Community Connect

Ranui caravan park residents can now access the support they need from social and community organisations by visiting The Hub.

The Charities Commission will be hitting the road between April and June to talk with 25,000 New Zealand charities.

Wellington young people have taken to a bright pink Wellington bus with spray cans in an effort to tell passersby what family violence means to them.

Pocket-sized brochures that inform young people about local social, health and recreation services have proved a huge hit.

The decision to embark upon a national ad campaign is never taken lightly, but the Action on Family Violence team can feel vindicated following the return of the It’s Not OK television campaign this year.

Every Sunday night for the past five years Muslim women from all over Auckland have converged on a Mt Roskill swimming pool for the chance to improve their health, reduce isolation and enhance community connections.

After years of running parent education courses in church halls and attending cramped meetings in people’s homes, the Nurturing the Future team have realised their dream of opening a community hub.

International research company Accenture has recognised Strengthening Families as a world-leading approach in delivering co-ordinated services to families.

Nelson suburb named New Zealand’s Community of the Year, as part of the New Zealander of the Year Awards.

Meeting their sporting heroes, doing things they have never tried before and getting a free feed was dubbed a “wicked time” by thousands of kids taking part in the first Break-Away School Holiday Programme

Inviting soon-to-be teen parents to attend a picnic, go rock climbing at an adventure centre, or inviting teen mums and dads to act as mentors are just some ways to help teen parents access the services, support and information they need.

Dunedin’s at-risk youth are set to receive more of the services they need following the signing of a high trust funding agreement between Government and the Otago Youth Wellness Trust last month.

The Great Start team in the Lower Hutt suburb of Taita was recognised for its community work with two awards at the recent Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards.

Community groups wanting to apply for the 2010/2011 Break-Away School Holiday Programme have been given a two-week extension to complete their applications.

Do you know what the minimum age is that someone can be to borrow money or make purchases on credit? What about the highest interest rate a lender can charge?

What started as a one-off giveaway for the E Tu Whanau Ora Programme of Action for addressing Family Violence has become an unexpected hit and something of symbol for the programme’s unconventional approach.

New migrants to Albany recently had a chance to voice the issues affecting them in a new report entitled, Settling In Albany.