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CNSST Foundation
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Description
CNSST Foundation (formerly known as Chinese New Settlers Services Trust) offers culturally and linguistically appropriate social services, education and social housing to Asian and the wider community in New Zealand.
Social Work and Counselling Services (SWCT) of CNSST provides professional, confidential and holistic support to our Asian whānau experiencing/witnessing family violence or sexual violence.
For the initial 3 years, CNSST operated at Jenny’s home garage without any external funding. Now the organisation has developed to a medium-size NGO serving more than 15,000 local Asian migrants per annum by a professional and cohesive team including 38 paid staff, 100+ contracted tutors or counsellors, and over 50 long-term volunteers.
CNSST provides wraparound services by its five teams:
- Social work & counselling team, annually serving over 249 individuals and families and running community parenting programmes for over 500 local young parents;
- Employment & enterprise team, annually serving over 717 job seekers with over 397 successful job placements;
- Education & settlement team, annually serving over 500 newcomers with settlement support and over 1600 youths and community participants into cultural and art programmes;
- Korean community services team, annually serving over 200 Korean families;
- Social enterprise team, annually serving over 2000 elderly through Senior Mutual Support Network as well as weekly educating over 1500 young students at CNSST Cultural Learning Centre.
As a professional service provider, CNSST has been approved and certified as below:
- In 2002: Approved by CYFNZ as a service provider to the local Asian community, mainly Chinese, Korean and other Asian migrant communities, e.g. Cambodian and Vietnamese migrants;
- In 2010: Approved by NZICA as an ATO;
- In May 2013: Approved by NZQA as a PTE;
- In July 2013: Approved by SHU as a social housing provider;
- In Nov 2013: Approved by China Government as the Overseas Chinese Language Teaching Model School;
- In 2015: Approved by China Government as the Overseas Chinese Service Centre.
In the long term, CNSST aims to be developed as an Asian community hub to provide services to the local Asian minority communities in a holistic approach, as well as to develop it to be a successful social enterprise.
Staff
Multi-lingual professional staff team providing culturally and linguistically appropriate wrap-around services.
Ages
Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua
How do I access this service?
Make an appointment
Please make an appointment at our reception desk or ring us beforehand.
Fees and Charges Description
See website for more details http://www.cnsst.org.nz/
Hours
| Mon – Fri | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
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We close during the Christmas Holiday for 3 weeks in Dec and Jan every year.
Languages Spoken
Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese Chinese, Chinese, Korean, Malay, English, Greek
Services Provided
Abuse and violence support services provide support to individuals and whānau who are impacted by abuse, violence or family harm.
Abuse and violence support services provide support to individuals and whānau who are impacted by abuse, violence or family harm.
- Counselling
- Education programmes
- Family violence intervention
- Information and support
- Referral to specialist services
- Supervised contact
- Support groups
- Victim support
Abuse and violence support services provide support to individuals and whānau who are impacted by abuse, violence or family harm.
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Annual Report 2019-2020
(PDF, 5.4 MB)
CNSST Foundation Annual Report 2019-2020
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CNSST Annual Report 2020-2021
(PDF, 8.6 MB)
CNSST Foundation Annual Report 2019-2020
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Advocacy services can support you or work on your behalf when you are accessing health or social services. This can include listening to your concerns, talking through options with you and coming with you to appointments.
Advocacy services can support you or work on your behalf when you are accessing health or social services. This can include listening to your concerns, talking through options with you and coming with you to appointments.
Advocacy services can support you or work on your behalf when you are accessing health or social services. This can include listening to your concerns, talking through options with you and coming with you to appointments.
Asian support services promote health and wellbeing for Asian communities.
Asian support services promote health and wellbeing for Asian communities.
Asian support services promote health and wellbeing for Asian communities.
Individualised CNSST Employment Coaching and Placement Services to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate pre-employment support, job matching and post-placement support to job seekers and their families. The goal of the services is to enhance the confidence and financial independence of our clients. Individualised CNSST Employment Coaching and Placement Services to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate pre-employment support, job matching and post-placement support to job seekers and their families. The goal of the services is to enhance the confidence and financial independence of our clients.
Individualised CNSST Employment Coaching and Placement Services to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate pre-employment support, job matching and post-placement support to job seekers and their families. The goal of the services is to enhance the confidence and financial independence of our clients. Individualised CNSST Employment Coaching and Placement Services to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate pre-employment support, job matching and post-placement support to job seekers and their families. The goal of the services is to enhance the confidence and financial independence of our clients.
