Charities List - Auckland Area
Alzheimers Auckland Inc
Area Covered: Auckland, North Shore, Waitakere, Rodney District
Provides leading services that enable and empower people with dementia, their carers, family and whanau. 24 hour information line, individual and family consultations and carer support groups.
Provides leading services that enable and empower people with dementia, their carers, family and whanau. 24 hour information line, individual and family consultations and carer support groups.
Employees: 10
Volunteers: 40
Beneficiaries: 1200
Adventure Specialties Trust
Area Covered: Greater Auckland
Provides adventure activities, outdoor pursuits and wilderness education to young
adults.
Provides adventure activities, outdoor pursuits and wilderness education to young
adults.
Employees: 13
Volunteers: 3
Beneficiaries: 4,452
Ambury Park Centre For Riding Therapy
Area Covered: Greater Auckland
Ambury Park Centre for Riding Therapy provides therapeutic services, via the
medium of the horse, to a wide range of people with physical, intellectual,
psychological and specific learning disabilities.
Ambury Park Centre for Riding Therapy provides therapeutic services, via the
medium of the horse, to a wide range of people with physical, intellectual,
psychological and specific learning disabilities.
Employees: 15
Volunteers: 60
Beneficiaries: 6,000
Aotea Family Support Group Charitable Trust Inc
Area Covered: Great Barrier Island
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Employees: 9
Volunteers: 6
Beneficiaries: 600
Age Concern Auckland Inc
Area Covered: Auckland & Waitakere's
Provides elder abuse & neglect courses, dietary and health promotion. Financial and
advocacy assistance and visiting service for people over the age of 65.
Provides elder abuse & neglect courses, dietary and health promotion. Financial and
advocacy assistance and visiting service for people over the age of 65.
Employees: 6.5
Volunteers: 201
Beneficiaries: 80,000
Age Concern North Shore
Area Covered: North Shore
Provides personal contact for older people in need of assistance and advocacy.
Run a visiting service with over 200 volunteers visiting lonely people.
Provides personal contact for older people in need of assistance and advocacy.
Run a visiting service with over 200 volunteers visiting lonely people.
Employees: 7
Volunteers: 260
Beneficiaries: 60,000
Aotearoa/New Zealand Infant Brain Development Trust
Area Covered: Greater Auckland, Rodney, Franklin, Northland
Delivers information about the vital importance of brain development in the first
three years of life. Presentations are made to all areas of the community and also
taken into Teen Parent Units and to women in New Zealand prisons
Delivers information about the vital importance of brain development in the first
three years of life. Presentations are made to all areas of the community and also
taken into Teen Parent Units and to women in New Zealand prisons
Employees: 1.5
Volunteers: 15
Beneficiaries: 50,000
Auckland District Kidney Society
Area Covered: Greater Auckland, Rodney, Franklin, Northland
Promotes the welfare of people with kidney failure and their families by providing
ongoing support and by monitoring and influencing renal services.
Promotes the welfare of people with kidney failure and their families by providing
ongoing support and by monitoring and influencing renal services.
Employees: 7
Volunteers: 20
Beneficiaries: 1,300
Auckland Family Counselling & Psychotherapy Centre
Area Covered: Auckland
Offers counselling and psychotherapy services to children, adults, couples and
families in distress.
Offers counselling and psychotherapy services to children, adults, couples and
families in distress.
Employees: 14
Volunteers: 10
Beneficiaries: 350
Auckland Somali Community Assn Inc
Area Covered: Auckland City and Waitakere City
Provides social service to the members of the Somali Community who are of refugee
background. The service provision is in the areas of education, employment, health
and social service.
Provides social service to the members of the Somali Community who are of refugee
background. The service provision is in the areas of education, employment, health
and social service.
Employees: 40
Volunteers: 32
Beneficiaries: 1,500
C.A.R.E. Waitakere Trust
Area Covered: Waitakere
Offers free, confidential, supportive and culturally aware budgeting assistance to
individuals and families.
Offers free, confidential, supportive and culturally aware budgeting assistance to
individuals and families.
Employees: 2
Volunteers: 13
Beneficiaries: 5,720
Coast Youth Community Trust
Area Covered: Whangaparaoa, Orewa
Provides leadership, direction, mentoring and assistance to young people, their
caregivers and families.
Provides leadership, direction, mentoring and assistance to young people, their
caregivers and families.
Employees: 4
Volunteers: 85
Beneficiaries: 1,500
Communicare CMA (Ak) Inc
Area Covered: Manukau, Auckland and Waitakere Cities
Works to actively improve the quality of life for the elderly, lonely and disabled by
providing support, companionship and stimulation in Day Centres.
Works to actively improve the quality of life for the elderly, lonely and disabled by
providing support, companionship and stimulation in Day Centres.
