear focus of putting children first.
www.barnardos.org.nz
Battered Women’s Trust
Women's Refuges work to raise public awareness of violence against women and children, promoting the prevention and elimination of violence, and the rights of women and children to care and protection.
www.batteredwomenstrust.org.nz
Bros for Change
Developed by former New Zealand Māori and New Zealand Rugby League player Jaye Pukepuke, the purpose of Bros for Change is to give young people who have been labelled, a second chance to create real change through real talk with real people. Bros for Change is here to create self-esteem, self-awareness, self-respect and self-management and role models for the next generations from young people right through to serious youth offenders. www.brosforchange.com/contact-us
Canterbury Men’s Centre
The Canterbury Men’s Centre offers a range of services including solo and couple counselling; services for men who have experienced sexual trauma; services for Dads; Men’s Sheds canmen.org.nz
Catholic Social Services
Catholic Social Services delivers individual, couple and family counselling, group programmes for children and adults, social work support, as well as budgeting/advocacy and practical needs advice and assistance and post-adoption services.
www.css.nzl.org
Champion Centre
The Champion Centre provides multi-disciplinary early intervention services to infants and young children with significant disabilities and their families in Canterbury. The programme is offered in a centre-based model of service, in partnership with parents, and in accordance with international best practice.
www.championcentre.org.nz
Child and Family Psychological Services
Child and Family Psychological Services provides tailored assessment and intervention services for children, adolescents and families experiencing a range of difficulties. canopytrust.co.nz/child-and-family-psychology-services-5308615613968242947/
Cholmondeley Childrens Centre
Cholmondeley Children’s Centre provides short-term emergency and planned respite care and education to children (aged 3-12 years) whose families are experiencing genuine stress or crisis. Our aim is to give these children the opportunity to build their resilience, while issues at home are resolved.
www.cholmondeley.org.nz
Christchurch Budget Service Inc
The Christchurch Budget Service provides budget advice and debt management solutions and community education.
www.ngoupdater.org.nz/community-organisations/christchurch-budget-service-inc
Christchurch City Mission
The Christchurch City Mission seeks to support, care and advocate for those who are marginalized through social and economic factors and are at risk through unemployment, inadequate housing, family breakdown, addiction, financial difficulties or mismanagement, abuse or other difficulty.
www.citymission.org.nz
Christchurch Methodist Mission
Every day, for close to 80 years, the Christchurch Methodist Mission (CMM) has been making a positive difference in our city and in people's lives. Through innovative and responsive child and family services, social housing, group programmes and services for older people CMM reaches a broad base of diverse residents facing multiple challenges.
www.mmsi.org.nz
Christchurch Resettlement Service
CRS exists to support people from refugee and migrant backgrounds living in Christchurch to settle successfully in New Zealand by providing a range of professional services that build on strengths to promote wellbeing and resilience
www.crs.org.nz
CCS Disability Action
The CCS Disability Action provide support and strengthen communities so people with disabilities are included in the life of their family/whanau and community.
www.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz
Early Start Project Ltd
Early Start is a research based fully evaluated long term and intensive home visiting support service for families/whānau with new born babies where social and family circumstances may challenge the health and wellbeing of their children. Early Start also delivers programmes that are designed to assist families as their child(ren) develop. These programmes include Listen Love Play for children under 3 years old, Triple P Parenting programme, Incredible Years programme, and Getting Ready for School.
www.earlystart.co.nz
Family Help Trust
Family Help Trust operates child abuse-prevention services for high-risk families in Christchurch, New Zealand. It confronts the causes of family dysfunction and provides client families with the skills they need to improve their lives, and those of their children.
www.familyhelptrust.org.nz
Harakeke Centre
The Harakeke Centre provides specialist therapeutic services for children and families/whanau, adult psychotherapy and counselling and professional supervision. The Centre uses a broad theoretical approach to therapy including narrative, solution-focused, psychotherapy, cognitive and behavioural therapies, and play therapy. A co-joint family systems model is also used which offers a team approach to supporting both the child and their family.
www.harakekecentre.co.nz
He Waka Tapu
He Waka Tapu is a Kaupapa Maori organisation. Services are therefore delivered using a kaupapa Maori framework encompassing Tinana (physical well-being), Wairua (spiritual well-being), Hinengaro (mental well-being), Whānau (family well-being). The organisation runs a number of programmes specialising in anger management, alcohol and drug addictions and personal health.
