Family Works Northern
Community Service in Tauranga
www.familyworksnorthern.org.nz
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Rod has a long history in health and disability services in Australia and NZ and wide experience in research, clinical and management roles. His background is in child protection, family work, therapeutic work with children, post adoption and disability services. Darrin is a registered social worker who joined Family Works Northern in 2013 from Waikato Hospital. Darrin's passionate about delivering high quality social services to communities of need and supporting families to become safe and nurturing environments where children are encouraged to reach their best potential.
John Stone is a qualified social worker who has held roles in management and community mental health. His focus is on working with families in a way that uses everybody’s experience, especially children’s. Lynne is passionate about social work, having been employed in statutory child protection for the last 25 years. Margie is a qualified counsellor and educator with particular interests in adult literacy and numeracy, curriculum design and the development of second chance students.
Maureen Little has more than 20 years’ experience in providing budgeting support and money management services. Most recently, she was National Implementation Manager for the Children’s Action Plan, working to establish Children’s Teams throughout the country. Nicola is a registered social worker with experience in child protection in NZ and the UK. Every day we work with children and families to help them make positive, lasting changes. Wilson is a troubled and traumatised nine year old boy, who witnessed his mum die painfully of HIV after refusing treatment, and then had to endure being physically assaulted by his dad who had turned to alcohol to cope with the family’s difficulties.
We aim to make home safe for children and, by building strong families, to contribute to healthy communities that are free from family violence. With a focus on at risk children and families, Family Works helps to build strong families that learn, grow and thrive families that work. We’re part of Presbyterian Support Northern, a charitable social services provider that’s been around for more than 130 years. We’re passionate about strengthening New Zealand families as they face life’s challenges.
Working together to provide support to families affected by family violence in South Auckland. Funding to support Family Works Te Hononga services in Manurewa that strengthen South Auckland families and communities. Supporting the collaboration between Family Works and Plunket to reach vulnerable families with babies and young children in the Huntly and Ngaruawahia communities. Supporting our emergency Foodbank with funding for food parcel items and the operational costs of our budgeting services.
Funding for art resources used in counselling children and young people at Family Works Whangarei. Helping people move toward financial stability through funding support for budgeting services across greater Auckland. Working with Presbyterian Church youth groups to provide practical home support to our clients. Presbyterian schools and churches donate to our foodbank to help provide emergency food parcels for at risk families.
Get to know the managers working hard to make New Zealand a better place for children and families
John Stone is a qualified social worker who has held roles in management and community mental health. His focus is on working with families in a way that uses everybody’s experience, especially children’s. Lynne is passionate about social work, having been employed in statutory child protection for the last 25 years. Margie is a qualified counsellor and educator with particular interests in adult literacy and numeracy, curriculum design and the development of second chance students.
Maureen Little has more than 20 years’ experience in providing budgeting support and money management services. Most recently, she was National Implementation Manager for the Children’s Action Plan, working to establish Children’s Teams throughout the country. Nicola is a registered social worker with experience in child protection in NZ and the UK. Every day we work with children and families to help them make positive, lasting changes. Wilson is a troubled and traumatised nine year old boy, who witnessed his mum die painfully of HIV after refusing treatment, and then had to endure being physically assaulted by his dad who had turned to alcohol to cope with the family’s difficulties.
We aim to make home safe for children and, by building strong families, to contribute to healthy communities that are free from family violence. With a focus on at risk children and families, Family Works helps to build strong families that learn, grow and thrive families that work. We’re part of Presbyterian Support Northern, a charitable social services provider that’s been around for more than 130 years. We’re passionate about strengthening New Zealand families as they face life’s challenges.
Working together to provide support to families affected by family violence in South Auckland. Funding to support Family Works Te Hononga services in Manurewa that strengthen South Auckland families and communities. Supporting the collaboration between Family Works and Plunket to reach vulnerable families with babies and young children in the Huntly and Ngaruawahia communities. Supporting our emergency Foodbank with funding for food parcel items and the operational costs of our budgeting services.
Funding for art resources used in counselling children and young people at Family Works Whangarei. Helping people move toward financial stability through funding support for budgeting services across greater Auckland. Working with Presbyterian Church youth groups to provide practical home support to our clients. Presbyterian schools and churches donate to our foodbank to help provide emergency food parcels for at risk families.
Get to know the managers working hard to make New Zealand a better place for children and families
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Our social workers are right there at school to help children and young people focus on learning and enjoy life inside and outside the classroom. Our trained SWiS workers partner with you, the school and communities to help your child thrive. Our prison services help inmates stay connected with their families and support them on release. We want to support you to resolve any issues or conflicts that are affecting your family. We deliver social services to support children and families to learn, grow and thrive. We offer counselling and social work support for children and families, along with a range of group programmes. We also partner with others to prevent family violence and strengthen communities. Our approach recognises the strengths of every family and supports them to build on these strengths and achieve their goals. It’s better for everyone if you can sort out your children’s day to day care outside of the Family Court. Plunket and Family Works are working together to provide families wh nau and babies with a range of services to help you and baby have the best start to life. We have trained and experienced family workers at all our our Family Works sites to walk alongside families to help them make positive, lasting changes. Are you struggling financially? Our free Strengthening Families service is a process that helps you access the services you need. We have a free service for parents caregivers who face challenges in parenting their babies. Parenting is probably one of the hardest jobs around, but few people have any training for it. Our trained SWiS workers partner with you, the school and communities to help your child thrive. We offer a Strengthening Step families group programme to help parents understand the unique dynamics of their new family and how the changes affect each family member. Family Works is here to help children feel safe at home and support those affected by family violence. We can help you work out your finances, plan for your future and become debt free or simply want to be smarter with your money. All Service Types Children Communities Families Families children needing counselling Parents Parents with babies Prison Services Programmes Support In Schools Young people. At Family Works we aim to build strong families and help children and their families to learn, grow and thrive. see challenges positively, as difficulties that can bring out the best in people. We have a free service for parents caregivers who face challenges in parenting their babies. We offer a Strengthening Step families group programme to help parents understand the unique dynamics of their new family and how the changes affect each family member. Parenting is probably one of the hardest jobs around, but few people have any training for it. If you're interested in learning more about being a better parent, The Incredible Years programme could be for you
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