Charities List - Canterbury
Hope 4 Life Trust
Area Covered: Canterbury
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Adult Reading Assistance Scheme (Christchurch) Inc
Area Covered: Christchurch and North Canterbury
Assists self-motivated adults with reading, writing, numeracy and other essential
learning in order to empower them so that they are able to achieve independent
growth and development.
Assists self-motivated adults with reading, writing, numeracy and other essential
learning in order to empower them so that they are able to achieve independent
growth and development.
Employees: 14
Volunteers: 200
Beneficiaries: 158
Battered Women's Trust
Area Covered: Christchurch and greater Canterbury area
Provides safety, protection, advocacy, counselling and education to women and
children who are victims of domestic violence.
Provides safety, protection, advocacy, counselling and education to women and
children who are victims of domestic violence.
Employees: 7
Volunteers: 17
Beneficiaries: 2,491
Big Brothers, Big Sisters of North Canterbury
Area Covered: Rangiora, Oxford, Kaiapoi, Amberly, Waimakariri & Hurunui Districts
Provides a community mentoring programme to guide at risk children by promoting
growth and development.
Provides a community mentoring programme to guide at risk children by promoting
growth and development.
Employees: 1
Volunteers: 32
Beneficiaries: 40
Christchurch Resettlement Services Inc
Area Covered: Christchurch
Works with refugees and new migrants to support them in making a successful
resettlement in New Zealand by providing a range of enabling services that promote
well being and resilience.
Works with refugees and new migrants to support them in making a successful
resettlement in New Zealand by providing a range of enabling services that promote
well being and resilience.
Employees: 15
Volunteers: 8
Beneficiaries: 536
Crossroads Youth with a Future
Area Covered: Eastern Christchurch
Provides Get Real Stay Real programme; a peer mentoring strategy that uses a
developmental model to initiate change in a young person's life, build resilience and
assist them to take responsibility for their own behaviour.
Provides Get Real Stay Real programme; a peer mentoring strategy that uses a
developmental model to initiate change in a young person's life, build resilience and
assist them to take responsibility for their own behaviour.
Employees: 4
Volunteers: 30
Beneficiaries: 150
Eating Awareness Team
Area Covered: Canterbury and Westland regions
Provides support, counselling, information, resources and referral to people with
eating disorders and food and body image issues.
Provides support, counselling, information, resources and referral to people with
eating disorders and food and body image issues.
Employees: 5
Volunteers: 8
Beneficiaries: 3,005
Family Help Trust
Area Covered: Christchurch, North Canterbury, Rolleston, Darfield, Banks Peninsular
Targets and provides early intervention (prevention) services to high-risk
populations, with the intention of breaking the cycle of disadvantage and
dysfunction and improve the life outcomes of the target child.
Targets and provides early intervention (prevention) services to high-risk
populations, with the intention of breaking the cycle of disadvantage and
dysfunction and improve the life outcomes of the target child.
Employees: 10
Volunteers: 26
Beneficiaries: 110
Father and Child Trust
Area Covered: Christchurch
Helps individuals to attain the best father-child relationship possible. Provides
individual assistance and mentoring, advocacy and resources for new dads.
Helps individuals to attain the best father-child relationship possible. Provides
individual assistance and mentoring, advocacy and resources for new dads.
Employees: 3
Volunteers: 10
Beneficiaries: 600
Inner City Interagency Trust
Area Covered: Christchurch
Oversees the day shelter "Street 10" programme for people without safe and secure
accommodation, the homeless in Christchurch.
Oversees the day shelter "Street 10" programme for people without safe and secure
accommodation, the homeless in Christchurch.
Employees: 3
Volunteers: 0
Beneficiaries: 12,000
Lifeline Christchurch
Area Covered: Canterbury Kaikoura West Coast
Provides 24 hour, 7 days a week telephone counselling, email counselling and
answers calls for the Bereaved by Suicide to the community of Canterbury.
Provides 24 hour, 7 days a week telephone counselling, email counselling and
answers calls for the Bereaved by Suicide to the community of Canterbury.
Employees: 3
Volunteers: 120
Beneficiaries: 13,000
Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Trust
Area Covered: Christchurch
Supports male survivors recovering from sexual child abuse through education,
counselling and support groups.
Supports male survivors recovering from sexual child abuse through education,
counselling and support groups.
Employees: 1.5
Volunteers: 8
Beneficiaries: 1,803
North West Mentoring Trust
Area Covered: North West Christchurch
Provides one-to-one mentoring scheme for young people (10-14) with low selfesteem.
The project also targets new young migrants who are struggling with their
new surroundings, language and culture.
Provides one-to-one mentoring scheme for young people (10-14) with low selfesteem.
The project also targets new young migrants who are struggling with their
new surroundings, language and culture.
Employees: 2
Volunteers: 70
Beneficiaries: 60
Oxford Community Trust
Area Covered: Waimakariri District
Provides supporting community based services in the Oxford area. These include
youth programmes, school holiday programmes, budget advice and food bank.
