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Tereanna never expected to find herself “homeless,” but that was before the 2023 Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods when her whānau lost their home and all their possessions. The whānau was split up and found themselves living in various separate...
Last year, Visionwest’s Wellbeing Centre supported client whānau with 5,658 counselling sessions. 864 sessions were also provided to children in six local schools. For the Wellbeing Centre staff, the most rewarding aspects to the past year are the...
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...
Most people come to Visionwest with a variety of complex financial, physical and emotional challenges. Staff in each of our support services often find themselves stepping outside of their usual role to provide extra support. That’s what happened...
From being helped to being a helper, Michelle has chosen to walk a different pathway since she received support from Visionwest. Michelle knew her life wasn’t going great. She was homeless, sleeping in her car or in the garages of friends until a...
Jody* is too unwell and vulnerable to work but in order to access the government support she needs, she had to complete an online application form. For Jody this was a major barrier. She doesn’t own a computer and has no idea what an online form...
At Visionwest we understand that most people in need require more than just one service. The challenge is to determine the specific type of support required and to deliver it in a way that builds hope and trust. The Matapuna Whānau Centre is the...
In March 2018, there were at least 41,600 people experiencing severe housing deprivation in New Zealand* and housing agencies suggest this figure is now much higher. Visionwest Community Housing receives calls from people like Hola every day. As...
Your support is changing lives for the better, in a way you may have never imagined – through Visionwest’s school counselling programme. For some time, Visionwest Counselling and Wellbeing Centre has been a provider of the Your Choice DHB...
Lockdown happened so quickly, here in Auckland, and really threw a spanner in the works with my fortnightly counselling sessions. Face to face sessions were cancelled and online sessions replaced them. I initially avoided my online counselling...