Evangeline almost didn’t come through the door. A friend had been gently encouraging her to visit Visionwest. She remembers they kept saying, “Even if you just want to talk to someone, go.”  But Evangeline was unconvinced. She felt she should be about to manage as a...

Bob* experienced health issues in 2019 which prevented him from working. The healing process took a while and he found that, without a wage coming in, he struggled to make ends meet – he ended up having to use his credit card to pay for food and everyday needs. It...

With food prices reported to be up 8.3%, rental costs escalating and petrol prices at an all-time high, the impact of the increased cost of living on West Auckland families cannot be overestimated. In Visionwest’s Community Trust’s recent “Whānau Hardship Pulse...