Te Waipuna Puawai Mercy Oasis
Te Waipuna Puawai Mercy Oasis is committed to working with women and children living on the margins of our society.
August 2011
It aims to improve lives through family support services, including second-chance education for parents while children receive early childhood care and education. Services include crisis intervention and counselling, advocacy, parenting and anger management programmes and a food bank.
Participants also learn skills such as basic computing, sewing and Māori language. They are also able to participate in environmental initiatives such as wetland restoration.
Based in Glen Innes and Ellerslie, Auckland, Te Waipuna works to improve adult literacy, restore relationships, increase community participation and raise awareness of good parenting practices.
With a responsive approach to meeting needs, it offers services to more than 300 families every year.
ASB Community Trust supports organisations that are responding to the needs of our communities, with a focus on innovative programmes that address the underlying causes of social problems. Te Waipuna Puawai Mercy Oasis’ work is a clear fit with those objectives and a $50,000 grant helped the group with general operating costs.