There’s a huge need for parenting education and support in the community, but there is not enough funding to provide...

Tips to help parents manage children’s anxiety after the floods and cyclone
Even if you haven’t been directly affected, the recent floods have given us all a bit of a jolt. Graphic...

Blankets needed to beat the winter chill
Family Works Northern, which provides various budgeting, counselling, food support and social worker services, says families are struggling to keep...

Family Works Angels running Round the Bays 2020!
Supersaver Early Bird prices end midnight, 30 November! This is an opportunity to get involved, share the vital work Family Works does in the community, and raise funds to support that work.

Maori TV Features Family Works’ Housing Guru
Maylene Harrison, a Housing Family Worker who has helped hundreds of children move to safer, drier homes this past year alone, talks to Renee Kahukura about advocating for the families.

Family Works Appoints Northland’s First Early Childhood Education Social Worker
Northland’s first Early Childhood Education social worker has been appointed to work with preschool children and their families – thanks to a ground-breaking Family Works Northern initiative that is also believed to be a first for New Zealand.

Congratulations to our winners
Congratulations to all the winners of the Love Reaches Out Art and Writing competition and a big thanks to everyone who entered. We had hundreds of entries to choose... and it was not an easy task for our judges Rev. Malcolm Gordon and Tom Barter.

Love Reaches Out Art & Writing Competition
It’s time to sharpen your pencils again for our annual art and writing competition. The theme this year is “Love in Action” so get creative and show us what inspires you – whether through a painting, drawing, sculpture, poem, or story.

Praying for Children @ Risk
Families living in cars, substandard houses and garages are finally being noticed and communities are stepping up to offer assistance. Do you wonder how children fare in these situations, as their parents and caregivers struggle to provide a home?

PSN welcomes radical changes in care and protection services
Social services provider Presbyterian Support Northern (PSN) has welcomed the Government’s plan to transform current structures and provision of services for the most vulnerable children.
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