Service types: Information & support.

• access for the general public to Government and community agencies and services.

Service types: Family / whānau support, Advocacy, Information & support.

• Family/Whānau Navigators - available to work 1:1 with families/whānau who have children aged 0-18, and are living in the Eastern Southland District. Our focus is to provide navigational support to ensure families/whānau are connected with the services, agencies, and supports they need to have positive outcomes. 
•  case management process for families working with multiple agencies.

• Youth Worker - a strengths-based, client focused approach to empowering young people (aged 5-18), removing barriers and providing advocacy.
• Hokonui Huanui - community led initiative supporting young people and their whānau from 0-24years of age to achieve positive outcomes via three workstreams: Family/Whānau Navigator, Learning 2 Earning service; and health and wellbeing

Service types: Transport.

Connected Eastern Southland are accredited issuing agents for Total Mobility - to join the scheme for subsidised public transport fares, please contact us to arrange an appointment for assessment. This is a free service. 

Community Connector - supporting people to access services and groups
We also provide information around other social and support services, and are to happy to assist with making appointments where needed.

• Parenting education
• Parent wellbeing
• Whānau support
• Dads

• Life skills
• Skills courses

• Consumer rights
• Legal advice
• Tax advice