Service types: Social work, Budgeting and help with debt, Abuse and violence support, Family violence intervention, Referral to specialist services, Conflict resolution mediation, Information and support, Victim support, Social services crisis assessment, Pacific People, Food support, Family / whānau support, Support groups, Information, education & support, Kaupapa Māori.

Our qualified social workers provide free, confidential support to individuals and whaanau impacted by family harm. We walk alongside you to ensure your safety, wellbeing, and rights are upheld.

Our social workers can:

• Advocate for you with agencies such as Oranga Tamariki, Kainga Ora, MSD, Court and other NGO agencies or education providers.

• Support you through parenting challenges, separation, or the end of a relationship.

• Help you access your full and correct entitlements and connect with housing, budgeting, and community supports.

• Work with you on safety planning and practical solutions if you are experiencing or have experienced family harm and so much more.

Our social workers are professionally registered and adhere to the Social Workers Registration Board Code of Conduct, ensuring that all practice is safe, ethical, and whaanau-centred.

We provide Transitional Accommodation for women and children based in Pukekohe but open to all.

Budgeting services help you and your whānau look after your money and give you advice on spending, saving and managing debt. 

We can offer support and advocacy to navigate WINZ, Corrections/court, health services and getting your children into schooling and so on. 

• Information and support
• Care and protection
• Victim support
• Conflict resolution mediation
• Referral to specialist services
• Family violence intervention

Our team can assist with:

• Safety planning and risk assessment to keep whaanau safe and facilitating restorative processes with whaanau if needed.

• Connecting with Police, Family Court, Oranga Tamariki, and other services.

• Support through relationship separation, protection orders, and parenting arrangements.

• Advocacy and guidance to help you access your entitlements and services.

• Referrals to counselling, drug and alcohol support, and other wellbeing services.

We run a weekly Koha Shed on Tuesdays, from 10am - 12noon (weather permitting) where donated household items are freely available to those in need.

If the Koha Shed is closed, it is notified on our Facebook page.

Visitors are invited to contribute a non-perishable item as they are able, that can, in turn, be shared with others in the community.

We also provide low cost Skinny Jump modems

Provision of information, guidance, advice, and resources.

Food support services provide food support to people experiencing hardship. This may include food parcels, food banks and social supermarkets.

Kaupapa Māori community and/or social support that is culturally appropriate for Māori, promote Mātauranga Māori, tikanga Māori, and whānau-centred models of care.

Community-based crisis assessment for people who need urgent social support e.g. food or accommodation.

Pasifika services providing community health and/or social support with a focus on health and wellbeing for Pacific peoples.