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Happy International Day of Older Persons!

1st October is International Day of Older Persons, when we celebrate all the amazing older women and men in our community and those who help them thrive. International Day of…

AdityaK1 October 2021

A big group of people from the Lifewise Youth Housing Team with big bright smiles

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Thank you to The Tindall Foundation and The Warehouse

Amid the COVID-19 alert Level 4 restrictions in Auckland, The Tindall Foundation and The Warehouse Group, have donated $9,500 in PPE and more than $15,000 in supplies, such as toiletries,…

AdityaK17 September 2021

Lee Peri, Lifewise Housing First Peer Support Worker, serving one of our street whanau some fresh and warm boil-up after getting their vaccine.

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Protecting our most vulnerable: Touchstone

On the 2nd of August, Lifewise hosted a COVID-19 vaccine outreach clinic for our street whanau, clients and frontline staff to receive their vaccination. The clinic was organised by the…

AdityaK8 September 2021

Screenshot of Te Arawa FM host Mercia-Dawn Yates in korero with Haehaetu Barrett, Lifewise Regional Manager for Rotorua (Bay of Plenty)

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Te Arawa FM host Mercia-Dawn Yates with Haehaetu Barrett

Kia ora #Rotorua 🙌 What has life been like for people who have been experiencing homelessness or living in emergency housing? Here to give us an update via Te Arawa…

AdityaK2 September 2021

Screenshot of Auckland Central MP Chloe Swarbrick in korero with Lifewise Youth Housing Team Leader Aaron Hendry on Instagram Live

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Chlöe Swarbrick in korero with Aaron Hendry

Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick & our Youth Housing Team Leader Aaron Hendry had a live korero on Instagram about why half of Tāmaki Makaurau’s homeless population are under 25.…

AdityaK25 August 2021

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Support & services available during COVID-19 lockdown

Due to COVID-19 containment measures, some of our community services have been disrupted, and others are not available. Regardless, we take our mission very seriously and remain committed to looking…

AdityaK22 August 2021

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Young New Zealanders are in danger

As young New Zealanders face challenges of winter, some won’t find a stable or healthy home in the current housing crisis without your support. We urgently need your donation to…

AdityaK12 August 2021

close-up black and white photo of a young person, their hands pressed up against their face in despair.

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“I feel terrified.”

“I feel terrified,” says Hannah, a young person experiencing homelessness and living in Emergency Accomodation. Listen to her story in the Newshub Nation video under this blog post. Lifewise, alongside…

AdityaK2 August 2021

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Lack of Homelessness Strategy Increases Harm For Rangatahi

A recent report from Child Poverty Action Group highlights the need for a strategy to end Youth Homelessness. Child Poverty Action Group's new report has highlighted that the lack of…

HelenaG28 July 2021

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Kia ora Marcus!

Marcus is one of our lovely volunteers at Lifewise Merge Cafe. Here he talks about what he enjoys most about helping out in the kitchen. He's such a gentle, soft-spoken…

AdityaK12 July 2021

Top-down view of a three-level building construction site

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New homes by Airedale Property Trust

Lifewise's sister trust, Airedale Property, has nearly completed its current social housing project in Auckland's Glen Eden suburb. Set to be complete in September 2021, this building will provide 3…

AdityaK8 July 2021

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A message from Lifewise Homecare Worker, Courtesy Michael-Agwuoke

On 1 July 2021, we received a special message from Courtesy for all Lifewise Homecare Workers: "To my fellow homecare workers I would like to say, first of all, don't…

AdityaK5 July 2021

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