Activity Based Services
Services we offer include budget advice, a $3.00 weekly community hot meal, low cost/free courses including healthy living and empowerment. Grow Your Own Free Lunch: A five week free course helping people grow healthy food (includes a meal). This course is held five times per year Walk and Explore: A ten week free course helping people exercise and explore Foodbank: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10.00am to 2.00pm Delta Footprints Cafe: Low cost cafe – Monday and Wednesday, 10.00am to 1.00pm Evergreen Club: Day programme for older adults (03 960 3228) – Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 2.30pm English Conversational Classes: For new migrants – Wednesday, 10.30am to 12.00pm ESOL: Wednesday, 9.00am – 12.00pm Delta Friendship Link: A programme for people with intellectual disabilities (03 389 0273)
Manuka Cottage is the physical base for the Addington Community Development Project. Monday: Pop in for a cuppa 10.00am to 1.00pm, 10 cents per cup. Walkie Talkies 10.00am. Book/DVD swap 10.00am. Morning tea (scones) 11.00am. Cards 10.00am to 12.00pm. Manuka Art 11.00am to 1.00pm gold coin donation. Jigsaw Corner 10.00am to 1.00pm.Coffee and conversation 10.00am to 1.00pm. Tuesday (women only): Pop in for a cuppa 10.30am to 3.00pmm, 10 cents per cup. Bits n Bobs Group 10.30am to 3.00pm. Coffee, chit chat, shared lunch, Jigsaw Corner, book/DVD swap, support 10.00am to 1.00pm. Wednesday: Pop in for a cuppa 10.00am to 11.30amm, 10 cents per cup. Cards, Jigsaw Corner, book/DVD swap 10.00am. Community lunch 12.00pm, gold coin donation. The Fruit and Vege Co-op runs from 11.00am to 2.30pm to pick up your $15 pre-ordered packs. The Addington Time Bank also runs their paper based Hub and welcomes any enquiries. Thursday: Cafe runs 10.30am to 12.30pm, coffee/tea 10 cents per cup and chocolate biscuits are 20 cents. Manuka Scribes Writing Group 10.30am to 12.00pm. Addy-ventures 11.00am. Friday: S.P.A.C.E. Parenting in the first year for first time mothers 12.00pm to 3.00pm. Contact Kathryn Byfield 027 416 2656 for further details and cost. Other projects include Addington OSCAR after school and holiday programme, Addington TimeBank, Fruit and Vege Co-op, Addington Wellbeing Group, Addington Times. Resources include information, daily newspaper, informal support systems, a Community Development Worker, Family and Community Worker and a Partnership Health Worker. The Cottage is open to all. People are welcome to simply pop in.
A community cottage offering information and resource services, as well as advocacy and emotional support for all ages. Monday: Craft and Ukulele Tuesday: Playgroup and Steady As You Go Wednesday: Community lunch Thursday: Badminton Friday: Depression Support Networkand Chi Gong, a low impact exercise class Work profiles and CVs Wellbeing coaching Pegasus Health (previously Partnership Health) community worker for seven local community centres Advocacy and support from two community workers Internet access Children’s after school classes
Te Whare Taonga o Nga iwi Katoa Linwood Resource Centre (LRC) provides a welcoming, stimulating and safe environment for local people to build an inclusive house and garden community where creativity can be explored, skills and resources shared and friendships built. What we currently offer: Advice and guidance Linwood Men’s/Community Shed Community Gardens Garden Group Share and Sew Room hire Affordable Fruit & Vegetable Group Volunteering opportunities
KiwiAble is administered by the Inclusive Communities Co-ordinator at Council and aims to help reduce the cost for people with disabilities to participate in sport, recreation and leisure. KiwiAble Leisure Card is available to people on: Living support payment Job seeker support and disability allowance National superannuation and disability allowance Long term ACC
Step Ahead provides activity based rehabilitation programmes in Linwood and Riccarton (Christchurch), Rangiora and Ashburton for people who experience a mental illness. Programmes provide a fun and comprehensive range of activity options including art and creative groups, sport and recreation as well as shared meals, evenings out and participation in community activities. Members choose their own level of involvement and peer support is available. Most activities are priced between $0 – $5. More exciting and twice yearly activities like skiing and horse riding cost a little more. Annual membership is $10. Participation provides opportunities for members to socialise, achieve a sense of purpose and belonging and increase independence. Active participation in the wider community also contributes toward employment readiness. No formal referral is required. You can self-refer or come along with your Support Worker for a first visit and decide if Step Ahead is right for you.
Our Vision: Thriving woven communities Our Mission: Developing resilient children and youth of character Established 1989 The Primary Project: It is now six years since we established The Primary Project, moving from a programme to presence based model. We work with and three local primary schools and their wider communities. The aim is to see the local school, community and church working better together for children and families to bring about four shared outcomes: Students achieving Families strengthened Kids enjoying life Communities woven Touch Modules: In term four each year we run two community Touch Modules attracting over 300 children and their families. These give opportunity to those children and their families who would not otherwise be involved in sport. It is a low key, fun environment with an opportunity to learn new skills and to be part of the volunteer crew. Origin Sport: Our coordinator plans several inter-school competitions each year for children in Years 3 and 4 at 5 local primary schools. The competitions are run between several local schools and are a joint venture between the school, the local church, Community Board and Sport Canterbury. Our coordinator also runs a holiday programme each term during the holidays.
All MHAPS peer workers have personal lived experience of mental health and/or addiction challenges, and of working consciously with these experiences to move towards greater wellbeing. This work is more than just a job to us – it is about transforming our mutual understanding of our experiences, and giving expression to a freer and more dignified way of being in the world. Intentional Peer Support (IPS): IPS is a trauma-informed framework for creating safe yet transformative connections. IPS is founded on a willingness of both people to learn and grow, nobody is the helper and the point in not to “fix” you. We aim to grow a relationship that allows each of us to understand how we came to see things the way we do, and how we might work with our particular circumstances to find new possibilities, greater ease, confidence and fulfilment. We offer IPS for individuals and groups. We work through four tasks: building connection; exploring our own and each other’s worldview; practicing mutuality (two-way relationships); and moving towards what we want in our lives. Peer Advocacy: Peer Advocates are available to anyone experiencing mental distress and/or addiction or dependence issues. Advocates help you to have you voice heard in systems, and can assist you in resolving difficulties. Advocates can help with access to health care, addiction treatment access, complaints, housing issues, dealing with landlords, Work and Income, Oranga Tamariki, and more. Latnam 826 at MHAPS: Welcoming and comfortable weekend activity and social centre for people experiencing mental health and/or addiction challenges, located in the city centre. Awareness: Consumer leadership and participation forum. Learning Exchange: A range of daytime workshops, evening classes, themes evening talks. RecoveryWorks: 11-week programme to assist people with moderate to high anxiety to make positive and sustainable changes away from anxiety and into the life they would like to be leading. Quiet Minds: Weekly radio show on mental health issues. All MHAPS services are confidential and most are free (a small donation may be requested for some courses). We look forward to meeting you!
The Aranui Community Trust is based in the eastern suburbs of Christchurch. It is a vibrant diverse community with a sense of hope to develop together. Aranui Heartland services are available from the Aranui Community Trust. These services include: Partnership Community Workers Kiwisport Activator Early Childhood Education Coordinator Connectedness Coordinator Mower Shed Beneficiary Advisory Services Community Law Tenancy Protection Association Housing New Zealand/Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities Ara Institute of Canterbury B4 School Checks Fruit and Vegetable Co-op Green Prescription Heartland Coordinator Indoor bowls