Employees: 6.5
Volunteers: 360
Beneficiaries: 1,200
Cleft Lip & Palate Support Group Auckland Inc
Area Covered: Auckland
Assists parents and caregivers of children with a cleft lip and/or palate to best meet
the needs of their child and family.
Assists parents and caregivers of children with a cleft lip and/or palate to best meet
the needs of their child and family.
Employees: 0
Volunteers: 25
Beneficiaries: 400
Beneficiaries Advocacy and Information Service Inc
Area Covered: North Shore and Rodney
Offers free quality information and independent advocacy to beneficiaries and low
income earners and their families
Offers free quality information and independent advocacy to beneficiaries and low
income earners and their families
Employees: 2
Volunteers: 7
Beneficiaries: 1,900
Disability Information Waitakere Network
Area Covered: Waitakere
Provides information for children and families with disabilities of where to get
assistance with specialised support and advocacy.
Provides information for children and families with disabilities of where to get
assistance with specialised support and advocacy.
Employees: 1
Volunteers: 7
Beneficiaries: 902
Eating Difficulties Education Network (Auck) Inc
Area Covered: Greater Auckland
Offers support and programmes to prevent eating disorders, promote body trust and
satisfaction, size acceptance and diversity on an individual and societal level.
Offers support and programmes to prevent eating disorders, promote body trust and
satisfaction, size acceptance and diversity on an individual and societal level.
Employees: 3
Volunteers: 7
Beneficiaries: 5,000
Essentially Men Education Trust
Area Covered: Greater Auckland, Rodney, Franklin
Promotes educational programmes, public awareness, leadership, community
development and research for men and boys.
Promotes educational programmes, public awareness, leadership, community
development and research for men and boys.
Employees: 2
Volunteers: 80
Beneficiaries: 2,046
Gateway Community Trust
Area Covered: Papakura, Clevedon, Franklin
Provides after school care and school holiday program
Provides after school care and school holiday program
Employees: 30
Volunteers: 48
Beneficiaries: 800
Grow NZ Inc.(Auckland area)
Area Covered: Greater Auckland
Gives people support and education for recovery from mental illness - to mental
health and well-being and personal maturity - through a 12 step mutual help
programme.
Gives people support and education for recovery from mental illness - to mental
health and well-being and personal maturity - through a 12 step mutual help
programme.
Employees: 3
Volunteers: 17
Beneficiaries: 300
H.B.C. Grandparents Parenting Grandchildren Inc
Area Covered: Rodney
Provides support to grandparents parenting grandchildren on the Hibiscus coast
and surrounding areas of Rodney.
Provides support to grandparents parenting grandchildren on the Hibiscus coast
and surrounding areas of Rodney.
Employees: 0
Volunteers: 40
Beneficiaries: 40
Hestia Women's Refuge Rodney
Area Covered: North Shore and Rodney
Provides confidential safe services, which women and children can come to, or
access in the community, when there is abuse in their domestic relationships.
Provides confidential safe services, which women and children can come to, or
access in the community, when there is abuse in their domestic relationships.
Employees: 5
Volunteers: 11
Beneficiaries: 565
Homebuilders Family Services (Inc)
Area Covered: Rodney, Puhoi to Mangawhai
Supports families under stress in ways that enable them to resolve current
difficulties and acquire, or consolidate their skills and resources to deal with current
problems and better resolve any future difficulties.
Supports families under stress in ways that enable them to resolve current
difficulties and acquire, or consolidate their skills and resources to deal with current
problems and better resolve any future difficulties.
Employees: 9
Volunteers: 15
Beneficiaries: 4,000
Huntington's Disease Association (Auckland) Inc
Area Covered: From Mercer to Kaitaia
Supports, assists, represents families with Huntington's who are at risk. Provides
advice, information and advocacy.
Supports, assists, represents families with Huntington's who are at risk. Provides
advice, information and advocacy.
Employees: 0.5
Volunteers: 6
Beneficiaries: 450
Kidney Kids of NZ Support Group Inc
Area Covered: New Zealand
Gives kidney kids the best life possible, offers their families the best support and
information available and educates all New Zealanders on the early warning signs of
Kidney and Urinary Tract disease.
Gives kidney kids the best life possible, offers their families the best support and
information available and educates all New Zealanders on the early warning signs of
Kidney and Urinary Tract disease.
Employees: 3
Volunteers: 22
Beneficiaries: 1,200
Living Without Violence (Waiheke Network) Inc
Area Covered: Waiheke Island
Helps stop men's violence to women, children and other men of Waiheke. Supports
teenage & adult men in changing to non-violent behaviour.
Helps stop men's violence to women, children and other men of Waiheke. Supports
teenage & adult men in changing to non-violent behaviour.
Employees: 3
Volunteers: 18
Beneficiaries: 149
Man Alive Incorporated
Area Covered: Auckland City and Waitakere City
Assists the men, youth and boys of Waitakere City and their families to well being,
wholeness and positive relationships.
