Papakura Family Service Centre

Our Papakura Family Service Centre is a community hub providing integrated health, education and social services. The Papakura Family Service Centre model was devised and developed by Dame Lesley Max and was opened in 1992. 

Our approach is to give a hand up along the way, giving people and communities the support and tools they need to meet their own goals and objectives and find solutions to their problems. Our services include: 

Social Services 

We have a team of community social workers who provide social work intervention, targeted towards vulnerable children, young people and their families living in Counties-Manukau who are at risk of abuse, harm or offending.  Referrals are received from a range of community agencies and an initial assessment is completed (includes consent form) to ascertain the assistance or support for the referral. At times external agencies may be included to assist the referral where further support may be required.
 

Counselling

We have an experienced counsellor available to listen in confidence to members of the community and assist them to find a pathway to better understand themselves and others. Our counsellors specialise in counselling for children, women and couples but men's counselling is also available.

Social Workers in Schools (SWiS)

'Social Workers in Schools' (SWiS) is a programme designed to support children to thrive at home and at school. It sees trained social workers based in schools, working alongside the students, families and teachers to support our future generations to learn, grow and thrive.

We currently have social workers in Cosgrove Primary, Kelvin Road Primary, Edmund Hillary Primary, Red Hill Primary, Kauri Flats School, Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School, and Papakura Intermediate.

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Papakura Early Learning Centre

We provide free early childhood education for 30 hours per week for children aged from 2-5 years. We are licensed for up to 35 children.

PAPAKURA ELC

HIPPY Papakura 

We offer HIPPY (Home Interaction Programme for Parents and Youngsters) at both our Family Service Centres. As part of the HIPPY programme parents work with their child at home for 15 minutes a day, five times a week.

Children build knowledge in maths, reading and writing, while developing their cognitive, creative and social skills meaning they are better prepared to start primary school. The HIPPY programme and Early Learning Centre are complimentary services designed to support and empower parents to prepare their 3-5 year old children for success at school.