Birthright works alongside many organisations in our community. We have gathered together a list of resources in our community that you may like to utilise:
Ashburton Budget Advice
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As an affiliated member of the New Zealand Federation of Family Budgeting Services Inc. this organisation is committed to providing free and confidential budgeting advice to families and individuals. It operates with budget advisers who are annually trained and certificated by the Federation and may offer one or more forms of budgeting advice, viz: One-Off / Rescue / Crisis Budgeting, Ongoing Budgeting, Custodial / Management Budgeting and Educational Budgeting.
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P O Box 690, 54 Cass St, ASHBURTON
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Contact: 03 307 0496 / Email
Ashburton Resource Centre
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Provides Information about community services in Ashburton.
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155 Tancred St, ASHBURTON
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Contact: 03 308 1237 / email / website
Barnardos Ashburton
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Barnardos provide a range of care, education and support services developed specifically for New Zealand children and their families. In Ashburton these are: Rural Community Social Work; Parent Education; Domestic Violence Programme - Footsteps to Feeling Safe.
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155 Tancred Street ASHBURTON
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Contact: 03 307 8942 / email
Cactus Programme
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C.A.C.T.U.S. – which stands for Combined Adolescent Challenge Training Unit and Support – challenges youth to use both body and mind through disciplined physical training programmes.
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57 Cass Street ASHBURTON
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Contact: 03 3081395 / email
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
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Support group for grandparents raising grandchildren.
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Trevor Wilson Centre, 215 Tancred Street, ASHBURTON
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Contact: 03 308 9405
Parents Centre
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Parents Centre Ashburton is a volunteer organisation offering cheap parental education for parents with 0-5 year old children.Address
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PO Box 46, 206 Chalmers Ave, ASHBURTON
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Contact: 03 302 6085 / email / website
Presbyterian Support Mid Canterbury
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In Ashburton, Presbyterian Support offers: Counselling; Group education for young people and their families on key issues such as relationships; Community Family Support Service: education and life skills at home or at the centre with a family worker; Youth Mentoring: adult volunteers are matched with young people to provide support to them; Family Worker in Schools: social worker working with children and families in 5 schools; Parents as First Teachers: a trained Parent Educator shares information, practical ideas and giving guidance for parents with 0 to 3 year olds; Pacific Community Liaison / Health Promoter: working with Pacific people to promote physical activities and healthy eating.
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P O Box 204, 215 Tancred St, ASHBURTON
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Contact: 03 308 5868 / email / website
Relationship Services
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Relationship Services offers a professionally skilled counselling service throughout New Zealand. Their particular specialty is working with relationships. Counselling can be free or subsidised.
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Tancred St, ASHBURTON
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Contact: 03 308 9328 / email / website
Salvation Army
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In Ashburton, the Salvation Army offers counselling and assistance with food, furniture and clothing.
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Cass/Cameron St, ASHBURTON
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Contact: 03 308 7610 / email / website
St Vincent de Paul
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In Ashburton, St Vincent de Paul offers assistance with food, clothing, furniture and firewood.
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Havelock St ASHBURTON
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Contact: 03 307 0107
YMCA South Canterbury
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In Ashburton, the YMCA provides free training under several different programmes: Pathways (job search, life skills, National Certificate in Heavy Trade); MAPS (young mums assistance, childcare units); Vision Youth (job search, life skills, recreation)
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Tancred Mall ASHBURTON
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Contact: 03 308 5164 / email / website
