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A happy Christmas for everyone! homelessnessHousing FirstMerge Cafe

A happy Christmas for everyone!

How will you give strength and hope to people this Christmas?

aditya4 December 2017

Inside The Cup homelessnessMerge CafeMerge Communityyouth homelessness

Inside The Cup

Auckland Council partnered with Lifewise and people with lived experience of the street to bring the voice of the street to decision makers.

aditya4 December 2017

We really appreciate your support! early childhood educationFamily ServiceshomelessnessHousing FirstRotoruaSplice

We really appreciate your support!

We are able to build connected, just and inclusive communities thanks to our amazing supporters and their generous gifts, donations, and tautoko.

aditya2 November 2017

Poverty and How it Can Lead to Homelessness Big SleepoutBSO2017Family ServiceshomelessnessHousing FirstMental Health And AddictionMerge Cafeyouth homelessness

Poverty and How it Can Lead to Homelessness

Homelessness and poverty go hand in hand. NZ has the highest rate of homelessness in the OECD. Lifewise turns lives around by addressing both issues.

aditya1 November 2017

Housing First Auckland City Centre: Responsiveness to Māori BSO2016homelessnessHousing FirstMerge CafeMerge Community

Housing First Auckland City Centre: Responsiveness to Māori

"Housing First is much more than a new programme," said Sophia Beaton and Sarah Greenaway. "It is about changing the system to put people at the centre."

aditya4 October 2017

Kia ora, from Moira APTBig Sleepoutearly childhood educationFamily Serviceshomelessness

Kia ora, from Moira

When someone who Lifewise has housed says, “I never believed this could happen for me” I feel humble and reassured.

aditya30 August 2017

Welcome to my family early childhood educationvital 5

Welcome to my family

"This is a story of how far a compliment can go," says Marlena, one of the teachers at Lifewise's early childhood education centres

aditya30 August 2017

Better homes for the elderly APThealth and disability services

Better homes for the elderly

Lifewise’s sister organisation, Airedale Property Trust is redeveloping Everil Orr Retirement Village in Auckland's Mt Albert.

aditya30 August 2017

Kai time! BSO2017Family Serviceshomelessnessyouth homelessness

Kai time!

Lifewise's Youth Housing Service recently joined hands with Monte Cecilia and VisionWest for a cooking workshop called Kai time!

aditya30 August 2017

Merge Community Peer Team Big SleepouthomelessnessMerge Cafeyouth homelessness

Merge Community Peer Team

Providing support and advocacy to people in the homeless community through Lifewise Merge Café.

aditya30 August 2017

My first pounamu Mental Health And AddictionRotorua

My first pounamu

Residents of Lifewise Rotorua designed their own taonga, in an effort to ensure that the mana (pride) and mauri (life) is preserved.

aditya30 August 2017

A lifelong love for nature early childhood educationvital 5

A lifelong love for nature

At Lifewise's Vital 5 early childhood education centres, our teachers create an educational, nurturing and caring environment.

aditya30 August 2017