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Category: Communities

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.

Beautiful murals at The Hillier Centre thanks to artist Nik Williams, supported by Creative Communities NZ
Creative Communities NZ supported artist Nik Williams to create these beautiful murals for The Hillier Centre, Tauranga.

Auckland Marathon 2019
Join the Auckland Marathon 2019 on Sunday, 20 October to help us support families struggling with difficult challenges.

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.

Good in the Hood – Vote for Family Works
Pop in to your nearest Z Stations throughout the North Island and vote for Family Works!

Fathers as role models the focus of White Ribbon event in Hamilton
A father and son who have found fame as musicians are the guest speakers at a special White Ribbon Day event to be held in Hamilton later this month. White Ribbon Day is an international annual event held on 25 November.

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.

Everyday people are making a major difference through bequests
Many people don’t realise that you don’t have to be rich or famous to make a bequest by leaving a gift to a charity in your will. The truth is that most bequests are made by ordinary, hardworking people...
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