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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.  

Emerge Aotearoa provides a wide range of community-based mental health, addiction, disability support and social housing services nationwide. We were formed in 2015 following the merger of two established mental health providers, Richmond Services and Recovery Solutions. We took the best thoughts, principles, and practices from both of these organisations to create a new organisation that would deliver the best possible outcomes, and be influenced and lead by the people who use our services. Emerge Aotearoa employs approximately 1000 people, provides accommodation and support services to approximately 6000 people. We believe that everyone is capable of living full and rich lives in their communities. Taking the best of our historical practices we have created an organisation led by the needs of people who use our services – tangata whaiora – and their families/whanau and communities. Accommodation and housing Alcohol and other drug services Child, youth and whanau residential and community support services Mobile community support services Culturally specific services Day programmes Deaf mental health services Eating disorders services Education and employment support Whanau and family support Intellectual disability support services Peer support services Primary care services Residential rehabilitation Respite care Social housing Youth services The team at Emerge Aotearoa is made up of qualified and committed people, led by a blend of skilled and experienced clinicians and mental health professionals. We work together to provide a range of tailored services to individuals and their whānau/families that promote their wellbeing. Our programmes are personalised to individual needs and we pride ourselves on our ability to respond with flexible and quality solutions.

Housing Support: Housing facilitation, saving existing housing, supported group living, and housing for people in recovery from addiction. Community Support: Assist with achievement of life goals, gaining independence in daily living, and managing relationship issues. Service provided in urban and rural districts. Community Integration: Specialist assistance to overcome barriers for those experiencing difficulties moving on from hospital and residential services or requiring complex, individually tailored support to maintain settled community living. Jobconnect: Assists people to move forward with vocational goals, gain and keep employment, and supports people to sustain study and training commitments. Located at 173 Riccarton Road, Christchurch. Activelinks: Support to “get active” through physical activity, sport, recreation or leisure activities. Individual, group or specialised healthy living programmes. Emphasis is on individually tailored nutrition and exercise planning for improved physical wellbeing. Warmline: A telephone peer support service – 0800 899 276.  Peer Support: Short-term support that allows people, through shared experience, to explore issues and make positive plans to move forward. Peer support assists people to make sense of their experiences without medicalising them. Community Housing: Specialist registered Community Housing Provider. Available to people over 18 with mental illness or addiction issues who have high housing need in Christchurch. Emergency Housing: Short-term accomodation and support services for single vulnerable people that have an emergency housing need in Christchurch.  

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  

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.