TOIORA WHĀNAU
WHĀNAU & COMMUNITY
Toiora Whānau has a range of health and social supports available to whānau. All our services are voluntary and embraces a Whānau Ora approach that sees whānau in the driver’s seat and leading the way towards positive outcomes for their whānau
Whānau Ora: Whānau Ora is embedded in a te ao Māori, whānau-centred holistic approach to wellbeing; focusing on the whole whānau (family group), as the decision-makers who determine their goals and aspirations.
Our team builds on the strengths and capabilities of whānau, wrapping services and support around them to achieve outcomes and create positive changes. We will walk alongside whānau to navigate pathways in areas such as health, education, housing, employment, improved standards of living and cultural connections.
We offer a range of rangatahi, pāhake and kaumātua activities; adding to whānau kete through positive experiences, transferrable life skills, connection to te ao Māori, embracing and working with whānau towards reaching their full potential.
We also offer whānau ora primary care, which means we support whānau who have long term health conditions, which can be anything from heart problems, to gout, to diabetes, to cancer etc.
Whakapakari Ora: Whānau Resilience - Creating strong, resilient communities where whānau are supported to live violence free, creating a safer future for the next generations. Our kaimahi supports whānau through finding strategies to maintain safety and wellbeing while healing from experienced trauma.
Mana Rangatahi: Iwi Youth Justice Coordinator - supporting rangatahi and their whānau through the Youth Justice system.
Ngā Tini Whetū: Faint stars in the distant milky way – Working alongside multi-generational whānau where supporting their whānau goals and aspirations is highlighted by creating a path where they can grow/expand not only a wairua, a hinengaro, a tinana, a whatumanawa (spiritually, mentally, physically and emotionally) but also through a complete Te Ao Māori perspective/vision that not only will come from their hitori, whakapapa, whanaungatanga but also the Māori world today.
Kaiherenga Whānau: Kaupapa Māori approach, that supports schools in effectively managing attendance. By building on knowledge gained from local communities and considering the specific needs and preferences of Māori, Pasifika, and the wider community, Kaiherenga Whānau establishes an inclusive network that connects ākonga/tauira, schools, whānau, hapū, iwi, the community, and social services.
Additionally, this service actively collaborates with other community and social services to address the complex social issues that whānau face. The overarching goal of the service is to minimise instances of unjustified absence (UA's) and non-enrolment (NENs), while also striving to advance the process of reintegrating ākonga into the educational system. However, the service goes beyond simply returning an ākonga to school. It takes a holistic kaupapa Māori approach, examining all factors that contribute to an ākonga’s absence from education and identifies the necessary support from the school, whānau, hapū, iwi, community, and social services to promote consistent attendance and successfully re-engage them in their educational journey.
