Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)CAB are a nationwide, locally-based organisation who help people to know and understand their rights and obligations, and how to use this information to get the best outcomes.
SUPPORT ACROSS THE ROHE
It's really hard to get support when you don't know what is out there. We want to make this easier. Below we've collated some incredible organisations who provide a wide range of support.
WIDE SCOPE SUPPORT ACROSS THE ROHE
Here to Help UHere to Help U is a community-led tool that makes getting the right help, at the right time, easy.
Te Ika Whenua HauoraTe Ika Whenua Hauora is a Māori Health Provider based in Murupara. They offer mental health support services with the primary goal to achieve health gains for all people in Murupara, particularly encompassing their Māori population.
Ngā Kākano FoundationNgā Kākano Foundation provides a range of health and social services to whānau in the Te Puke community with the goal to break down the barriers to accessing healthcare for everyone in their community.
St Vincent De PaulSt Vincent De Paul is a non-profit organisation whose work primarily involves person-to-person contact. They try to promote self-sufficiency, enabling people to help themselves.
Te Rūnanga o Ngati PikiaoTe Rūnanga o Ngati Pikiao provide a wide range of mainly free services to Ngāti Pikiao, Iwi Māori, and non-Māori. These services include social services, navigation support, injury prevention services, education services, GP healthcare, kaupapa Māori counselling, Kia Piki Te Ora suicide prevention services, Whānau Ora Paearahi services.
FOOD SUPPORT ACROSS THE ROHE
Good NeighbourGood Neighbour provide practical opportunities for people to connect with and support one another so that lives, neighbourhoods and communities are transformed. A primary focus of theirs is a food rescue service which redistributes food good enough to eat but not good enough to sell.
Under the StarsUnder the Stars offers serves healthy home cooked meals for whoever needs them. They are operate from the Tauranga CBD.
FullstopFullstop is a project reaching out to the community of Tauranga through a foodvan. They go to different communities within Tuaranga each day of the week and provide food to anyone that comes to the van.
BellyfulBellyful make and deliver free homecooked meals for families with babies or young children. Their focus is around providing emotional support for these new māmā, as opposed to a financial support being required.
Tauranga Community FoodbankThe Tauranga Foodbank are a local charity who provide support, in the form of food parcels, to people in need in the Tauranga region.
FoodprintFoodprint is an app that helps locals find food that needs rescuing from resturants, cafes, and shops in their area. They are on a mission to reduce the food waste crisis in Aotearoa.
Rotorua WhakaoraRotorua Whakaora's mission is to connect food with people. They partner with supermarkets to redistribute food with the community. They operate throughout Rotorua, Mangakino, Tokoroa, Murupara, Minginui, and Kaingaroa.
Love SoupLove Soup collect, sort, and distribute food still in quality condition to communities around the North Island. They deliver to food banks and provide free community meals.
ELDERLY SUPPORT ACROSS THE ROHE
Age ConcernAge Concern are a national charity focussed on the needs of those over the age of 65, their friends, and their families. They provide expert knowledge and support services for older people's needs.
Kawerau and Districts Aging in Place (KADAP)KADAP provide home maintenance for seniors who are no longer able to carry out the general upkeep jobs around their home. KADAP provides a filling the gaps service while working alongside health and social services, trades-people, agencies and community organisations.
DISABILITY SUPPORT ACROSS THE ROHE
Support NetSupport Net provide services to help disability-related needs, to help people live independent lives in the Bay of Plenty.
Needs Assessment Service Coordination (NASC)Every person who wishes to receive disability support services funded by TWO must be needs assessed by the NASC. This Assessment can help get a person health and disability support services that help them to maintain their independence at home, or access to residential care.
HEALTH SUPPORT ACROSS THE ROHE
Health Improvement Practitioners (HIP)HIPs are experienced mental health clinicians who work with people of all ages and their families. They help people with any issues impacting on their health and wellbeing and can be accessed through your local GP clinic.
Te Manu Toroa (TMT)TMT provide a kaupapa Māori model of health care that integrat and link services to Māori in the Western Bay of Plenty region.
Aroha Mai Cancer support ServicesAroha Mai deliver quality cancer support servuces to Māori and the wider community of Rotorua.
ACC Navigation ServicesThe Navigation Service was set up to give the public free advice or guidance if they find the ACC system difficult to navigate. The organisations are independent of ACC.
Poutiri Wellness CentrePoutiri is a holistic wellness centre to make health, employment and wellness services more affordable and accessible for whānau in Te Puke.
TENANCY SUPPORT ACROSS THE ROHE
Sustaining TenanciesSustaining Tenancies works to prevent homelessness by funding community-based services to help individuals, families and whānau who are at risk of losing their tenancy.
Tenancy ServicesTenancy Services are an umbrella under Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE). Their website provides the most up-to-date tenancy information and resources for both tenants and landlords.
LEGAL SUPPORT ACROSS THE ROHE
Baywide Community LawBaywide Community Law provides free legal advice to people on low incomes, or with disabilities or other disadvantages.
Rotorua District Community Law CentreRotorua District Community Law Centre provide community law services from Rotorua down to Taupō. They have additional outreach buildings in Murupara and Taupō.
HOUSING SUPPORT ACROSS THE ROHE
20 DegreesLook no further than our very own work in the housing sector. We work towards the vision of every home in the Bay of Plenty being able to maintain 20 degrees on a cold, winters night.
Habitat for HumanityHabitat for Humanity is an international non-profit organisation and a registered Community Housing Provider. They are committed to eliminating substandard housing worldwide and to making adequate, affordable shelter a matter of conscience and action.
Ministry of Social Development (MSD)MSD offer a wide range of support and services. They work to provide employment and income support, superannuation services, funding to community service providers, and student allowances and loans as well as a range of further assistance.
PARENTING SUPPORT ACROSS THE ROHE
Mums4MumsMums4Mums brings together committed members of the community whose aim is to collaboratively improve maternal mental health outcomes for new mothers and quality of life outcomes for their babies.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT ACROSS THE ROHE
Rotorua Budget Advisory ServicesRotorua Budget Advisory Services provide free, confidential, non-judgmental advice to people in the Rotorua region.
VETERANS SUPPORT ACROSS THE ROHE
If you think your organisation would be a good fit for this section, please email our Communications Coordinator at teri.dawson@so.org.nz
CONTACT US
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We operate by being forever reliant on good - doing mahi for the good of others and for the good of our environment. Along the way, hoping we inspire others to incorporate the FROG into their organisation too.