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Visionwest's Building Hope Newsletter

Building Hope

Discover stories of transformation and hope in Visionwest’s newsletter.

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Money Mentors West Auckland Budgeting Service.

Virginia’s Story – Finding the Key to Good Money Management

The presence of stress leading up to each payday as Virginia worried about how she was going to get through the coming week led her to contact Visionwest Money Mentors. Despite initial fears, she now says it’s the best thing she could have done. It was a friend who...

Albert's Story of food insecurity

Albert’s Story – Visionwest, a very special place to be

As a superannuitant in rented accommodation, Albert finds things tough at times but support from Visionwest Whai Manaaki Kai has been a great help freeing up money to go towards essential living items. https://youtu.be/iRDbOK1BMIE?si=aeSdeciWh_H1Ebas Albert has been...

Visionwest In-Home Healthcare. Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Graeme’s Story – Visionwest Has Been a Lifesaver

Graeme had always kept pretty good health until the day he collapsed at work. He was taken to North Shore Hospital and told he had pneumonia. A few days later, he received more serious news. He needed surgery to replace a damaged heart valve. Graeme worried that his...

Sandra Visionwest Housing whanau

Sandra’s Story – Confidence, Love and a Home

Sandra says she feels confident in herself and believes that the best in life, love and happiness is ahead of her. That’s pretty exciting for someone who, just a short time ago, was homeless and living in emergency accommodation on the outskirts of Christchurch …...

18 wide scaled - Visionwest

Visionwest Waka Whakakitenga – Shared Leadership Launch

At Visionwest Waka Whakakitenga, embedding shared leadership principles into the heart of the organisation involved the adoption of a shared leadership model alongside a kaupapa Māori framework. On Thursday 8 August 2024, a special event was held at Glen Eden Baptist Church to celebrate this hugely significant step in which Lisa Woolley and Matua Fred Astle embarked on their shared roles as Tumu Whakarae and Tumu respectively to lead the Visionwest Waka.

Joe is housed by Visionwest Community Housing

Joes’ Story – Help when it was needed

Joe’s chronic illness came on suddenly and not only robbed him of his ability to work; it brought with it a variety of issues relating to housing, health and hardship. A chance meeting led him to Visionwest and the support he required. It was during a chance meeting...

Rose, Client of Visionwest Home Healthcare, West Auckland, New Zealand

Rose’s Story – The difference in-home healthcare makes

Rose lived an active life. She once had a large property in Oratia with animals and a sizable garden. It was after having shoulder replacement surgery that her life changed. With limited strength and being unable to lift her arms above her shoulders, she found many of...

Sam and Lydia's children go to Eden Cottage, Visionwest's Early Childhood learning and care centre.

Sam and Lydia’s Story – Childcare and so much more

Lydia’s offer of a relief teaching role at Eden Cottage came at the perfect time for her family (husband Samuel and their two children). Not only did she have a job, the whānau also received invaluable help from Visionwest during a time of need. The connection that...

Visionwest Community Housing Canterbury - Katrina and Kana

Katrina and Kana’s Story – Housing Security and Stability

Katrina had heard about Visionwest’s housing support services because people she knew had received support and raved about it. However, even though she was in emergency housing herself, until a WINZ worker suggested she call Visionwest Community Housing, it had never...

Ōhinga Tū, Visionwest's Youth Training and Mentoring Service, West Auckland.

Amo’s Story – Back on Track

Amo was 18 years old with a thriving beauty business; life was going well for her when one change in circumstance brought things crashing down. Fortunately, her sister knew about Visionwest and suggested Amo give us a call. Amo contacts Visionwest I was 18 years old...

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