www.hewakatapu.org.nz
Home & Family Charitable Trust | Te Whare Manaaki Tangata
As New Zealand's second oldest charity (est. 1898), Home & Family have evolved from 'The Society for the Protection of Women and Children' into a child-focused organisation protecting childhoods by providing early intervention and wrap-around support to pēpi, tamariki, rangatahi and their parents/caregivers and whānau. Home & Family believe all tamariki should have the right to live in homes with people who cherish them, keep them safe and nurture their potential. We offer Child & Youth services, Parenting services & Whānau Safety services, helping tamariki and whānau to build the life skills, resilience, confidence, and self-belief to live lives free from family violence, anxiety, stress, depression and behavioural and mental health issues. For more information, please visit our website: www.homeandfamily.net.nz
The Home of Hope/Te Whare Awhero
Te Whare Awhero's vision is to positively influence and strengthen the community by offering services that embrace families and individuals facing life’s challenges. These services include counselling for children, youth and adults and older adults; Oscar programmes; social research; community development and engagement; school-based psycho-social education (well-being); practical help from our community based social workers, firewood ministries.
www.hpct.org.nz
I Am Hope
I Am Hope offers free counselling support for tamariki and rangatahi. www.iamhope.org.nz
Kingdom Resources
Kingdom Resources team of staff and budget advisors help hundreds of people each year to manage their money better. Programmes include: Money Mates groups; interest free Loans; and employment support.
www.kingdomresources.org.nz
LifeLinks
LifeLinks provides Needs Assessment and Service Coordination for people under 65, with a physical, sensory, intellectual or neurological disability or a combination of these.
www.lifelinks.co.nz
Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education shapes an education system that delivers equitable and excellent outcomes.
Ko tō mātou whare mātauranga, he rangatira, he mana taurite ōna huanga. Local ministry offices are the first contact for early learning services, schools, parents, and the wider community. We deliver policies, programmes and services focused on improving the community's knowledge of and participation in the education system.
This involves working with parents, iwi, and Pasifika advisors and community groups to:
- get greater participation in education
- provide information to enable decisions to be made about education options
- provide education programmes for stakeholders to support the education system [email protected]
Open Home Foundation
The Open Home Foundation of NZ is a child and family support service that works within the provisions of the Children, Young Persons and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Act. The organisation delivers social work services, care services, respite services for children and young people with disabilities and intensive wraparound support.
www.ohf.org.nz
Oranga Tamariki
Our vision is to ensure all tamariki or children in Aotearoa New Zealand are in loving whānau or family and communities where oranga tamariki can be upheld. Receive reports of concern and look to provide early support for whānau and opportunities for them to care safely for their tamariki. We only consider seeking custody of a child in circumstances of serious harm and when no other option exists to keep the tamaiti safe.
www.orangatamariki.govt.nz/about-us/contact-us/locations/canterbury-region
Pegasus Health
Pegasus Health supports many aspects of health and wellbeing in Canterbury.
We provide services and support to general practices and community-based health providers to deliver quality health care to patients and we are committed to improving the health outcomes of the people in our communities.
www.pegasus.health.nz
Petersgate Counselling Centre
Petersgate Trust provides affordable professional counselling to the community. The agency respects and looks after the needs of everyone, regardless of creed, culture or socio-economic background. Petersgate also delivers a free earthquake counselling service. www.petersgate.org.nz
Pillars
Pillars delivers research-based programmes that help create positive futures for children of prisoners. Services delivered by Pillars include: nationwide support helpline; wrap around family/whānau support for caregivers of children of prisoners; and a mentoring programme for children of prisoners. Pillars also delivers family/whānau services in prisons that strengthen families and reduce intergenerational offending.
www.pillars.org.nz
Plunket
Plunket provides a range of free health and support services for the development, health and wellbeing of children under five. Plunket works together with families and communities, to ensure the best start for every child.
www.plunket.org.nz
Presbyterian Support
Presbyterian Support provides social and health services across the Upper South island for families at risk, children, young people, people with disabilities and older people living in the community.
www.psuppersouth.org.nz
Problem Gambling Foundation
At the Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand (PGF) our qualified counsellors provide free, professional and confidential gambling counselling services for both gamblers and others affected by gambling. Support groups are also provided for people who would like to work towards and maintain being gamblefree.
www.pgfnz.org.nz
Purapura Whetu
Purapura Whetu Trust is a kaupapa Māori provider that combines clinical, cultural and community support into services that embrace the Māori view of wellbeing. The range of kaupapa Māori health, mental health and social services include: Mana Ake; Manu Ka Rere; Muslim Wellbeing Ōtautahi; Nga Maihi Youth Supported Accommodation; Tupuranga; Pae Ora Waitaha; Te oriori; Te Waharoa; Te Kahano Hauora; Whānau Ora Navigators; counselling; Oranga Day Activities programme; Te Hā Waitaha – Stop Smoking Canterbury; Christchurch Youth Mental Health Services; and Māori health services.