Assists the men, youth and boys of Waitakere City and their families to well being,
wholeness and positive relationships.
Employees: 17
Volunteers: 10
Beneficiaries: 600
Manna House Christian Trust (NZ)
Area Covered: Greater Auckland
Offers crisis family support, housing resettlement assistance and support after
domestic violence has occurred. Counselling, mediation and advocacy for adults,
youth and children.
Offers crisis family support, housing resettlement assistance and support after
domestic violence has occurred. Counselling, mediation and advocacy for adults,
youth and children.
Employees: 1
Volunteers: 12
Beneficiaries: 750
Maungarei Community Christian Trust
Area Covered: Tamaki and Maungakiekie
Facilitates the improvement of the social, cultural, spiritual and economic lives of
people with a specific focus on at risk youth and families.
Facilitates the improvement of the social, cultural, spiritual and economic lives of
people with a specific focus on at risk youth and families.
Employees: 7
Volunteers: 50
Beneficiaries: 3,000
McLaren Park & Henderson South Community Initiative
Area Covered: Henderson
Promotes community wellbeing, active community participation, strong networks.
Offers Youth groups, school holiday programmes. Kidz club.
Promotes community wellbeing, active community participation, strong networks.
Offers Youth groups, school holiday programmes. Kidz club.
Employees: 5
Volunteers: 32
Beneficiaries: 6,333
Migrant Action Trust
Area Covered: Auckland, Waitakere & North Shore Cities
Provides programmes and services in support of migrants' settlement and
integration into the New Zealand mainstream. Encourages migrants to help other
migrants.
Provides programmes and services in support of migrants' settlement and
integration into the New Zealand mainstream. Encourages migrants to help other
migrants.
Employees: 4
Volunteers: 40
Beneficiaries: 300
N Z Ethnic Social Services Trust
Area Covered: Greater Auckland
Assists all Ethnic migrants, refugees and asylum seekers to integrate well into their
new community and contribute to the social and economical development of NZ,
whilst retaining their own cultural heritage
Assists all Ethnic migrants, refugees and asylum seekers to integrate well into their
new community and contribute to the social and economical development of NZ,
whilst retaining their own cultural heritage
Employees: 5
Volunteers: 10
Beneficiaries: 6,000
North Shore Group Riding for the Disabled Inc
Area Covered: North Shore and Rodney
Provides Therapeutic Horse Riding and Exercise programmes to children and adults
with physical and/or intellectual disabiliti
Provides Therapeutic Horse Riding and Exercise programmes to children and adults
with physical and/or intellectual disabiliti
Employees: 1
Volunteers: 55
Beneficiaries: 90
Otara Budgeting Service Inc
Area Covered: Otara, Mangere, Manurewa, Papatoetoe, Otahuhu
Provides money management programmes on a one-to-one basis. Also provides a
home visit service to those who are unable to travel to the budgeting office.
Provides money management programmes on a one-to-one basis. Also provides a
home visit service to those who are unable to travel to the budgeting office.
Employees: 2
Volunteers: 15
Beneficiaries: 4,522
Parent Aid Central West
Area Covered: Central West Auckland
Offers personalised practical home help in times of crisis, illness and emergency to
parents and caregivers with children under 5 years.
Offers personalised practical home help in times of crisis, illness and emergency to
parents and caregivers with children under 5 years.
Employees: 6
Volunteers: 7
Beneficiaries: 230
Parent Aid Waitakere Inc.
Area Covered: Waitakere
Provides a free, emergency, in-home child-care and practical helping service at
times of illness, accident or stressful situations to persons who have the everyday
care of children.
Provides a free, emergency, in-home child-care and practical helping service at
times of illness, accident or stressful situations to persons who have the everyday
care of children.
Employees: 6
Volunteers: 10
Beneficiaries: 991
Parent Port Inc
Area Covered: North Shore to Coatesville
Offers a free, accessible, immediate service to the caregivers of pre-school children
and babies who are stressed, ill, injured, depressed, isolated, in crisis for any
reason.
Offers a free, accessible, immediate service to the caregivers of pre-school children
and babies who are stressed, ill, injured, depressed, isolated, in crisis for any
reason.
Employees: 8
Volunteers: 4
Beneficiaries: 230
PHAB
Area Covered: Greater Auckland
PHAB provides a network of social groups throughout greater Auckland and strives
to achieve integration between disabled and non disabled.
PHAB provides a network of social groups throughout greater Auckland and strives
to achieve integration between disabled and non disabled.
Employees: 18
Volunteers: 75
Beneficiaries: 1,000
Play-A-While Toy Library Devonport Inc
Area Covered: Devonport through to Takapuna
Lends a range of educational and safe toys to children aged 0-10 years from all
economic backgrounds to promote and nurture their developmental skills through
play.
