Family Service Centre Team

Papakura Family Service Centre & Early Learning Centre

Address

Physical: 14 Maurice Street, Papakura, Auckland

Postal: PO BOX 72499, Papakura

Phone

09 299 6610

Email

[email protected]

Opening Hours

Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm

Takanini Family Service Centre & Licensed Playgroup

Address

8 Oakleigh Avenue, Takanini

Phone

09 974 4719

Email

[email protected]

Opening Hours

Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm

Deepika Sarmah

Family Service Centres Manager

[email protected]

Starsim Simeki

Social Services Team Leader Papakura

Amanda Ridge

Lead Professional Papakura

Sophie Sheffield

Counsellor Papakura

Lorraine Greaves

Social Services Team Leader Takanini

Fiona Rowland

Lead Professional Takanini

Sheryl Stacey

Counsellor Takanini

John Samman

SWiS Papakura

Alesha Verheyen

SWiS Papakura

William Chiyesu

SWiS Papakura

Glenda Dudley

HIPPY Coordinator Takanini

Yoyo Zhu

HIPPY Tutor Takanini

Jalpa Bhatt

HIPPY Tutor Takanini

Swetha Pothunuru

Playgroup Coordinator Takanini

HIPPY Coordinator

Papakura

Crystal Robinson

HIPPY tutor Papakura

Kerensa Nuu

Early Learning Centre
Team Leader

Zowie Elkington

Early Learning Centre
Teacher

Amanda Reid

Administrator

Kyla Scott

Administrator

Latest

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More Than Just a Language Class

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...
SWiS: Speaking the Lingo in Papakura Schools

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.
Cabin Crew to Community Counsellor

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Family Resources

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Papakura Early Learning Centre

Papakura Early Learning Centre, next to Kelvin Road School, is part of a family service centre (FSC) providing health, education and support services for families. All-day sessions are offered for children from two to five years of age.
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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 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.
Papakura

Papakura Family Service Centre & Early Learning Centre has been providing valuable services to the families in Papakura since 1992. We provide an early learning centre, the HIPPY programme, Plunket, social work and advocacy, counselling, parenting, budgeting and Social Workers in Schools.

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Community Funding

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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...
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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...
SWiS: Speaking the Lingo in Papakura Schools

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.
Uniting Against Covid-19

As we enter what we hope is our final week at Level 3, we want to recognise and thank those who are continuing to work to maintain essential services and support our communities, including our Great Potentials team who have kept working from home to deliver our programmes to those who need them..
Takanini

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.

Address

Phone

Email

Opening Hours

Address

Phone

Email

Opening Hours

Deepika Sarmah

Family Service Centres Manager

Starsim Simeki

Social Services Team Leader Papakura

Amanda Ridge

Lead Professional Papakura

Sophie Sheffield

Counsellor Papakura

Lorraine Greaves

Social Services Team Leader Takanini

Fiona Rowland

Lead Professional Takanini

Sheryl Stacey

Counsellor Takanini

John Samman

SWiS Papakura

Alesha Verheyen

SWiS Papakura

William Chiyesu

SWiS Papakura

Glenda Dudley

HIPPY Coordinator Takanini

Yoyo Zhu

HIPPY Tutor Takanini

Jalpa Bhatt

HIPPY Tutor Takanini

Swetha Pothunuru

Playgroup Coordinator Takanini

HIPPY Coordinator

Papakura

Crystal Robinson

HIPPY tutor Papakura

Kerensa Nuu

Early Learning CentreTeam Leader

Zowie Elkington

Early Learning Centre Teacher

Amanda Reid

Administrator

Kyla Scott

Administrator

Early Learning Centre
Team Leader

Early Learning Centre
Teacher