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Tamaki Community Development Trust

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Description

Tamaki Community Development Trust is a local social services organisation that has supported families in Tamaki for over 25 years. Our vision is "partnering for change." We exist to partner with families through offering long-term wrap-around mentoring support so that Whānau can be healthy and thriving members of their local community. We are a faith-based organisation connected with the Tamaki Community Church.

MISSION STATEMENT

  • To WORK in PARTNERSHIP within a Community Led Development Framework that provides high quality accessible services and develops interdependent people and strong families.
  • To JOURNEY IN PARTNERSHIP towards social, mental, spiritual, physical and emotional wellbeing in individuals and families.
  • To BUILD in PARTNERSHIP capacity and develop leadership in our community.

Ages

Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke

How do I access this service?

Referral

Fees and Charges Description

Our services are free of charge.

Hours

Mon – Fri 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Public Holidays: Closed ANZAC Day (25 Apr), King's Birthday (3 Jun), Matariki (28 Jun), Labour Day (28 Oct), Auckland Anniversary (27 Jan), Waitangi Day (6 Feb), Good Friday (18 Apr), Easter Sunday (20 Apr), Easter Monday (21 Apr).

Languages Spoken

English, Fijian, Māori, Tongan

Services Provided

Advocacy

We provide advocacy and support for children and their families which could include supporting them at meetings with school, family group conferences, WINZ and other agencies.

We provide advocacy and support for children and their families which could include supporting them at meetings with school, family group conferences, WINZ and other agencies. 

Basic needs

We also collaborate with other like-minded agencies and businesses to provide clothing, food, furniture, beds, fridges and washing machines and other white goods when required and when available.

We also collaborate with other like-minded agencies and businesses to provide clothing, food, furniture, beds, fridges and washing machines and other white goods when required and when available.

Social work

We can do home visits, provide mentoring, advocacy and support people with life skills such as cooking, budgeting and parenting.

We can do home visits, provide mentoring, advocacy and support people with life skills such as cooking, budgeting and parenting.

Education and training

Our Family Workers and Mentor also work with the children in their school environment as the need arises. This is evidence of the effective and valued relationship we have established with the schools in our community. Our Trust also works in collaboration with the Dunkirk Activity Centre and our Family Workers take children who we work with to the "ARTS R US" programme at the Centre. We also take families to other local programs in the community such as Active Families, Mindfulness and Building Awesome Whanau, the latter of which we co-facilitate. Our Social Worker runs programmes for children in local schools that help with grief and trauma and also the development of Pro-Social Skills.

Our Family Workers and Mentor also work with the children in their school environment as the need arises. This is evidence of the effective and valued relationship we have established with the schools in our community. 

Our Trust also works in collaboration with the Dunkirk Activity Centre and our Family Workers take children who we work with to the "ARTS R US" programme at the Centre. We also take families to other local programs in the community such as Active Families, Mindfulness and Building Awesome Whānau, the latter of which we co-facilitate.

Our Social Worker runs programmes for children in local schools that help with grief and trauma and also the development of Pro-Social Skills.

Employment support

We can assist our families with gaining information about local training courses and CV preparation.

We can assist our families with gaining information about local training courses and CV preparation.

Region

Central Auckland

Contact Details

4a Court Crescent, Panmure

Central Auckland

4A Court Crescent
Panmure
Auckland 1072

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Street Address

4A Court Crescent
Panmure
Auckland 1072

Postal Address

Tamaki Community Development Trust
PO Box 14462
Panmure 1741

This page was last updated at 2:27PM on August 14, 2023. This information is reviewed and edited by Tamaki Community Development Trust.