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North Canterbury based Charitable Trust that provides free support services to families and communities across the Waimakariri and Hurunui Districts, with offices in Kaiapoi and Rangiora. Services include: Youth alcohol and drug service Schools attendance service Restorative justice service Mana Ake – Stronger for Tomorrow Youth Transition Service Youth worker support Social work support Community Pantry (Food bank) Karanga Mai Early Learning Centre Volunteer Drivers Room rental (fee for service) Back office administration (fee for service) Family counselling.
Services we provide include: A safe, women-only drop-in space. Monday to Friday, 10.00am to 2.00pm A phone-in line for women in crisis, to talk with a skilled worker Advocacy Free legal service two days per month. Appointments are essential Free counselling service for up to 10 sessions per client. Our counsellors (some are fully qualified and some are students on placement) deal with a wide range of issues. Appointments are accessed via a waitlist – self referral only A wide range of resources and information on other community organisations and agencies A variety of low-cost courses throughout the year to encourage women’s wellbeing facilitated by qualified tutors Membership and library Lesbian support and resources Three consultation rooms and meeting room for hire
VOICE is a forum for mental health non-government organisations (NGO) and close associates. Representatives meet on a monthly basis at structured meetings which cover aspects such as current trends and developments within mental health in New Zealand with particular emphasis on NGO mental health services. There are opportunities to share information and network. For more information please contact MHERC – Mental Health Education and Resource Centre.
We are a social-work based peer support organisation for people affected by Asperger Syndrome. We provide Peer support, social work services, advocacy, counselling and information; preparation for employment, workplace staff training and mentoring; advocacy in schools, guidance about educational choices, training for professional staff. Pre and post-diagnosis counselling and information about where to go to obtain a diagnosis, and support in attending interviews with Work and Income, your GP and others.
A Life Worth Living: The Team at Mind and Body Consultants believe that all people have the potential to have a life worth living. For people with experience of mental illness, we call this recovery. Recovery is not just managing your mental illness; it is actively working towards the life you want. Mind and Body’s Peer Support Services offer you, as a user of mental health services, the opportunity to work with someone who has been through this process. Peer Support Services: Our peer support services will encourage you to take responsibility for your own recovery. You actively promote your wellness by connecting or reconnecting with your family/whanau and friends, jobs, home and community. You decide where you live, how you manage your money and how your spiritual needs are met. A Peer Support Worker can support you to make positive changes in your life by helping you to identify your strengths, set goals and plan the necessary steps to achieve them. All our Peer Support Workers have personal experience of significant mental illness. We know recovery because we live it. This is the basis of the peer support relationship. Peer Zone Facilitators: We deliver Peer Zone workshops in Christchurch.
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
Aspire Canterbury offers support, advice and resources to assist disabled and older people (and those who support them) to make informed decisions and connect them with appropriate services. We provide: Disability Information – a ‘one stop information service’. Email: disinfo@aspirecanterbury.org.nz Aspire Canterbury Shop – a range of products and aids for people to use around the home and when out and about. We also hire out wheelchairs, ramps and walkers. Mobile Unit – which can come out and give active presentations Total Mobility Discounted Taxi Scheme – providing 50% discounts on taxi fares to eligible people in the greater Christchurch area 03 366 9093 | Email: taxivouchers@aspirecanterbury.org.nz Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm
Attitude provides a variety of life skills programmes to high schools throughout New Zealand. All information on presentations and resources can be found on their website. Attitude is the youth education division of The Parenting Place.
We provide a free and confidential service on any issue including consumer rights, legal information, budgeting, health and welfare issues, employment rights, housing and tenancy issues, unemployment problems, education and training, personal and family issues, and immigration needs. We offer a free legal information service and Justice of the Peace service.
Karanga Mai is a school for teen and young parents. We offer a licensed child-care centre for 0-5 year olds; transport to and from the College; the opportunity to study and gain qualifications at secondary and tertiary level, with help from qualified teachers; support with career planning and other services such as budgeting advice, Plunket and WINZ.