Charities List - Manawatu
Age Concern Manawatu Inc
Area Covered: Manawatu and Horowhenua
Promotes the well being and interests of older people of all ethnic origins. Provides
a wide range of programmes and an accredited visiting programme
Promotes the well being and interests of older people of all ethnic origins. Provides
a wide range of programmes and an accredited visiting programme
Employees: 5
Volunteers: 82
Beneficiaries: 1,400
Birthright Central Inc
Area Covered: Palmerston North Tokomaru, Opiki, Feilding, Tangimoana, Ashhurst, Himitangi
Offers parenting support, childcare holiday programme, counselling and life skill
courses. Works with the whole family to facilitate growth and confidence as parents
and individuals.
Offers parenting support, childcare holiday programme, counselling and life skill
courses. Works with the whole family to facilitate growth and confidence as parents
and individuals.
Employees: 3
Volunteers: 28
Beneficiaries: 120
Camellia House
Area Covered: Manawatu and Horowhenua
Provides safe temporary accommodation, shelter and support for women in need
and their children. Offers one-on-one support, advocacy, referral and in house life
skills programmes.
Provides safe temporary accommodation, shelter and support for women in need
and their children. Offers one-on-one support, advocacy, referral and in house life
skills programmes.
Employees: 1
Volunteers: 7
Beneficiaries: 97
Central Region Advocacy Service
Area Covered: Manawatu and Horowhenua
Provides free advocacy advice, assistance and para-legal support to mainly low
income members of our community in their dealings with the many government
departments.
Provides free advocacy advice, assistance and para-legal support to mainly low
income members of our community in their dealings with the many government
departments.
Employees: 2
Volunteers: 10
Beneficiaries: 1,200
ESOL Home Tutors (Horowhenua-Kapiti) Inc
Area Covered: Levin, Foxton, Otaki
Provides free English language skills and support for effective resettlement of adult
refugees and migrants in New Zealand
Provides free English language skills and support for effective resettlement of adult
refugees and migrants in New Zealand
Employees: 1
Volunteers: 82
Beneficiaries: 113
Habitat for Humanity (Porirua) Limited
Area Covered: Manawatu, Horowhenua
Habitat for Humanity builds and renovates simple, decent and affordable homes in
partnership with low-income families in housing need.
Habitat for Humanity builds and renovates simple, decent and affordable homes in
partnership with low-income families in housing need.
Employees: 4
Volunteers: 600
Beneficiaries: 700
Kool Children and Families Inc
Area Covered: Palmerston North
Provides programmes, activities and services which enhance the well-being of
children. Provides early intervention initiatives to target at risk children, and
provide ongoing support for families.
Provides programmes, activities and services which enhance the well-being of
children. Provides early intervention initiatives to target at risk children, and
provide ongoing support for families.
Employees: 1
Volunteers: 15
Beneficiaries: 100
Palmerston North City Neighbourhood Support Groups Inc
Area Covered: Palmerston North, Ashhurst
Provides maintenance of extensive database providing a unique resource to Police
and emergency services in the event of an emergency. Also provides a link between
the community and police in combating criminal offending.
Provides maintenance of extensive database providing a unique resource to Police
and emergency services in the event of an emergency. Also provides a link between
the community and police in combating criminal offending.
Employees: 2
Volunteers: 1174
Beneficiaries: 15,158
Palmerston North Street Van Inc
Area Covered: Palmerston North, Feilding, Ashhurst
Street Vans operate every Friday and Saturday nights offering counselling, care, first
aid, information, food, clothing and safe transport home. Provides programmes for
people suffering from addictions such as alcohol, drugs, food and gambling.
Street Vans operate every Friday and Saturday nights offering counselling, care, first
aid, information, food, clothing and safe transport home. Provides programmes for
people suffering from addictions such as alcohol, drugs, food and gambling.
Employees: 3
Volunteers: 450
Beneficiaries: 30,000
SuperGrans Manawatu Charitable Trust
Area Covered: Palmerston North, Feilding, Rongotea, Linton, Ashhurst
Works one-to-one with people in their home offering practical support in cooking,
budgeting, advocacy; helping people help themselves.
Works one-to-one with people in their home offering practical support in cooking,
budgeting, advocacy; helping people help themselves.
Employees: 2
Volunteers: 17
Beneficiaries: 99
Teach Me Trust
Area Covered: Manawatu and Horowhenua
Provides treatment and programmes for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
and their caregivers.
Provides treatment and programmes for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
and their caregivers.
Employees: 0
Volunteers: 6
Beneficiaries: 36
Team Xtreme Palmerston North
Area Covered: Palmerston North, Feilding, Kairanga, Tararua, Pahiatua, Rangitikei, Bulls, Marton
Provides preventative Life-Skills programmes to 10-14 year olds, interactive family
events and parent seminars. Also one-to-one mentoring with young people who
have been identified as having development behaviours that are detrimental to
themselves.
Provides preventative Life-Skills programmes to 10-14 year olds, interactive family
events and parent seminars. Also one-to-one mentoring with young people who
have been identified as having development behaviours that are detrimental to
themselves.
Employees: 10
Volunteers: 13
Beneficiaries: 1,937
Teen Challenge New Zealand International Trust
Area Covered: Manawatu
Provides programmes that endeavour to break the cycle of addiction. The Teen
Challenge strives to help the "whole person" not just the substance abuse.
Provides programmes that endeavour to break the cycle of addiction. The Teen
Challenge strives to help the "whole person" not just the substance abuse.
Employees: 4
Volunteers: 16
Beneficiaries: 100
YMCA Palmerston North Inc
Area Covered: Rural areas of Manawatu and Horowhenua
YMCA is taking the Tiny Y's Playgroup programme out to rural towns in Manawatu so
that children and families have the opportunity to have access to this programme.
YMCA is taking the Tiny Y's Playgroup programme out to rural towns in Manawatu so
that children and families have the opportunity to have access to this programme.
Employees: 11
Volunteers: 19
Beneficiaries: 600
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