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Community Agencies and Support Groups
Here you will find Organisations and Support Groups that can assist youth in the Horowhenua District. So if you need practical advice and resources including budgeting, legal issues or help dealing with depression, if you are a single parent or just need someone to talk to. You are in the right place.
Across Te Kotahitanga O Te Wairua
Bereaved by Suicide - Support Groups usually meet fortnightly in Palmerston North and Levin.
294A Church Street
PO Box 1140
Palmerston North
Phone: 06 356 7486
Fax: 06 357 4988
Email: across@inspire.net.nz
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Birthright Foxton Inc
Birthright works to support, strengthen and advocate for one parent families.
C/- Cummerfield Road
RD 11
Foxton
Phone: 06 363 6628
Fax: 06 363 6628
Email: pattyjrr@e3.net.nz
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Birthright Levin Inc
Hours 9am – 12 noon Mon - Fri
Practical resources, education/information and personal support.
Room 203 Levin Mall
PO Box 436
Levin
Phone: 06 368 7039
Fax: 06 368 7039
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Birthright Otaki
12 Rangatira Street
Phone: 06 364 5558
Central Region Advocacy Service
Help with entitlements from WINZ such as invalid benefits, disability allowance, child disability allowance, training incentive allowance. Mon – Fri 12.30pm -2.30pm.
Philips Center
The Square
Palmerston North
Phone: 06 355 2094
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Child, Youth and Family Services - Care and Protection
A service of the Ministry of Social Development.
Supporting families to keep their children safe. Care and protection of children and young persons who are at risk of being hurt or neglected.
8 Bath Street
Levin
Phone: 06 9494 230
Freephone: 0508 326 459
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Child, Youth and Family Services - Youth Justice
Youth Justice teams work closely with the Police and Community to support young people who have offended. Responsible for delivering Restorative Family Group Conferences and monitoring plans which hold young people accountable and encourage changes to turn their lives around. A service of the Ministry of Social Development.
Cnr Queen & Chamberlain Streets
Kent & Little Building
Levin
Phone: 06 9494 230
Freephone: 0508 326 459
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Closet Space
Queer youth group.
PO Box 1491
Palmerston North
Phone: 06 358 5378
Email: closetspacepn@hotmail.com
www.malgraclubq.org.nz/closetspace
Clothing Bank
Tues & Thurs 9.30am - 12.30pm.
North Service Lane
Opp Mitre 10
Levin
Phone: 06 368 3518
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Community Action Youth Alcohol and Drugs (CAYAD)
The Community Action on Youth and Drugs project (CAYAD) works in collaboration with Agencies and Community groups to attain common development outcomes. Based within Life to the Max.
12a Exeter Street
Levin
Phone: 06 367 6433
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Community Health Advisory Group
The Community Health Advisory Group identifies gaps in health services within the Horowhenua advocating for your health needs with the Horowhenua Primary Health Organisation.
Phone: 06 368 8325
Connections with Hope
How to deal with depression. 10 week course 3 times a year.
534 Queen St
Levin
Phone: 06 368 6116
Email: loma@manawatuss.org.nz
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Drop-In Centre
Phone: 06 368 1195
Family Violence Interventionn Programme Inc
Run group sessions for adult men and adult women. 20+ mostly around family issues. Run 2 mens groups a week and one weekly womens group. Self referral but most through court referral
Phone: 06 368 4561
Foxton Beach Police
Reduce crime and prevent road crash trauma.
2 Ocean Beach Street
PO Box 17
Foxton
Phone: 06 363 5127
Fax: 06 363 5177
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Foxton Districts Budget Services
Development of budgeting skills through free supportive, confidential and culturally aware services. For people living in Shannon and Foxton and surrounding areas.
Municipal Buildings
96 Main Street
PO Box 32
Foxton
Phone: 06 363 6684
Fax: 06 363 6677
Email: fox.budget@xtra.co.nz
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Foxton Police
Reduce crime and prevent road crash trauma.
3 Main street
PO Box 17
Foxton
Phone: 06 363 8084
Fax: 06 363 8098
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Horowhenua Abuse Liason team
HALT is the collaborative point in the prevention and intervention of family violence in Horowhenua.
C/- Levin Police Station
PO Box 242
Phone: 06 366 0540
Email: halt@clear.net.nz
Horowhenua Family Support Service
Encourages a healthy and creative atmosphere for growth and change within the family. Offers home based support, guidance for families under stress, parenting information and education.
PO Box 1119
Levin
Phone: 06 367 5056
Email: hfss@xtra.co.nz
Horowhenua Samaritans
24 Hour Service
Call minder for messages 06 368 3534.
PO Box 77
Levin
Phone: 06 368 3096
Freephone: 0800 726 666
Horowhenua Unemployed and Beneficiaries Community
Provides assistance to unemployed, other beneficiaries and low income earners. To encourage and empower people to take responsibility for themselves
1 Stanley Street
PO Box 427
Levin
Phone: 06 368 0282
Fax: 06 368 0282
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Horowhenua Victim Support
Provide crisis intervention to all victims of crime, accident or emergency within the local Police District
C/O Police Station
Bristol Street
PO Box 242
Levin
Phone: 06 366 0529
Email: horowhenua@victimsupport.org.nz
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Housing New Zealand Corporation
Provide New Zealanders access to decent homes, helping them to manage their own circumstances and contribute to family life. Hours 8am - 5pm
17 Bath street
PO Box 182
Levin 5540
Phone: 06 366 0240
Freephone: 0800 801 601
Fax: 06 368 0095
Email: christine.moyle@hnzc.co.nz
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Inland Revenue
Provide assistance to clients with tax quieries.
