Leah* credits the team at the Papakura Family Service Centre with turning her family’s life around, and most importantly, helping her youngest grandson break through the serious behavioural challenges and trauma that had been holding him back. Read more
Social Worker in Schools (SWiS) is a school-based programme that provides support to our Tamariki, especially those most in need within our school community... Read more
With Maori tamariki making up 63% of the children in our Early Learning Centre, and a further 15% of children from the Pacific Islands, we always strive to celebrate all the different cultures that make up our Early Learning Centre whānau. Read more
Papakura Early Learning Centre’s Team Leader has a vision for transforming the centre's unused outdoor spaces into an edible garden, with a worm farm, composting and recycling system to teach the children sustainability... Read more
“Look At Me Now Leadership” is a youth leadership programme offered by our Social Workers in Schools (SWiS) programme (Papakura Family Service Centre) at Red Hill Primary School for more than 10 years. Read more
To celebrate our children who turn five years old and get them ready for school, our Papakura Early Learning Centre has recently connected with School Start First Impressions... Read more
Since the Covid crisis began, the Family Service Centre teams have been busier than ever, trying to keep up with demand. The stress of lockdowns on families means that people who had never before been on the radar of social services started asking for help... Read more
Family Service Centre teams recently invited stakeholders from the community come for morning tea, in order to thank our supporters and to build on relationships going into a new year... Read more
As we start off the brand new year at Papakura Family Service centre, there are some fresh new faces in the team, as well as new paint and signage at the Centre... Read more
Christmas is nearly upon us, so we asked a few members of our Family Service Centres team to share the way their whanau celebrates the season… Read more
For many immigrants arriving in New Zealand whose English is limited or non-existent, life can be confusing, overwhelming – and lonely. Takanini Family Service Centre partners with MIT to host an English course to help make a difference in the lives of new Kiwis... Read more
Papakura Family Service Centre's enthusiastic Social Workers in Schools (SWiS) team work in five Papakura schools, offering support and assistance to the schools’ children and families who are increasingly facing significant challenges in this community. Read more