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Glen Innes Family Centre

Social Service, Abuse and Violence Support, Stopping Violence

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Description

We offer a variety of services and programmes designed to provide immediate support to individuals and families in the Glen Innes and surrounding areas. These include social work support, counselling and budgeting services, parenting programes, men's anger management programmes, youth development and seniors' programmes.

Ages

Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua

How do I access this service?

Walk in

Referral

Contact us

You are welcome to phone us to get advice and/or make an appointment.

Website / App

Contact through website: www.gifc.co.nz

Make an appointment

Hours

Mon – Fri 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Public Holidays: Closed ANZAC Day (25 Apr), King's Birthday (3 Jun), Matariki (28 Jun), Labour Day (28 Oct), Auckland Anniversary (27 Jan), Waitangi Day (6 Feb), Good Friday (18 Apr), Easter Sunday (20 Apr), Easter Monday (21 Apr).

Languages Spoken

English

Services Provided

Abuse and violence support

Counselling for individuals impacted by trauma. Our Social Workers work with children and families affected by domestic violence, exposure of child to domestic violence, Oranga Tamariki intervention cases, family dysfunction and relationship breakdown, overcrowding in accommodation issues, mental health problems, alcohol and drug misuse, sexual abuse.

  • Counselling
  • Family violence intervention
  • Information and support
  • Referral to specialist services
  • Support groups
  • Victim support

Counselling for individuals impacted by trauma.

Our Social Workers work with children and families affected by domestic violence, exposure of child to domestic violence, Oranga Tamariki intervention cases, family dysfunction and relationship breakdown, overcrowding in accommodation issues, mental health problems, alcohol and drug misuse, sexual abuse.

Advocacy

We advocate for clients with Work and Income and Tamaki Housing.

We advocate for clients with Work and Income and Tamaki Housing.

Education and training

We have community led initiatives that support life skills. We also run the parenting Building Awesome Whanau programme, Talking Matters and a Just 4 Dads support programme.

  • Life skills

We have community led initiatives that support life skills. 

We also run the parenting Building Awesome Whānau programme, Talking Matters and a Just 4 Dads support programme.

Employment support

We will assist people with employment issues.

We will assist people with employment issues.  

Social work

We provide support and advocacy for families and individuals. Our Social Workers develop a working relationship with children, young people and their families. We work with children and families include mental health problems, alcohol and drug misuse, sexual abuse, domestic violence, family dysfunction and relationship breakdown, exposure of child to domestic violence, Oranga Tamariki intervention cases, overcrowding in accommodation issues. Another important role of our social workers is working with other professionals and agencies, with teachers, nurses, doctors, police officers and court officers to resolve client issues. Please call to make an appointment or complete a referral form on our website.

 

We provide support and advocacy for families and individuals. Our Social Workers develop a working relationship with children, young people and their families. We work with children and families include mental health problems, alcohol and drug misuse, sexual abuse, domestic violence, family dysfunction and relationship breakdown, exposure of child to domestic violence, Oranga Tamariki intervention cases, overcrowding in accommodation issues.

Another important role of our social workers is working with other professionals and agencies, with teachers, nurses, doctors, police officers and court officers to resolve client issues.

Please call to make an appointment or complete a referral form on our website.

Pregnancy and parenting

We run the parenting Building Awesome Whanau programme, Just 4 Dads support programme, Monday Boost for women programme, Mindfulness programme both for men and women and Mana Rangatahi (for youth) year 7 and 8 programme.

  • Parenting education
  • Parent wellbeing
  • Whānau support
  • Dads

We run the parenting Building Awesome Whānau programme, Just 4 Dads support programme, Monday Boost for women programme, Mindfulness programme both for men and women and Mana Rangatahi (for youth) year 7 and 8 programme.

Stopping violence services

We provide a free 8 week anger management courses for men and women. Call us for more information and to register or visit our website to register.

We provide a free 8 week anger management courses for men and women. Call us for more information and to register or visit our website to register. 

Accommodation and housing support

We support people with housing issues and needs.

We support people with housing issues and needs.

Food support

Disability Assistance

Wheelchair access

Additional Details

Face to face / Kanohi ki te Kanohi, Phone, LGBTQIA+ friendly, Speak with women / wahine, Speak with men / tane, Child / Tamariki friendly

Region

Central Auckland

Website

Contact Details

Contact 3: 0800 443 221. Free anywhere in New Zealand

Unit 8/ 260 Apirana Avenue
Glen Innes
Auckland
Auckland 1072

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Street Address

Unit 8/ 260 Apirana Avenue
Glen Innes
Auckland
Auckland 1072

Postal Address

PO Box 18145
Glen Innes
Auckland 1743

This page was last updated at 5:23PM on November 27, 2023. This information is reviewed and edited by Glen Innes Family Centre.