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Visionwest Christmas Poverty Report Released
Wednesday, 28 February 2024, 2:11 pm | Visionwest
This week Visionwest Community Trust released their latest report – Christmas From The Heart 2023 – an account of and conclusions drawn from data related to their 2023 Christmas From The Heart event. Christmas From The Heart ensured over ... More >>
Visionwest Flood And Cyclone Report Released
Thursday, 3 August 2023, 2:43 pm | Visionwest
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2308/7ec85c65c3d88f2b62ad.jpeg" width="509" height="720"> On Thursday, 3 August, Visionwest hosted the official release event for its latest Impact Report, The Visionwest Flood ... More >>
Visionwest Giving Day – Turning Hunger To Hope
Wednesday, 26 July 2023, 3:07 pm | Visionwest
Visionwest’s annual giving day concluded this morning with over $71,900 raised to go towards their food support service including Manaaki Kai, the Visionwest social supermarket. Last month, Visionwest, in collaboration with Foodstuffs North Island, ... More >>
Food Insecurity – Meeting The Need
Wednesday, 19 July 2023, 4:14 pm | Visionwest
In June, Visionwest opened Manaaki Kai, the first social supermarket of its kind in Tāmaki Makaurau. A month on, almost 230 shoppers have passed through, feeding almost 850 people with over $35,000 worth of food. At the same time, the food parcel ... More >>
Visionwest Response To Budget 2023
Monday, 22 May 2023, 12:38 pm | Visionwest
Prior to the delivery of the 2023 Budget, delivered on May 18, the Government announced that there would be a focus on the flood recovery for regions hit by Cyclone Gabrielle. Over $1 billion was allocated to the relief response, meaning those hit the hardest ... More >>
Looking To The Future
Friday, 3 March 2023, 10:52 am | Visionwest
In December 2022, Visionwest Waka Whakakitenga – a West Auckland-based community trust working in regions throughout the country to provide wraparound support services to people with a variety of needs – released The One Hundred Whānau Food and Financial ... More >>
Food And Financial Hardship In Aotearoa New Zealand – PART THREE – Where Does The Money Go?
Wednesday, 1 March 2023, 9:39 am | Visionwest
In December 2022, Visionwest Waka Whakakitenga – a West Auckland-based community trust working in regions throughout the country to provide wraparound support services to people with a variety of needs – released The One Hundred Whānau Food and Financial ... More >>
Food And Financial Hardship In Aotearoa New Zealand – PART TWO - The Effects Of Food Insecurity
Monday, 27 February 2023, 9:36 am | Visionwest
In December 2022, Visionwest Waka Whakakitenga – a West Auckland-based community trust working in regions throughout the country to provide wraparound support services to people with a variety of needs – released The One Hundred Whānau Food and Financial ... More >>
Food And Financial Hardship In Aotearoa New Zealand – Part OneWhat Is Food Insecurity And Who Is Affected?
Thursday, 23 February 2023, 11:23 am | Visionwest
In December 2022, Visionwest Waka Whakakitenga – a West Auckland-based community trust working in regions throughout the country to provide wraparound support services to people with a variety of needs – released The One Hundred Whānau Food and Financial ... More >>
Visionwest Waka Whakakitenga – Response To Budget 2022
Friday, 20 May 2022, 11:52 am | Visionwest
On May 19th, the Government released its 2022 Budget which included a number of initiatives to help vulnerable whānau in our communities. Many of these initiatives focus on a proactive strategy to recover from the effects of COVID. Within the community ... More >>
23 New Homes For South Auckland
Tuesday, 1 March 2022, 10:40 am | Visionwest
On Friday 25 February 2022, a small group from Visionwest Waka Whakakitenga gathered for a service of blessing for 23 units located in Jutland and Gloucester Roads in Manurewa, South Auckland. Others watched online. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2203/1ed1bd8ac06fdfdf64a5.jpeg" ... More >>
Lockdown In Waitākere, 2021 – A Community Snapshot
Tuesday, 21 December 2021, 10:08 am | Visionwest
On 17 August 2021, our lives were once again turned around. Just as we were feeling like things could be returning to some sense of normality, a fresh COVID Alert Level 4 was declared, and the entire country entered a new period of lockdown. In two months ... More >>
Christmas From The Heart – A Reminder That Someone Cares
Monday, 13 December 2021, 11:37 am | Visionwest
Leading up to each Christmas, we hear about the needs of families throughout New Zealand who are doing it tough financially. This year the need is greater – the presence of COVID means people who have never before accessed social services are ... More >>
Visionwest Responds To Lockdown Need
Saturday, 21 August 2021, 6:25 am | Visionwest
It was a surprise to many when New Zealand was again plunged into lockdown (COVID Alert Level 4) earlier this week. Less of a surprise is the incredible need that accompanies these times. Lockdown is, for many whānau, a time of huge financial ... More >>
Innovative Design To Address Youth Homelessness Wins Prestigious Award
Thursday, 3 June 2021, 6:30 am | Visionwest
James Widgery and Brook Turner at the NZIA Local Architecture Awards Dinner Visionwest Community Trust and Strachan Group Architects (SGA) have joined forces in a youth housing project that has seen the creation of quality sleepout accommodation to provide ... More >>
Putting A Face To New Zealand’s Homeless – Part 2
Tuesday, 25 May 2021, 9:52 am | Visionwest
Onokura and Ana Ono and Ana want only the very best for their seven children but something seemingly as simple as finding a house has been a monumental challenge for them. They are part of an ethnic group that experiences homelessness or severe ... More >>
Visionwest Waka Whakakitenga – Response To Budget 2021
Saturday, 22 May 2021, 5:34 am | Visionwest
On May 20th, the Government released its 2021 Budget which included a number of initiatives to help vulnerable whānau as we seek to recover from the effects of COVID and its financial ramifications which have impacted so many New Zealanders. ... More >>
Putting A Face To New Zealand’s Homeless – Part 3 | Kamron And Nisa’s Story
Saturday, 22 May 2021, 5:28 am | Visionwest
Kamron and Nisa Housing suitability has an impact on a person’s wellbeing. Data from the 2018 GSS (General Social Survey) showed that people who thought their housing was unsuitable or very unsuitable rated their life satisfaction worse, on average, ... More >>
Mirwais And Jamilla: The Face Of Homelessness – Part One
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 6:17 am | Visionwest
About 1% of New Zealanders are homeless. That makes our homelessness rate the highest among the 35 high-income countries in the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) (* The Borgen Project – September 2020). In March 2018, home ownership More >>