Women’s Services – ADCOSS

Auckland Women’s Refuge

Tue, 29 Mar 2016 00:55:48 +0000

Auckland Women’s Refuge was the 2nd refuge to be established in Aotearoa/New Zealand and has been operating since September 1975. Auckland Women’s Refuge provides safe houses and community support services including:

Supporting the rights of women and children to care and protection

Promoting autonomy and integrity of all women

Providing safety and protection for women and their children

Supporting parallel development to enable culturally appropriate service delivery

Supporting and promoting the visibility of lesbian women in refuges

Collectively sharing responsibility and accountability

Supporting diversity of cultures

Respecting lesbians’ rights

Maintaining client confidentiality and privacy

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Pasefika proud: Our Families, Our People, Our responsibility

Tue, 29 Mar 2016 15:01:49 +0000

Pasefika Proud “Our Families, Our People, Our Responsibility” is a strength based approach to promoting better well being by preventing violence in Pacific families and communities.

It is about our Pacific people taking ownership of family violence with in our own families and our communities let us stand and work together to eliminate family violence.

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Shakti New Zealand

Mon, 22 Aug 2016 00:18:22 +0000

Shakti is a national not-for-profit community organisation specialised in the area of women’s development, empowerment and domestic/ family violence intervention, prevention and awareness. We are a specialist provider of culturally competent support services for women, children and families of Asian, African and Middle Eastern origin. Over the years, the support group has grown from the confines of one tiny room to a national umbrella organisation with 7 member organisations in Central, West and South Auckland, Central North Island and South Island.

Our website has information on how we can help if you or someone you know is in a situation of domestic violence. We encourage you to reach out to us if you are living a life of fear and violence or if you are unsure that you are affected by domestic violence.

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Shine – Safer Homes in New Zealand Everyday Trust

Tue, 29 Mar 2016 00:55:48 +0000

Shine is a national not-for-profit agency providing a range of specialist services to help victims of domestic abuse and their children to get safe and stay safe. We provide: free national Helpline support seven days a week; 24-hour professional crisis and advocacy support for adult victims; KIDshine – supporting children traumatised from witnessing violence in the home, No Excuses – a stopping violence programme for men; women’s refuges and transition houses; inter-agency network coordination; and training for professionals such as social workers, medical staff and police around the country.

Shine Helpline 0508-744-633 is available 7 days a week from 9am-11pm

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