Lends a range of educational and safe toys to children aged 0-10 years from all
economic backgrounds to promote and nurture their developmental skills through
play.
Employees: 2
Volunteers: 120
Beneficiaries: 130
Poly-Emp Employment & Advisory Service
Area Covered: Greater Auckland
Supports tertiary graduates with an intellectual or learning disability to find and
maintain paid employment.
Supports tertiary graduates with an intellectual or learning disability to find and
maintain paid employment.
Employees: 7
Volunteers: 9
Beneficiaries: 140
Ranui Community House
Area Covered: Waitakere
Ranui Community House is a neighbourhood resource centre which provides
opportunities for social,
Ranui Community House is a neighbourhood resource centre which provides
opportunities for social,
Employees: 1.5
Volunteers: 6
Beneficiaries: 2,500
South Kaipara Men's Trust
Area Covered: Helensville, Kumeu, Waimauku, Murawai, Riverhead, South Head
Provides counselling for children, men and families, anger management
programmes and father & son summer and winter activities.
Provides counselling for children, men and families, anger management
programmes and father & son summer and winter activities.
Employees: 2
Volunteers: 14
Beneficiaries: 181
Stroke Foundation Northern Region Inc
Area Covered: Mercer to North Cape
Provides information, support, assistance, advice and advocacy to/for stroke
persons, their spouses, caregivers & family to improve their quality of life.
Provides information, support, assistance, advice and advocacy to/for stroke
persons, their spouses, caregivers & family to improve their quality of life.
Employees: 10
Volunteers: 350
Beneficiaries: 5,000
Tamaki Community Development Trust
Area Covered: Panmure, Glen Innes, Point England, Mt Wellington
Provides parenting programmes, family support, counselling, family therapy for
children, families and individuals.
Provides parenting programmes, family support, counselling, family therapy for
children, families and individuals.
Employees: 4
Volunteers: 45
Beneficiaries: 500
Te Waipuna Puawai Mercy Oasis Ltd
Area Covered: Glen Innes, Panmure
Provides personal development programmes, childhood care, advocacy, crisis
intervention and practical support to families and community.
Provides personal development programmes, childhood care, advocacy, crisis
intervention and practical support to families and community.
Employees: 9.5
Volunteers: 20
Beneficiaries: 850
Te Whare Rangimarie Trust
Area Covered: Greater Auckland
Provides accommodation for at risk youth between the ages of 14 - 18. Other
referrals are reviewed as they come in.
Provides accommodation for at risk youth between the ages of 14 - 18. Other
referrals are reviewed as they come in.
Employees: 0
Volunteers: 7
Beneficiaries: 40
Toughlove Auckland Inc
Area Covered: Greater Auckland
Supports families who are experiencing unacceptable adolescent behaviour
by offering parent support groups which meet weekly to follow the Toughlove
programme.
Supports families who are experiencing unacceptable adolescent behaviour
by offering parent support groups which meet weekly to follow the Toughlove
programme.
Employees: 1
Volunteers: 54
Beneficiaries: 245
Victim Support Auckland East
Area Covered: Auckland eastern suburbs
Provides support to victims of crime and trauma with a 24 hour, seven days a week
professional support service
Provides support to victims of crime and trauma with a 24 hour, seven days a week
professional support service
Employees: 2
Volunteers: 30
Beneficiaries: 2,000
Violence Free Waitakere
Area Covered: Waitakere
Provides programmes such as "Violence Free Begins with Me" and promotes
parenting functions.
Provides programmes such as "Violence Free Begins with Me" and promotes
parenting functions.
Employees: 1.5
Volunteers: 12
Beneficiaries: 13,000
Waitakere Adult Literacy Inc
Area Covered: Waitakere
Provides free literacy, numeracy, budgeting programmes to develop skills which
contributes to personal development and social cohesion.
Provides free literacy, numeracy, budgeting programmes to develop skills which
contributes to personal development and social cohesion.
Employees: 25
Volunteers: 30
Beneficiaries: 210
Western Refuge Society Inc
Area Covered: Waitakere
Provides 24/7 preventative support and advocacy services and/or safe house refuge
to women and children who have experienced domestic violence.
Provides 24/7 preventative support and advocacy services and/or safe house refuge
to women and children who have experienced domestic violence.
Employees: 7.5
Volunteers: 1
Beneficiaries: 5,000
Women's Centre - Rodney
Area Covered: Rodney
Community based organisation offering many services to the women of Rodney
District and out-lying rural areas. Develops projects and courses to fulfil the needs
that arise.
Community based organisation offering many services to the women of Rodney
District and out-lying rural areas. Develops projects and courses to fulfil the needs
that arise.
Employees: 7
Volunteers: 8
Beneficiaries: 7,000
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