Community Health and Social Services
Advocacy services can support you or work on your behalf when you are accessing health or social services. This can include listening to your concerns, talking through options with you and coming with you to appointments.
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Advocacy Services 290 results
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Uruuruwhenua Hauora
Working in partnership to provide quality healthcare services to you and your whānau
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. 0800 485 111
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Manchester House Social Services
Manchester House is a for-community organisation offering on-demand services in Feilding and its surrounding districts.
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. (06) 3237191
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RainbowYOUTH
RainbowYOUTH is a national organisation dedicated to providing support, information and advocacy for queer, gender diverse, takatāpui and intersex youth.
(09) 376 4155
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Stroke Aotearoa NZ
Stroke Aotearoa New Zealand is the national charity dedicated to stroke.
0800 78 76 53
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Te Whare Tiaki Rongomātāne (Men’s Centre)
Te Whare Tiaki Rongomātāne (Men’s Centre) offers an immediate response and frontline service for men
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. (04) 237 7028
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Asthma Waikato
Asthma Waikato provides expertise, education, assessment and support to families of children with asthma aged 0-15 living in the Waikato, and to the community.
9:00 AM to 3:30 PM. (07) 838 0851
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Waiariki Women's Refuge
Liberating women, children, families and whānau from family violence
12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. (07) 349 0852
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Waahi Whaanui Trust
We aim to provide coordinated and integrated services that support the development of our Whānau, Hapu and Iwi.
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. (07) 828 9695
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Age Concern Waikato
Age Concern is a community based not-for-profit organisation dedicated to enhancing quality of life for older people
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. (07) 838 2266
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Te Kupenga Whakaoti Mahi Patunga / National Network of Family Violence Services
We provide support to family violence prevention and intervention services - we do NOT provide services and programmes directly to clients but can refer people
027 214 4403 (for referrals)
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Otautau and Districts Community Charitable Trust
Provision of integrated family support services for older persons, parents, and children through a one-stop shop
9:00 AM to 2:30 PM. (03) 225 8069
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Epilepsy Association of New Zealand
Information and support – for people who have epilepsy and their families/whānau.
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. 0800 37 45 37 (EPILEPSY)
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Friendship House - He Whare Tangata
The Heart of Change in the Community
8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. 0800 348 7878
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Taumarunui Police Family Harm Team
Ruapehu Community Support Trust/Whakakotahitanga is a total wrap-around service for families involved in domestic violence situations.
(07) 895 8119
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Whānau Awhina Women's Refuge
At Whānau Awhina Women's Refuge we provide the support and information you need when you’re dealing with violence in your life.
(07) 308 5531
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Hutt Valley and Hutt City Women’s Refuge
We support the needs of women and children throughout the wider Hutt Valley who are impacted by family violence
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. (04) 569 1040
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Te Whare Tāwharau
Sexual violence support and prevention centre for students and staff of the University of Otago
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. (03) 479 3790 or 0800 479 379
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Head Injury Southland Charitable Trust
We provide support, information, education and advocacy for head-injured people, their families/whanau, carers and the wider community
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. (03) 214 4154
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Diabetes Foundation Aotearoa
We want to prevent and reverse diabetes - its prevalence and its damage - for Aotearoa New Zealand’s most high risk communities
8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. (09) 273 9650
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Palmerston North Women's Refuge
We provide the support and information you need when you're dealing with violence in your life.
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. (06) 354 5355
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Family VIP - Women’s Refuge - Napier
Napier Women’s Refuge is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting families to live violence-free.
(06) 843 6515
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Family Works South Canterbury
Family Works provides a range of services that help people work through challenging issues and become stronger.
(03) 688 5029
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Complex Chronic Illness Support
Supporting people impacted by Complex Chronic Illness - empowering people towards wellness.
0800 224 787
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Respect
Increasing Safety, Reducing Violence. Our main purpose is to facilitate respectful relationships.
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. (09) 489 3770
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Te Ara Pae Trust
Support, assistance and counselling service for anyone that has experienced sexual harm or family violence at any time in their lives.
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. (06) 278 6399
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Age Concern Rotorua
We support older kiwis to have a healthy lifestyle, full of opportunities and protection from harm
(07) 347 1539
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Nelson Women's Refuge
At Nelson Women's Refuge, we provide the support and information you need when you’re dealing with violence in your life.
12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. (03) 544 0616
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SHE (Support Heal Empower)
SHE (Support Heal Empower) is a not for profit organisation dedicated to supporting families to live violence free.
0800 733 843
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Tamaki Community Development Trust
Tamaki Community Development Trust is a local social services organisation that has supported families in Tamaki for over 25 years.
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
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Wellington City Mission
The Wellington City Mission has been supporting those in need in the Wellington region since 1904.
8:30 AM to 6:00 PM. (04) 245 0900
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Te Whare Whānau Pūrotu - Māori Women’s Refuge
Te Whare Whānau Pūrotu Inc is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting families to live violence-free.
12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. (06) 878 2042
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Fale Pasifika Women's Refuge
Fale Pasifika Women's Refuge protect and shelter Pasifika families in need.
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. (09) 622 0572
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Alzheimers New Zealand
A dementia friendly New Zealand, Aotearoa, he aro nui ki te hunga mate wareware
0800 004 001
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Te Puna O Te Aroha Māori Women's Refuge
Te Puna O Te Aroha is a Refuge for Māori women and their families dealing with domestic violence.
12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. (09) 437 2127
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Tuhourangi Tribal Authority - Koroua & Kuia Community Activity Programme
A community day activity programme for koroua and kuia based in the ROTORUA area
027 291 3002
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Central Connect Whare Manaaki
Central Connect Te Whare Manaaki offers whānau centered services including social work, advocacy and counselling, particularly for those impacted by family harm
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. (06) 858 9891
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Miriam Centre
24/7 therapeutic response assistance for children young people, adults, family whanau, communities struggling with trauma, abuse, sexual physical emotional behaviour..
12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. 0800 80 1988
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Man Alive
Dedicated to working with men, boys and families on the issues that affect their lives.
8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. 0800 826 367
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Te Puna Oranga
Kaupapa Māori Organisation that offers counselling, advocacy, youth mentoring, 24/7 crisis line to whānau who need support with sexual violence, wāhine self empowerment and parenting
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. (03) 381 8472