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Katikati Community Centre

Website: http://katikaticommunity.nz/

Tel: (07) 549 0399

The Katikati Community Centre views itself as the heart of its community, with a mission to be a centre for inspiration, wellbeing, growth and enjoyment.

The services provided by Katikati Community Centre fall within the following categories:
•    Information and Advisory Services
•    Children and Youth Services
•    Adult Education

Information and Advisory Services provide answers to thousands of general queries from the community each year. Health & Wellbeing Expo’s are run, and both pregnancy and parenting classes are offered.

For Children and Youth Services, both after-school and school holiday programmes are run. A school holiday programme for kids aged 10 and under uses natural resources in the area to keep costs down, while the Breakaway School Holiday programme for kids from 11 to 17 provides a free, sports-based camp. The Katikati Coding Club utilises the Katikati College computer suite and local volunteers to keep kids busy after school.

Adult and Community Education provide a range of courses at the centre. The Tertiary Education Commission funds courses for learners who need to upskill in literacy, numeracy, digital literacy, Te Reo, NZ sign language and English as a second language. The Katikati Community Centre provides free courses that focus on health, cultural and social issues to promote personal, economic and social well-being, which leads to more involvement in the community.

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Live For More

Website: liveformore.org.nz

Tel: 07 577 6798

“This programme has taught me to control my emotions in different ways, it has also taught me that being a role model is much greater than being a gangster.” – These are the words of a recent graduate of the Live for More Tai Wātea programme.

Live for More is a charitable trust based in Mount Maunganui whose purpose is to empower rangatahi/young people to find freedom from their troubled pasts and be inspired to live positive and fulfilling lives.

Live for More builds strong rapport and healthy, lasting relationships with rangatahi aged 17-25, through surf therapy programmes. Surf therapy has an amazing capacity to facilitate engagement, be a positive physical outlet and increase connection and belonging. Alongside surf therapy, they also provide intensive clinical support, practical life navigation skills, mentoring and cultural sessions. 

Live for More has extended its programmes since it began operation in 2016 and now supports these young men through four programmes, Tai Ora (Waves of Wellness), Tai Wātea (Waves of Freedom), Tai Whakaora (Waves of Healing) and Tai Tautoko (Waves of Support). The overall objective of Live for More is to support these young men to leave behind drugs, alcohol and crime, adopt healthy lifestyles, become meaningfully employed, feel self-esteem, allow them to see their potential and achieve the goals they have set for themselves.

Another graduate said, “Surfing has given me a new drug. Being out there is good and gives me the best high”

Funding supports Live for More so that they can continue to provide the clinical support and counselling to these young men, turning them into positive productive members of our community.

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Tauranga Women’s Refuge

Website: www.taurangawomensrefuge.co.nz

Tel: 07 541 1910

Tauranga Women’s Refuge is an Incorporated Society (Collective) that employs a Manager to manage services to women, their children, families and whanau. These services are provided by a dedicated team of skilled, trained, experienced and qualified Domestic Violence practitioners, Advocates and/or Social Workers.

They provide specialist domestic violence crisis intervention and support services within residential and community settings for women and children experiencing domestic violence (physical, emotional and psychological) who need safety and protection for example, 24-hour crisis helpline, temporary safe house, counselling, living without violence education programmes for women and children.

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The Hub Te Puke

Website: https://www.thehubtepuke.org.nz

Tel: 07 975 0157

The Hub Te Puke is a welcoming and safe community space which fosters a sense of belonging and strengthens relationships.

The Hub Te Puke have a Foodbank that provides quality food parcels for families and individuals who need support. What started off as a small community FoodBank has since grown and expanded to include Food Rescue. They now provide over 5 tonnes of food a month to individuals and whanau, as well as community meals. The Hub Te Puke also has a specialist social worker team who offer free support and advocacy.

At The Hub Te Puke, they have the privilege every day of seeing lives transformed and the power of hope bringing new life to those who are struggling. Whether it is someone without housing moving into a warm, dry home or a whanau who struggled financially and is now experiencing independence, each year is full of stories of real people finding solutions and restoration through the team's work at The Hub.

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