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young people to achieve education and employment goals
people with 19,691 food parcels
children to receive early childhood education
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Kiwis are doing it tough across New Zealand. Get involved and be part of the story of hope and transformation.
For the second year in a row, the kind folk at Honeysticks have donated kids’ activity sets to our Christmas From The Heart toy appeal – so generous and the kids love them!
If you’d like to bring Christmas joy to a child who might otherwise miss out this Christmas, bring a new child’s toy, unwrapped, to one of the Visionwest collection points:
Koru Paihere – at 275 Glengarry Road, Glen Eden (between 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday).
Whānau Centre – 97 Glendale Road (between 9am and 3pm Monday to Friday).
For more details visit www.visionwest.org.nz/toys.
Or, if you’d rather make a cash donation, visit www.visionwest.org.nz/christmas - all cash donations will be doubled thanks to Foodstuffs North Island.
#visionwest #foodstuffs #christmasfromtheheart
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![Elise’s story
𝐸𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑒* 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑢𝑠𝑏𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑛. 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝐸𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑒’𝑠 ℎ𝑢𝑠𝑏𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑠 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙-𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑔𝑔𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑑, 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚, 𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑐𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑎𝑘𝑖 𝐾𝑎𝑖.
“We were struggling to stay on top of our monthly bills. Saving money was out of the question. Quite the opposite. we were steadily falling deeper into debt. One thing I knew I could get help with was food support, so I contacted Visionwest and got an appointment to shop at Manaaki Kai, their little supermarket.
“I remember doing my first shop. It was amazing. Being able to access Manaaki Kai has hugely impacted my life in a great way, being able to get groceries and save money. As well as getting help with food, I was given an appointment with the Visionwest Money Mentors team. My financial mentor helped me arrange our money so now we’ve been able to stay on top of our bills.
“Healthwise, it’s great too. Something as little as just being able to have enough food for my kids’ school lunches makes me so happy. I worry less about whether my kids have food, and I love having food in my pantry. It’s one less thing to stress about. I feel more connected with my community too. I’ve met a lot of lovely staff from Manaaki Kai and other services at Visionwest, and I like meeting other shoppers in Manaaki kai.
“The best thing is that we can look ahead now. Because we can pay our bills monthly, I can use the things I learned at Money Mentors [Visionwest’s financial mentoring service] and look ahead and plan my budget and even save some money.”
𝑁𝑜𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝐸𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑢𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑇𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑐𝑦 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑛 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑢𝑠𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒
To book a slot at Manaaki Kai, Visionwest’s social supermarket, come to our Whānau Centre – 97 Glendale Road, Glen Eden – between 9am and 3pm, Monday to Friday.
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Elise’s story
𝐸𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑒* 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑢𝑠𝑏𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑛. 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝐸𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑒’𝑠 ℎ𝑢𝑠𝑏𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑠 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙-𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑔𝑔𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑑, 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚, 𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑐𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑎𝑘𝑖 𝐾𝑎𝑖.
“We were struggling to stay on top of our monthly bills. Saving money was out of the question. Quite the opposite. we were steadily falling deeper into debt. One thing I knew I could get help with was food support, so I contacted Visionwest and got an appointment to shop at Manaaki Kai, their little supermarket.
“I remember doing my first shop. It was amazing. Being able to access Manaaki Kai has hugely impacted my life in a great way, being able to get groceries and save money. As well as getting help with food, I was given an appointment with the Visionwest Money Mentors team. My financial mentor helped me arrange our money so now we’ve been able to stay on top of our bills.
“Healthwise, it’s great too. Something as little as just being able to have enough food for my kids’ school lunches makes me so happy. I worry less about whether my kids have food, and I love having food in my pantry. It’s one less thing to stress about. I feel more connected with my community too. I’ve met a lot of lovely staff from Manaaki Kai and other services at Visionwest, and I like meeting other shoppers in Manaaki kai.
“The best thing is that we can look ahead now. Because we can pay our bills monthly, I can use the things I learned at Money Mentors [Visionwest’s financial mentoring service] and look ahead and plan my budget and even save some money.”
𝑁𝑜𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝐸𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑢𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑝𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑇𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑐𝑦 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑛 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑢𝑠𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒
To book a slot at Manaaki Kai, Visionwest’s social supermarket, come to our Whānau Centre – 97 Glendale Road, Glen Eden – between 9am and 3pm, Monday to Friday.
#visionwest #foodbanks #foodinsecurity
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It’s on again - SHOW AND SHINE CAR DISPLAY
Come along and see the awesome classic and collectable cars from local classic car clubs including Volkswagen, Auckland MR2, American Muscle Cars, Mercedes and others.
Chat with the owners and vote for your favourite car.
There will be a sausage sizzle, coffee available and a bake sale.
Entry is by donation of a new toy that will be given to a child who will otherwise miss out this Christmas.
Come along – 1.15pm, Saturday 30 November, Glen Eden Baptist Church Carpark, 97 Glendale Road, Glen Eden.
www.visionwest.org.nz/shownshine.
#visionwest #Christmasfromtheheart
Visionwest Community Trust | Show 'n Shine
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Come along and see some awesome classic and collectable cars from Volkswagen, Auckland MR2, American Muscle Cars, Mercedes and other classic car clubs. Chat with the owners and vote for your favourite...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Trushar’s Story
In 2021, just eight months after moving his family into their West Auckland property, Trushar’s house was flooded and they lost many household items. It was a huge inconvenience but nothing like the trauma the family experienced on 27 January 2023.
Several months later, Trushar said, “Kids don’t sleep without food and a family doesn’t sleep without a roof over their head. Visionwest has given us this and more.”
Click the link to be inspired by the story of Trushar and his family – visionwest.org.nz/trushars-story/.
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If you or someone you know has a need, contact the Visionwest Whānau Centre, phone 0800 990026 – www.visionwest.org.nz.
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This time last year, Rima* was dreading Christmas. She and her children had just left a woman’s refuge and Rima wanted to get her children back to normality as soon as she could but what about Christmas?
Rima’s Visionwest support worker took her along to Christmas From The Heart where, thanks to the generosity of others, she was provided with food for Christmas and was able to select Christmas gifts for her two daughters.
Rima response was one of happiness and humility, “You’ve made my whole Christmas. I've been in a women’s refuge for over a month and didn't have a clue how Christmas was going to be for us.”
This year, we’d like to bring Christmas joy other whānau who would otherwise miss out, just like Rima’s children almost did.
You can help by going to www.visionwest.org.nz/christmas.
Thanks to Foodstuffs North Island, every dollar donated to buy toys for kids will be doubled!
#visionwest #foodstuffs #christmasfromtheheart
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