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For many of us, the Auckland storms are a distant memory – almost two years ago. For other people, like Trushar and his family, they are still focused on recovering. It’s been a privilege to have supported Trushar on his family’s journey since the flooding but we realise his family is not the only one affected.
That’s why Visionwest has a Storm Recovery Navigator to help those who need advice and support as a result of their flood experiences.
Our Wellbeing Centre is also offering West Aucklanders (adults and children) who have been affected by the storms up to ten free sessions with a counsellor to talk about their experiences and receive tools to help them work through those experiences.
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If you or someone you know needs advice or support in response to the storms, contact the Visionwest Whānau Centre, phone 0800 990026.
Or contact our Storm Recovery Navigator - phone 027 808 4566; email lisa.sherring@visionwest.org.nz.
#Visionwest #aucklandfloods
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We greatly appreciate the ongoing support of the Rosebank Business Association (RBA) and the various businesses that are its members.
Once again, they are collecting toys for Visionwest’s Christmas From The Heart event and this year for ATWC, together with food for Kai Avondale.
If you live or work near Rosebank Road, you can drop off new, unwrapped toys for children of any age (newborn to teens) at the RBA offices – 527A Rosebank Road, Avondale.
A big thanks to all the Rosebank Business Association members who are collecting toys and food in their workplaces; each gift represents a smile on the face of a child who would otherwise miss out this Christmas.
#Visionwest #ChristmasFromTheHeart
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Thank you so much Rosebank Business Association your heart for community is so appreciated ❤️
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
www.visionwest.org.nz
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