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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

Have you met the Splice team? Big SleepouthomelessnessMerge Cafeneighbours daySplice

Have you met the Splice team?

Our sister organisation in the Methodist Mission Northern family brings together city centre residents.

aditya30 August 2017

Being homeless is not a choice Big SleepoutBSO2017Family ServiceshomelessnessMerge Cafeyouth homelessness

Being homeless is not a choice

Have you heard people say they choose to be homeless, even when it's bitterly cold outside?

aditya29 August 2017

Housing First: A Programme to End Homelessness in Auckland Big SleepoutBSO2016BSO2017homelessnessHousing First

Housing First: A Programme to End Homelessness in Auckland

Housing First is based on the idea that having a home is a basic human right.

aditya25 August 2017

“I never believed this could happen for me” Big SleepoutBSO2016BSO2017homelessnessMerge Cafe

“I never believed this could happen for me”

The Housing First Auckland City Centre programme is making great progress!

aditya11 August 2017

Journey of a Young Person: What Leads to Youth Homelessness Big SleepoutBSO2017Family ServiceshomelessnessMerge Cafeyouth homelessness

Journey of a Young Person: What Leads to Youth Homelessness

Today, about 41,000 people in NZ are without a home. That’s one in every 100 Kiwis. Half of them are under 25 years old.

aditya9 August 2017

The Auckland Street Choir’s first ever live concert! Big SleepoutBSO2017homelessnessMerge Cafeneighbours daySplice

The Auckland Street Choir’s first ever live concert!

Celebrating two years of good music, company and food for some of Auckland's most vulnerable street community.

aditya3 August 2017

End Youth Homelessness: Donate to the Lifewise Big Sleepout Big SleepoutBSO2017Family ServiceshomelessnessMerge Cafeyouth homelessness

End Youth Homelessness: Donate to the Lifewise Big Sleepout

Donate to the Lifewise Big Sleepout, held on 6 July 2017, and raise funds to help end youth homelessness. Find out more here.

aditya4 July 2017

What does the Lifewise Big Sleepout achieve? Big SleepoutBSO2017CYFSFamily ServiceshomelessnessMerge Cafeyouth homelessness

What does the Lifewise Big Sleepout achieve?

Now is a good time to think about it.

aditya19 June 2017

Young and homeless: Lisa’s story Big SleepoutBSO2017CYFSFamily ServiceshomelessnessMerge Cafeyouth homelessness

Young and homeless: Lisa’s story

"People would walk past and say go home, stop sitting out here acting homeless," says Lisa. "I was though, I was homeless.”

aditya1 June 2017

Turn a life around this Mother’s Day CYFSFamily Serviceshomelessnessyouth homelessness

Turn a life around this Mother’s Day

Here at Lifewise, we don’t give up on anyone. We continue to work alongside them, always believing in the potential to turn lives around.

aditya8 May 2017