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• Strengthening the Youth Sector Forum: Preparing from disruption Part 1

  Posted: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 in: Training With tags: forum, young people, families, emergencies
  Join Strengthening the Youth Sector (SYS) for their first forum of 2021 looking at what preparing for disruption looks like for you and your whānau

• Lunchtime Seminar: Equity in early childhood education

  Posted: Thursday, February 18, 2021 in: Healthy Christchurch Notices With tags: seminar, children, wellbeing, development, families, services, education
  Kia ora koutou. You are invited to a joint Waka Toa Ora and Child Poverty Action Group seminar: Equity in early childhood education - How can we improve children’s wellbeing? Date: Tuesday 9th March 2021.Time: 12.45 to 2.15pm

• Workshop on the impact of family violence on children

  Posted: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 in: Training With tags: families, children, violence, workshop
  Join this one-day child protection workshop in Christchurch from Child Matters. Learn the cause and dynamics of family violence including intimate partner violence; and the harmful, traumatic effects on children exposed to family violence

• What if Santa forgot Christmas?

  Posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: campaign, dementia, families
  Dementia New Zealand media release: 15th December 2020 Nearly two thirds of adult New Zealanders have some personal experience with dementia, so chances are, it could even happen to Santa! With millions of children to remember, reindeer to command, and an

• White Ribbon Newsletter 2: October 2020

  Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 in: Newsletters With tags: families, newsletter, Community Groups, violence, awareness, campaign, men, Relationships, abuse
  Kia ora. The 2020 November Campaign will focus on the outdated advice men have been given when growing up that we now see is unhealthy. The campaign takes a conversational tone and use the common expressions that men would have heard growing up

• White Ribbon Newsletter: October 2020

  Posted: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 in: Newsletters With tags: families, newsletter, men, violence, women, abuse, awareness, campaign
  Kia ora. Work on the 2020 November Campaign is in full swing with filming for our videos just completed. We are thrilled to be able to show you the completed designs for our posters and t-shirts

• White Ribbon Newsletter for August 2020

  Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 in: Newsletters With tags: newsletter, Community Groups, families, violence, abuse, harm
  Kia ora. Firstly, we just wanted to say a big thank you to all those who took the time to give us feedback on the two campaign concepts that we sent out. The overwhelming favourite was the Challenge the #Outdated concept so that is the theme for 2020

• Getting Through Together Digest: 17th May 2020

  Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 in: Newsletters With tags: families, newsletter, wellbeing, education, resilience, campaign, lockdown
  Kia ora. It's a big week ahead Aotearoa, with school heading back tomorrow and many more of us stepping out of our bubbles. After so long in noho rāhui/ lockdown, it's totally normal for you to be experiencing mixed emotions right now

• Open City: Inspiration to have a local adventure

  Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: families, wellbeing, Community Groups, recreation
  Gap Filler have some inspirational free local activities if you are itching to get out of the house now we're at Level 2

• Life Pack - Kete Ora from Flourish Kia Puawai Social Enterprise

  Posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: families, children, funding, wellbeing, Community Groups, resources
  Life Pack - Kete Ora is  a science-based wellbeing game on cards, and playing it improves wellbeing and helps you and your family to thrive

• Christchurch City Libraries Storytimes goes live

  Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: resources, families, children, maori
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 28th April 2020 Digital Wā Kōrero is going live as Christchurch City Libraries hosts special online Storytimes sessions featuring several familiar library faces

• Resources from Dementia Canterbury during COVID-19

  Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, physical activity, older people, dementia, lockdown, mental wellbeing, families
  Dementia Canterbury has a range of resources available to assist those with dementia and their caregivers or family during COVID-19, including: exercise videos to keep the mind and body moving; information flyers covering a range of topics such as reduci

• Care for Dads in Christchurch and Canterbury

  Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: support, services, men, families, children
  Give your thoughts on what should be happening to improve the lives of dads in this region. The Canterbury Men's Centre (CMC) provides care for dads but they want to improve in this area - along with the rest of the community sector

• Our House Rules Campaign from White Ribbon

  Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: campaign, violence, families, lockdown
  Kia ora. White Ribbon is releasing an online campaign to help prevent family violence and encourage New Zealanders to practice Respectful Relationships

• Support from TPKOT still available

  Posted: Wednesday, April 8, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: services, families, children, lockdown
  Te Puawaitanga ki Ōtautahi Trust is open and providing all services. Kaimahi/staff are working remotely and supporting client whānau via phone, and social media. Phones are operational, including our free number 0800 66 99 57 and 03 344 5062

• Getting through together with All Right?

  Posted: Thursday, April 2, 2020 in: Healthy Christchurch Notices With tags: wellbeing, children, mental wellbeing, families, lockdown
  Kia ora. It's hard to believe how much our lives have changed in a week! We hope you've managed to have some happy moments in a week that has presented lots of challenges. And if you're working in an essential role..

• Our People, Our City Fund helps mosque shooting victims

  Posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: funding, fundraising, emergencies, families
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 26th November 2019 Millions of dollars pledged through the Our People, Our City Fund will be used to provide targeted support to the victims of the 15 March mosque shootings

• Hundreds helped to prevent family violence

  Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: families, violence, workshop, awareness
  Selwyn District Council media release: 27th August 2019 More than 150 teachers have taken part in workshops to help prevent family harm in Selwyn

• Targets set to help break the cycle of child poverty

  Posted: Thursday, May 23, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: children, poverty, families
  Beehive media release: 22nd May 2019 The Government has today confirmed the first set of official targets to break the cycle of child poverty - one of New Zealand’s most significant intergenerational wellbeing challenges

• Get help with back to school costs

  Posted: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: resources, children, families, education, funding, support, services
  Deborah Lemon from Rehua Marae has compiled the following comprehensive list of where families can access a bit of help with getting the kids back to school

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