Barnardos New Zealand
WHAT WE BELIEVE
Barnardos believes that with effective care, support and education all children and young people can experience a cycle of success.
WHO ARE WE FOR
- families under stress
- families in crisis
- sole-parent families
- children and young people at risk
- children with special needs
- children and young people who are distressed or disadvantaged
- people wanting information about issues relating to families and services for families
- families wanting early childhood education and care for their babies and preschoolers or out-of-school care for their older children
PROBLEMS WE HELP WITH
- poverty
- lack of parenting skills
- lack of self-esteem
- social isolation
- lack of support from family
- parenting alone
- breakdown in parents' relationships
- parents living with new partners
- violence
- substance abuse
- physical or mental illness
- bereavement
- issues relating to adoption
- issues of custody and access
- lack of information with which to make decisions
- the need for good quality care for their children while they work or study
OUR STRATEGIES
- one-to-one home-based support programmes
- parent education
- youth skills programmes
- child-centred counselling
- fostercare and family homes
- supervision of children's access visits
- information and advice
- early childhood education and care (home-based and centre-based)
- out of school care (home-based and centre-based)
CONTACT DETAILS
To find out about the Barnardos services in your community, look up Barnardos in the phone book or look for regional contact details on their New Zealand website (see below).
Barnardos New Zealand
National Office
85-87 Ghuznee St
PO Box 6434
Wellington
ph 04 385 7560
fax 04 382 6700
website www.barnardos.org.nz
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