Birthright Waikato Te Whanautanga Tika Inc has been operating in the Hamilton area since 1958 and is one of the oldest community social service agencies in the region. Families are now encouraged to identify and develop their strengths and sense of themselves by acknowledging their own futures. Birthright Waikato works alongside one-parent families offering information and support so that they can be more resourceful and enhance their lives.
The services we provide in our community are:
Social Work: reducing your worries by helping you get sorted with:
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Parenting alone
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Legal situations
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Advocacy
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Strengthening families / whanau
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Finances
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Any other issues impacting on your family
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Our experienced social worker will help you cut through the red tape and lend a hand in sorting any stressful issues- so you can get used to and enjoy parenting alone.
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Counselling: With a friendly and gentle approach we can help you by providing:
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A service designed to be affordable for your one parent family budget
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An opportunity to clean up the past so you can prepare for a brighter future
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A chance to work through issues such as parenting, stress and dealing with change
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Tools for building a working relationship with an ex-partner and parenting through separation.
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The pathway to see yourself transformed wirh new confidence
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Youth counselling service – want to feel better about yourself, set and achieve goals, see your dreams fulfilled, learn coping skills, find healthy ways to improve your life.
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Parenting Support
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Join other Birthright families/ whanau on the annual family camp
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Working and Studying Parents Group - meet others who are working/ studying and parenting alone
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Parenting education
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Family Camps and Christmas parties
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Support with holiday camps and programmes for school children
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Support with uniforms, school fees and sports fees for school children
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Retraining scholarships
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Meet others in a similar situation as yourself to gain support and a network of friends.
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