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SPCA Laundry Is Lesley’s Happy Place
Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 4:16 pm | SociaLink
Lesley has an intellectual disability, and the routine work calms her mind and gives her something positive to do. It’s good for her mental health and makes her feel she’s contributing, she says. More >>
Volunteering Makes A Tauranga Migrant Feel Like Home
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:04 am | SociaLink
During Welcoming Week, Jason Rigon, President of Club Filipino Tauranga, highlights the club's role in supporting migrants and fostering community in Tauranga. More >>
Mystery Pair Donate $10,000 To Family Charity
Friday, 9 August 2024, 9:14 am | SociaLink
While most charities and social agencies are struggling to find enough funding to support the many demands on their resources, one Tauranga charity has just benefited from a very generous donation from two strangers. More >>
Young Rubirose Lends Her Talents To Little Ones
Friday, 28 June 2024, 12:40 pm | SociaLink
Rubirose and her mum (Photo/Supplied) Rubirose Russell of Maketū has already made a start on her chosen career at 14. She’s one of three Volunteering Services Bay of Plenty’s Volunteer Stars for her volunteer work making artistic resources for ... More >>
Directory Launched For Those Supporting Neurodiversity
Tuesday, 25 June 2024, 1:39 pm | SociaLink
SociaLink and Spectrum Collective Takiwātanga have launched a map and directory for those in the social, health or education sector managing neurodiverse clients. More >>
John’s A Star At Taking The Lead In Katikati
Friday, 14 June 2024, 7:14 pm | SociaLink
He’s just been named as a Volunteering Star by Volunteering Services Bay of Plenty, and received his award at a Katikati Community Breakfast this week. A former pharmacist, at 74 John hasn’t bothered to retire. More >>
Scotty’s Volunteer Star Shines Brightest On The Highway
Monday, 10 June 2024, 3:53 pm | SociaLink
Scotty has just been named one of three Star Volunteers by Volunteering Services Bay of Plenty. More >>
A Solution For Social Agencies Struggling With Administration
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 6:38 am | SociaLink
SociaLink, which supports the Western Bay of Plenty social and community sector, has come up with a solution for social agencies struggling to get to a lot of those administrative tasks on the bottom of many managers’ to-do lists done. General ... More >>
SociaLink Enlists Business Heroes For Social Sector
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 10:25 am | SociaLink
SociaLink, which supports the Western Bay of Plenty social and community sector, is encouraging “business heroes” to provide discounted services and products for local not-for-profit organisations. It’s launching a directory of businesses ... More >>
Bridging The Digital Gap For Families
Thursday, 22 February 2024, 2:01 pm | SociaLink
Families struggling to connect with the internet are being helped by a group of agencies keen to bridge the gap. Tu Mai Digital was set up after Covid lockdowns when it was realised that families with no internet access were falling behind in ... More >>
Mentoring Support For Not-for-profit Organisations
Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 12:25 pm | SociaLink
SociaLink, which supports the Western Bay of Plenty social and community sector, is offering mentoring opportunities for managers and emerging leaders in not-for-profit organisations in the Western Bay to help them grow staff capabilities. SociaLink ... More >>
Alzheimer’s Tauranga Urgently Needing Volunteers
Thursday, 8 February 2024, 11:56 am | SociaLink
What have you got planned for 2024? Could you help by volunteering with Alzheimer’s Tauranga to make life more rewarding for the more than 600 families across the Western Bay of Plenty living with dementia? Alzheimers Tauranga is urgently looking for volunteers ... More >>
Volunteering Services Manager Wins Local Hero Medal
Saturday, 2 December 2023, 1:22 am | SociaLink
November 30 Tauranga Volunteering Services manager Angela Wallace is a finalist in the national Local Hero awards for her work founding Awhina House, a transitional housing residence for women. She says her nomination came as a complete surprise ... More >>
SociaLink Concerned At Aroha House Closure
Wednesday, 18 October 2023, 4:16 pm | SociaLink
Western Bay social and community sector advocate SociaLink is concerned that a Tauranga emergency housing provider has been forced to close in the middle of the city’s homelessness crisis. Aroha House in Cameron Rd was set up by Memphis Robson-Frentz ... More >>
Candidates Front Up On Social Issues
Wednesday, 27 September 2023, 10:28 am | SociaLink
Candidates representing some of the major political parties presented their ideas on social issues this week to an audience of about 50 people working in the social and charities sector. The meeting was organised by SociaLink and Volunteering Services ... More >>
Kat’s Volunteering For Others Saves Her Sanity
Thursday, 14 September 2023, 11:32 am | SociaLink
Kat Reihana’s efforts to help others in the Tauranga community have saved her mental health - and she says could help many more. Kat runs Kat’z Clothes on Wheels, a free clothing service for the homeless and those in need that she runs out of a ... More >>
Volunteers Hit The “baddies” So The Good Guys Can Survive
Wednesday, 16 August 2023, 6:31 am | SociaLink
It’s Conservation Week this week, and all over the Western Bay of Plenty volunteers are out in all weather laying traps and ensuring native birds and flora can survive. Conservation volunteer John Rowlandson spends hours each week trapping “the baddies” ... More >>
A Volunteering Challenge For Election Candidates
Friday, 21 July 2023, 11:30 am | SociaLink
SociaLink’s Volunteering Services is throwing down a challenge for election candidates in the Western Bay of Plenty - volunteer a couple of hours for social agencies and see what’s really going on in the city. Volunteering Services manager Angela Wallace ... More >>
How To Build Resilience In An Increasingly Uncertain Environment
Wednesday, 5 July 2023, 10:21 am | SociaLink
By SociaLink General Manager Liz Davies It’s not been a great summer – more rain than you can poke a stick at, the poor whānau who have lost or been evacuated from their homes, flooded properties, hospitality and tourist businesses suffering ... More >>
Discussion On Child Poverty In Tauranga To Follow Budget
Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 12:02 pm | SociaLink
Child Poverty Action Group Western Bay of Plenty is holding a post-Budget interactive discussion focusing on child poverty at the end of May. The free event will be held at the Village Hall, Historic Village at 5.30pm on May 31. National CPAG Chairman ... More >>