Cnr Gerguson/Ashley Streets
PO Box 1147
Palmerston North
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Leala Trust
To improve the social, cultural and economic situation of Pacific people in Horowhenua. Employment links, Education support services, Family support services and Health support services
PO Box 359
Levin
Phone: 021 717 023
Email: LK6@orcon.net.nz
Levin Women's Refuge
Tues 10am - 3pm & Thurs 9am - 4pm
534 Queen Street
Footsetps Building
Levin
Phone: 06 367 0417
Fax: 06 367 6923
Email: hwrefuge@actrix.co.nz
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Life to the Max
Free service to rangatahi / youth 10 - 16 years and whanau / family. A collaborative inter-agency project, that will provide a multi-disciplinary Team using a holistic wrap around service. Offers Alcohol and Drug counselling, youth coach, social workers, strengthening families coordinator
12a Exeter Street
Levin 5510
Phone: 06 368 8005
Fax: 06 368 8009
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Manawatu Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre
24hr Contact
53 Waldegrave Street
PO Box 637
Palmerston North
Phone: 06 356 5868
Email: admin@mrsac.org.nz
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Mash Trust
Alcohol and other Drug treatment services
602 Main Street
PO Box 157
Palmerston North
Phone: 06 355 7200
Freephone: 0800 627 487
Fax: 06 355 7201
Email: manawatu@mashtrust.org.nz
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Mash Trust
Child & Youth Crisis Respite Service
602 Main Street
PO Box 157
Palmerston North
Phone: 06 355 7200
Freephone: 0800 627 487
Fax: 06 355 7201
Email: manawatu@mashtrust.org.nz
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NZ Red Cross Society - Levin Branch
Clothing and bedding for domestic use after a fire or marriage breakup. Meals on wheels deliveries. Shop open Thursdays 9.00am - 2.30pm
254 Queen Street
Levin
Phone: 06 368 9454
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Riding for the Disabled
Riding x 3 weekly: Mon 9.30am - 1.30pm Tues 9am -12noon and Thurs 9.30am – 1pm
41 Princess Street
Levin
Phone: 06 368 9184
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Samaritans
Samaritans provide a confidential listening service 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing loneliness, depression and sad feelings. Samaritan's listen and help people talk through what’s troubling them, offer compassion and understanding, offer callers confidentiality and anonymity, discuss options, and offer support and encouragement.
Phone: Hot line 06 368 3096
Freephone: 0800 726 666 368 3096 Information Line 06 368 6534
Sexual Health Services Clinic
Mon 10am to 11:30am, appointment only
62 Liverpool Street
Horowhenua Health Centre
PO Box 4003
Levin
Phone: 06 366 0888
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Shannon Community Information Centre
Open Friday, Saturdays and Sundays. 10am - 4pm
Plimmer Tce
23 Engles Rd
Shannon
Phone: 06 362 7333.
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Shannon Youth 2000 Charitable Trust
Provide youth support, mentoring, Marae and community based youth programme.
Chairperson Ross Campbell 06 3627872
Gospel Chapel
Ballance St
72 Stafford St
Shannon
Phone: 06 362 7787
Freephone: After Hours 06 363 27270
Fax: 06 362 7787
Email: tekohaexperience@xtra.co.nz
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Skylight
Skylight provides unique support to children, young people and their families through tough times of change, loss and grief - whatever the cause
PO Box 7309
Wellington South
Freephone: 0800 299 100
Fax: 04 939 4759
Email: info@skylight-trust.org.nz
www.skylight.org.nz
Speladd
To enable those with specific learning disabilities or dyslexia and ADHD disorders to reach their potential. Advocacy support assessment tuition.
Hours: 9am -11:30am & 1pm to 4pm. Mon - Fri
117 College St
PO Box 1707
Palmerston North
Phone: 06 359 0495
Email: speladd@maxnet.co.nz.
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Strenghtening Families
To assist agencies in collaboration and coordinating services to families, to identify gaps in service within communities and use inter-agency case management when working with families
12a Exeter Street
Levin
Phone: 06 368 8005
Email: Christine.mcdonald@lttm.org.nz
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Tautoko Services
Provide a service for children or adults with an intellectual disability and /or autism spectrum disorder whose behaviour is challenging
28 Queen Street
Levin
Phone: 06 368 2611
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Te Runanga O Rauakawa Mental Health Support Group
Day activities, support services, registered clients only
3 Keepa Street
Levin
Phone: 06 368 8678
Freephone: 0800 364 113
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Te Runanga O Raukawa Inc - Toiora Whanau Social Services
Social workers in school Counselling and Education Programmes
3 Keepa Street
PO Box 586
Levin
Phone: 06 368 8678
Fax: 06 368 8679
Email: levin@raukawa.iwi.nz
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