Youth Housing
With 50 percent of people experiencing homelessness in Aotearoa New Zealand being under the age of 25, Visionwest is committed to creating innovative housing responses to provide accommodation and mentoring support for rangatahi (young people).
Our Youth Housing Programmes
My Whare and Whare Hiwa are rangatahi housing responses which have been life-changing for those who have connected and journeyed with them.
My Whare
My Whare is an innovative response to housing rangatahi in Aotearoa New Zealand and involves placing quality one-bedroom studios on residential properties to house rangatahi who have had a challenging start.
My Whare includes one-on-one mentoring and is designed to guide rangatahi who are transitioning out of care or homelessness towards educational and employment goals and a fulfilling life.
Whare Hiwa
Whare Hiwa provides Kaupapa Māori designed housing support for 18 to 22 year-old wāhine who are experiencing homelessness or facing housing insecurity. It gives young wāhine a safe place to live alongside other wāhine and in association with Visionwest’s Ōhinga Tū youth work support service.
Live-in supervision is provided and youth mentors work alongside wāhine to help them achieve goals relating to self-confidence, stability and employment.
Currently our Youth Housing programmes are available in West Auckland. For more information please complete the form below.