Her Story, Our Story
Family Violence Interagency Response Service
We provide the Family Violence Interagency Response Service (FVIARS), where we receive Police referrals after every Police call out to a family harm event. This service gauges safety: develops safety plans and identifies risks and need, to have the right supports put in place.
Adult Safety Programme
We provide an adult safety programme which is a counselling/safety programme provided to women that have protection orders. Our counsellor walks alongside each woman and equips and strengthens them for their next chapters in life, to be harm free.
Support to Clients
We provide support to clients within the Kaikohe community and outreach areas. We support them to have a plan forward and assist to achieve their tasks and goals. Our support workers assist women on a range of levels which may include supporting to pursue protection and parenting orders, finding a home right through to furnishing it or applying for an income or finding employment. Our team are equipped to assess the risk and need of whanau and seek the right supports or resources to meet their needs. As a Refuge, we also support men, who have a willingness and desire to achieve change and growth for their whanau.develops safety plans and identifies risks and need, to have the right supports put in place.
Whanau protect
We also provide a service called Whanau protect where we have a partnership with the Tunstall security service to provide protective means within a women’s home to keep her and her children safe.