SELF REFERRAL SERVICES
The Mental Health Education and Resource Centre (MHERC) provides information, a free public library, as well as professional development and community education about mental health, wellbeing, mental illness, and addiction. Our services are available to everyone, including those who may be affected by mental illness, seeking wellbeing for themselves or others, and those working in the mental health or social service sectors. Support: Friendly, knowledgeable staff to assist you in finding appropriate information and services to meet your needs. Library: Free public library with books, DVDs and CDs on a wide range of topics including stress, sleep, child and adolescent wellbeing, communication, relationships, anxiety, depression, addiction, and much more. Resources: Brochures and fact sheets, including local support services available. Professional Development: Our courses aim to enhance participants’ knowledge, understanding and attitudes from a researched evidence and strengths based perspective. We provide practical skills and tools for participants to use in their everyday practice. We run courses throughout the year and can also provide onsite training to organisations. Community Education: Along with our collaborative partners we are able to offer free or affordable education workshops in the community. Education for NGO’s, agencies and businesses: Our expertise in workplace psychology and education enables us to provide both standard and custom solutions to help you achieve a happy, engaged, knowledgeable and skilled workforce. Meeting Room Hire: Our well-equipped meeting room is available for hire for eligible community organisations and businesses at affordable rates.
Overeaters Anonymous (OA) is a twelve step programme for men and women who support each other in solving their common problem of compulsive eating including anorexia, bulimia, obesity and overeating. The primary purpose of OA is to carry the message that recovery is possible. OA members are not experts about obesity, weight loss or food addiction. “We simply want to share our experience, strength and hope with others who desire our help and support.”
We have 88 beds available for men over the age of 18 and are staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Services provided include: accommodation, budgeting, advocacy and networking.
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.