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Cassie* was just 17 years old when she was forced to leave home following a breakdown in household relationships made it unsafe to remain there. After spending time couch surfing and living on the streets, a school counsellor suggested she contact...
Terangiataahua's first visit to Visionwest was for a kai parcel, but she left with a booked meeting with the Whānau Centre Support Navigator for further wraparound support and to begin a journey which would change their lives forever. I was a bit...
When Shekainah graduated from He Poutama Rangatahi (one of Visionwest’s youth training programmes) she felt like her future was transformed and opportunities never previously available opened up for her. Hear Shekainah talk about her experience...
It takes a community to help a community The Auckland Anniversary Weekend (27 January 2023) weather flood event was unlike any before it. The storm’s ferocity and the volume of rainfall took the city by surprise and had a devastating impact on Te...
Huia Mai provides services designed to meet the needs of whānau Māori and all other whānau who seek support from Visionwest. Recently, the team at Huia Mai received this letter of gratitude and appreciation. Kia Ora, My name is Natasha.* I have...
When Josh talks of Visionwest and the Pae Aronui rangatahi training course, the first thing he mentions is manaakitanga and how that love and acceptance transformed his life. Josh had been with Visionwest’s youth training courses on and off for a...
For the first time in my life, I can think about the future. The first thing I want to do is help rescue my whānau from carrying the same weight I was carrying when I first came in here. They can see how I’ve changed, and it is both challenging and...
Since November 2019, Faye has been the Mātanga Oranga Whānau specialist at Visionwest; a role that was established to enable Visionwest to provide a programme to whānau in West Auckland that would address the urgent need to support those living...
Happy Matariki to everyone. Signalling New Year, Matariki is a time of renewal and celebration in Aotearoa New Zealand that begins with the rising of the Matariki star cluster and the rising of a new moon. A number of the team from our Glen Eden...
Gina* was quiet and reclusive when she moved to Auckland, preferring to keep to herself and avoiding too much contact with others. Then she joined the Pae Aronui programme at Visionwest Waka Whakakitenga. Awhina, one of the Pae Aronui Kaiarahi...