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Visionwest
Visionwest provides wraparound support services to the most vulnerable in our communities to achieve our vision of transformed lives and healthy communities.
Visionwest is one of New Zealand leading care providers, offering housing, food support, budgeting, home healthcare, youth training and employment, counselling, and early learning and care to West Auckland communities; home healthcare throughout Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Rotorua Lakes; and housing in Canterbury/Christchurch.
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Report Highlights Link Between Poverty, Mental Health And Financial Mentoring
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 1:39 pm | Visionwest
The latest Impact Report released by Visionwest Community Trust focuses on the link between poverty and mental health and the positive impact financial mentoring can have on both. The report, Visionwest Building Financial Capability (BFC) Report: ... More >>
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 >>