www.pw.maori.nz
St John of God Hauora Trust/Waipuna
The St John of God Hauora Trust/Waipuna’s Community, Youth and Child services deliver a range of programmes to meet the needs of communities, young people and families in Canterbury. These programmes include talking therapy, adventure therapy, Community Action on Youth and Drugs, and young parents development programmes such as Young Parents To Be and Watch, Wait and Wonder.
www.sjog.org.nz
Stand for Children
Stand is a charity providing an Intensive Wraparound social service response through: it's Stand for Children service (which includes Therapeutic Care and Education in Children's Villages) to children aged 5 to 12 and their families, it's Family Therapy service for children 0-18 (including unborns) and their families, the Social Services in Schools service and a Kidzacool Adventures holiday programme for children aged 5 up to 14. Stand for Children works to transform the lives of children and young people who are at significant risk of harm to their wellbeing as a consequence of the environment in which they are being raised and their own complex needs.
www.standforchildren.org.nz
START
START is an organisation that provides early intervention, counselling and support for children, youth and adults and their families who have experienced sexual violence or other trauma. Our focus is providing accessible, integrated services based on best practice. START also provides education about sexual violence and other trauma to the wider community.
www.starthealing.org
STOP
STOP provides community-based assessment and intervention services for adolescents and adults who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviour and for children with concerning sexual behaviours.
www.stop.org.nz
Stopping Violence Services (CHCH)
Stopping Violence Services provides non-violence educational programmes; support services to people affected by family violence; education within the wider community that all violence is unacceptable; and training and education programmes. These services are available for men, women and youth.
www.svschch.org.nz
Tangata Atumotu Trust
Tangata Atumotu Trust is a Pasifika health service. www.tat.org.nz
Te Ora Hou Aotearoa
Te Ora Hou Aotearoa is a New Zealand network of faith-based Māori youth and community development organisations that are committed to holistic development of young people, their whānau and communities. The agency located in Otautahi works primarily with Māori and Polynesian rangitahi and their whānau. Services provided include youth work, wrap around social work, community work and Te Kaupapa Whakaora (alternative education programme for 13-16 year olds).
www.teorahou.org.nz
Te Puawaitanga Ki Otautahi Trust
Te Puawaitanga Ki Otautahi Trust is a Kaupapa Māori provider within the Canterbury area, delivering health, education, social services and training programmes that promote the health education, culture, history and wellbeing of Māori/women and their whānau. Programmes include antenatal education, breastfeeding support, support to access early childhood education and school, Incredible Years Parenting programme, Tamariki Ora and others.
www.whanauoraservices.co.nz
Te Puna Oranga
Te Puna Oranga provides sexual abuse healing counselling, youth development programmes and programmes for women and parents.
Phone (03) 381 8472 www.tepunaoranga.co.nz
Te Whare Awhereo Hope Centre
Te Whare Awhereo Hope Centre deliver counselling services for children, youth and adults facing life’s challenges. tewhareawhero.org
The Parenting Place
The Parenting Place (formerly Parents Inc) is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to making life better for parents and their children, by offering a wide range of services to encourage and support parents. These services include parenting programmes, intensive coaching on parenting and relationship-building strategies, in-school education programmes, and post-natal support.
www.theparentingplace.com
The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army’s mission is caring for people, transforming lives and reforming society. The agency offers a wide variety of services including budgeting advice, food and clothing assistance, and life skills programmes.
www.salvationarmy.org
Wellbeing North Canterbury Community Trust
Wellbeing North Canterbury provides support services to families and communities across the Waimakariri and Hurunui Districts. These services include community youth work, family counselling, Youth Drug and Alcohol programme, Restorative Justice, Volunteer Drives Scheme, School Attendance service, social work services, and Karanga Mai Early Learning. This agency seeks to provide services to North Canterbury people to meet life’s challenges, so they can learn, connect and strengthen wellbeing in their lives and in the community.
www.wellbeingnc.org.nz
YCD Youth and Cultural Development
YCD Provides services to Young People who are at risk of or who are getting involved in an offending circle. The services offered at YCD include: Supported Bail, Supervision with Activity, Community Service Coordination, Street Youth Work project, Enhance Whanau Home youth Work, Whanaketanga, Whahatu-tia Nga Wero and Transition to Independence.
www.ycd.co.nz
Yellow Brick Road
Yellow Brick Road offers support, education, advocacy, and support groups for families/whānau of people with mental illness as well as support for those who have lost a loved-one to suicide. yellowbrickroad.org.nz
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