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Pātaka Kai staff knew the demand for food would be huge, and it was – a substantial 45% greater than normal. Something had to give and, with seriously depleted food stocks, Visionwest has had to initiate an emergency food appeal. Each time a COVID...
Because of an increasing demand for support services and the provision of new help for whānau who are struggling, Visionwest has outgrown its Glendale Rd site. Thankfully, the perfect opportunity for coping with this growth presented itself when...
On November 18, 2020, thirty years of community service were celebrated with a VIP Morning Tea and Book Launch held in the Glen Eden Baptist Church (GEBC) café. The book, titled Building Hope Together, is a picture-rich historical record of the...
Last week Brook Turner, VisionWest Community Trust’s Head of Services Development and Partnerships, was interviewed on Rhema. The following blog was written using information from that interview. In it, Brook explains about COVID stress and the...
Lisa Woolley, VisionWest Community Trust CEO, received an award in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours, becoming an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for her services to the community and governance. This is an acknowledgement of...
When 1 News At 6 visited VisionWest to talk about community needs, CEO, Lisa Woolley, warned that the financial needs of many in our community will get worse as we move to Level 2 and beyond. “There’s a tsunami of need coming towards our services...