Provides supporting community based services in the Oxford area. These include
youth programmes, school holiday programmes, budget advice and food bank.
Employees: 6
Volunteers: 20
Beneficiaries: 3,000
Pacific Island Evaluation Inc
Area Covered: Christchurch to Ashburton, Kaikoura, Akaroa
Provides gambling awareness, youth violence prevention and Anger Management
programmes to Pacific Island people.
Provides gambling awareness, youth violence prevention and Anger Management
programmes to Pacific Island people.
Employees: 7
Volunteers: 22
Beneficiaries: 563
Parent to Parent Greater Canterbury Region
Area Covered: Christchurch, Rangiora, Kaiapoi, West Melton, Darfield, Rolleston
A support and information service for families who have children with special needs.
Many of the parents receiving assistance become part of the support network to
others.
A support and information service for families who have children with special needs.
Many of the parents receiving assistance become part of the support network to
others.
Employees: 1.5
Volunteers: 110
Beneficiaries: 2,753
Pathway Trust
Area Covered: Christchurch
Helps poor and disadvantaged people by offering life skills needed to gain
employment. Offers programmes on building self esteem and sense of self worth.
Assists offenders in rehabilitation back into society after serving prison or youth
prison.
Helps poor and disadvantaged people by offering life skills needed to gain
employment. Offers programmes on building self esteem and sense of self worth.
Assists offenders in rehabilitation back into society after serving prison or youth
prison.
Employees: 4
Volunteers: 40
Beneficiaries: 100
PETERSGATE Counselling Centre
Area Covered: Christchurch
Provides counselling for vulnerable individuals and families who are coping with
relationship depression and personal growth issues.
Provides counselling for vulnerable individuals and families who are coping with
relationship depression and personal growth issues.
Employees: 7
Volunteers: 33
Beneficiaries: 1,291
Positive Directions Trust
Area Covered: Christchurch
Offers free intergenerational literacy and numeracy programmes directed at
improving the current social disadvantaged groups, particularly Maori and Pacific
Island peoples.
Offers free intergenerational literacy and numeracy programmes directed at
improving the current social disadvantaged groups, particularly Maori and Pacific
Island peoples.
Employees: 5
Volunteers: 12
Beneficiaries: 350
Sexual Abuse Survivors Trust
Area Covered: Christchurch, Rangiora, Kaiapoi, Ashburton, Timaru, North Canterbury
Assists those who have been sexually abused, and their families; and educates the
community about sexual abuse, its effects and the healing journey.
Assists those who have been sexually abused, and their families; and educates the
community about sexual abuse, its effects and the healing journey.
Employees: 4
Volunteers: 21
Beneficiaries: 2,723
Single Women as Parents
Area Covered: Greater Christchurch
Provides assistance to solo women families in need of advice and support, and
promotes social, educational, physical, emotional development of their children
Provides assistance to solo women families in need of advice and support, and
promotes social, educational, physical, emotional development of their children
Employees: 2
Volunteers: 14
Beneficiaries: 208
Tenants Protection Association (ChCh) Inc
Area Covered: Christchurch, Rangiora, Banks Peninsular, Kaiapoi
Offers free confidential advice to inform tenants about their responsibilities as well
as their rights. Assists tenants to find solutions to disputes.
Offers free confidential advice to inform tenants about their responsibilities as well
as their rights. Assists tenants to find solutions to disputes.
Employees: 3.5
Volunteers: 7
Beneficiaries: 7,000
The Sexual Abuse Centre (Christchurch) Trust
Area Covered: Canterbury, Waimakariri, Selwyn, Kaikoura
Provides telephone counselling, face to face counselling, sexual abuse survivor
groups and support throughout legal proceedings.
Provides telephone counselling, face to face counselling, sexual abuse survivor
groups and support throughout legal proceedings.
Employees: 2
Volunteers: 4
Beneficiaries: 2,830
Turning Points Trust Inc
Area Covered: Christchurch
Provides free Life Skills Education, Advocacy and Money Management Services for
those in need.
Provides free Life Skills Education, Advocacy and Money Management Services for
those in need.
Employees: 1
Volunteers: 6
Beneficiaries: 185
Waltham Youth Trust
Area Covered: Waltham, Opawa, Linwood, Woolston, Sydenham, Aranui
Serves the youth and their families in the Waltham area by providing services and
programmes to help meet their needs, empowering them to make positive changes.
Serves the youth and their families in the Waltham area by providing services and
programmes to help meet their needs, empowering them to make positive changes.
Employees: 2
Volunteers: 30
Beneficiaries: 500
West Christchurch Women's Refuge
Area Covered: Christchurch, Banks Peninsular, Canterbury
Responds to the needs of women and children experiencing domestic violence.
Provides temporary emergency accommodation and educational programmes.
Responds to the needs of women and children experiencing domestic violence.
Provides temporary emergency accommodation and educational programmes.
Employees: 4
Volunteers: 16
Beneficiaries: 196
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