Individualised CNSST Employment Coaching and Placement Services to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate pre-employment support, job matching and post-placement support to job seekers and their families. The goal of the services is to enhance the confidence and financial independence of our clients.
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- Life skills
- Skills courses
Elder abuse services support older people/kaumātua who have experienced harm or abuse.
Elder abuse services support older people/kaumātua who have experienced harm or abuse.
Elder abuse services support older people/kaumātua who have experienced harm or abuse.
We provide employment coaching and/or job matching services to the following groups: - migrant job seekers on main benefit We provide employment coaching and/or job matching services to the following groups: - migrant job seekers on main benefit
We provide employment coaching and/or job matching services to the following groups: - migrant job seekers on main benefit We provide employment coaching and/or job matching services to the following groups: - migrant job seekers on main benefit
We provide employment coaching and/or job matching services to the following groups:
- migrant job seekers on main benefit
Food support services provide food support to people experiencing hardship. This may include food parcels, food banks and social supermarkets.
Food support services provide food support to people experiencing hardship. This may include food parcels, food banks and social supermarkets.
Food support services provide food support to people experiencing hardship. This may include food parcels, food banks and social supermarkets.
CNSST has five Triple-P certified trainers, providing Chinese, Korean and English parenting programmes. CNSST works with our whanau to empower them with the improved parenting and grandparenting skills. CNSST has five Triple-P certified trainers, providing Chinese, Korean and English parenting programmes. CNSST works with our whanau to empower them with the improved parenting and grandparenting skills.
CNSST has five Triple-P certified trainers, providing Chinese, Korean and English parenting programmes. CNSST works with our whanau to empower them with the improved parenting and grandparenting skills. CNSST has five Triple-P certified trainers, providing Chinese, Korean and English parenting programmes. CNSST works with our whanau to empower them with the improved parenting and grandparenting skills.
- Parenting education
- Parent wellbeing
- Family / whānau support
- Support for Dads
CNSST has five Triple-P certified trainers, providing Chinese, Korean and English parenting programmes.
CNSST works with our whānau to empower them with the improved parenting and grandparenting skills.
Specialist support for victims and survivors of sexual harm.
Specialist support for victims and survivors of sexual harm.
- Support and counselling
Specialist support for victims and survivors of sexual harm.
Providing support to people who have used violence or who are concerned about their behaviour.
Providing support to people who have used violence or who are concerned about their behaviour.
Providing support to people who have used violence or who are concerned about their behaviour.
Disability Assistance
Wheelchair access, Mobility parking space, Wheelchair accessible toilet, Quiet, low sensory environment
Additional Details
Face to face / Kanohi ki te Kanohi, Phone, Online / virtual / app, Speak with women / wahine, Speak with men / tane, Child / Tamariki friendly, LGBTQIA+ friendly
Region
Central Auckland, East Auckland, South Auckland
Website
Contact Details
15 Clifton Court, Panmure, Auckland
Central Auckland
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Phone
(09) 570 1188
Email
Website
231 Dairy Flat Highway, Albany Village
North Auckland
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Phone
(09) 570 1188 ext. 410
Email
Website
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This page was last updated at 12:56PM on November 21, 2024. This information is reviewed and edited by CNSST Foundation.
We provide social work and counselling services two ways: - Case Management: Family Violence, Parenting, Financial Difficulties, Couple Relationship, Stress Management, Social Isolation. - Community Programmes: Parenting Programmes, Healthy Babies Healthy Futures, Healthy Mothers Healthy Futures Perinatal Mental Wellbeing, Senior Support Services, Safety Programme for Adult and Children victims, Anti- Family Violence, Anti-bullying Projects, etc. We provide social work and counselling services two ways: - Case Management: Family Violence, Parenting, Financial Difficulties, Couple Relationship, Stress Management, Social Isolation. - Community Programmes: Parenting Programmes, Healthy Babies Healthy Futures, Healthy Mothers Healthy Futures Perinatal Mental Wellbeing, Senior Support Services, Safety Programme for Adult and Children victims, Anti- Family Violence, Anti-bullying Projects, etc.
We provide social work and counselling services two ways:
- Case Management: Family Violence, Parenting, Financial Difficulties, Couple Relationship, Stress Management, Social Isolation.
- Community Programmes: Parenting Programmes, Healthy Babies Healthy Futures, Healthy Mothers Healthy Futures Perinatal Mental Wellbeing, Senior Support Services, Safety Programme for Adult and Children victims, Anti- Family Violence, Anti-bullying Projects, etc.