Contact Details

GREAT POTENTIALS FOUNDATION OFFICE

Physical Address: Building 5, Level 6; 666 Great South Road, Penrose, Auckland 1061

Postal Address: PO Box 11283, Ellerslie, Auckland 1542
Phone: (09) 377 5384

Email: [email protected]

Parking Advice: Casual Pay-by-Plate parking is available in Wilson carpark on site. Use machines located in carpark or download the ParkMate app.

FAMILY SERVICE CENTRES

Family Service Centres Manager: Deepika Sarmah

Email: [email protected]

Papakura Family Service Centre & Early Learning Centre

Centre Address: 14 Maurice Street, Papakura, Auckland

Postal Address: PO BOX 72499, Papakura

Phone: 09 299 6610

Takanini Family Service Centre & Licensed Playgroup

Address: 8 Oakleigh Avenue, Takanini

Phone: 09 974 4719

Papakura Family Service Centre

Papakura Early Learning Centre

Takanini Family Service Centre

Family Service Centres Team

MATES PROGRAMME

MATES PROGRAMME MANAGER: CONNOR BOURNE

Email: [email protected]

MATES EPSOM CAMPUS OFFICE

Room 203, Building Block B

Epsom Campus, University of Auckland

74 Epsom Avenue, Auckland 1023

MATES Programme

MATES Team

Become a mentor

HIPPY New Zealand

HIPPY (NZ) National Director: Mark Veale

Email: [email protected]

HIPPY Programme

HIPPY Sites Directory

Latest

How our programmes are functioning under different lockdown levels

Across the country our programmes are still supporting our community, just on different levels depending on the area you live in.
How our programmes have been running during Level Four lockdown

We have been working tirelessly to ensure we are doing everything we can to help children, young people, and families towards brighter futures, whilst we stay safe in our bubbles. Our programmes have been able to transition to supporting people in our communities remotely, similarly to how people connect with their family and friends.
MATES and Merchant Shoes – a Perfect Match

Merchant 1948’s Young Hearts Project has been partnering with MATES Junior since it was launched in 2014. This project was established to assist young people in our community, especially those who are struggling in life.
From the archives: NZ’s first Dad Tutor

Back in 1995, John Grubner made the local newspaper for being New Zealand’s very first “HIPPY dad” tutor. The local community paper said at the time, “Mr Grubner is a rare breed as a HIPPY tutor because it is usually mums who are recruited from parents who have been through the programme...”

HIPPY Programme

HIPPY is a home-based Early Learning programme that helps parents from disadvantaged communities lay the foundation for their children’s success in school and later life...
HIPPY Locations

Locations and contact details for HIPPY sites around New Zealand
Community Funding

We are immensely grateful to all of our supporters who contribute in various ways to Great Potentials Foundation. Your generosity truly impacts the lives of children, young people and families propelling them towards brighter futures.
Become a mentor

If you are a tertiary student in Auckland and are interested in becoming a MATES mentor, please complete the online application form...
MATES Programme

MATES Mentoring and Tutoring programme addresses the underachievement in education of disadvantaged youth in New Zealand, intervening at key transition points to create pathways for success...
Contact Details

Address and contact information for Great Potentials Office and programmes
Our Mission

Working for and with children, young people and families to promote family function, relieve suffering, release potential, reduce disparities in New Zealand society, reduce crime and violence and break the cycle of disadvantage...
Work for us

Situations vacant at Great Potentials Foundation
Family Service Centres

Our Family Service Centres assist the community with housing, food, health care, employment support and wellbeing services as well as offering early learning services, parenting programmes, playgroups, social workers in schools, counselling and more...
Takanini Family Service Centre

Family Service Centre Takanini opened its doors in January 2014. Our warm, colourful new Centre was established in partnership with the Counties Manukau Kindergarten Association, whose superb early learning centre provides a beautiful environment for the local children.