ÿþ <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/tr/html4/loose.dtd"> <html lang="en-nz"> <head> <style type="text/css"> body { font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } div.liner { margin: 0 0 5px 0; padding: 0px; clear: both; font-size: 1px; background: url(http://www.newplymouthnz.com/images/template/pg/liner-bg.gif) bottom left repeat-x; } div.itemheading { font-size:10pt; font-weight: bold; color: #666;} h2 { font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-weight: normal; color: #6391d8; font-size: 18pt; } h3 { font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-weight: normal; color: #6391d8; font-size: 14pt; } </style> </head> <body style="background-color:#FFFFFF;"> <div align="left" style="padding-left: 10px;"> <img src="http://www.newplymouthnz.com/images/NPDC_logo_600.gif"> </div> <div align="left" style="padding-left: 20px;"> <h2>Family Support and Advice</h2> </div> <div style="font-size: .70em; text-align: left; padding-left:30px; width: 600; "> <div class='itemheading'>Autism New Zealand, Taranaki Branch</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> To provide support, resources and information on Autism Spectrum Disorders including Aspergers.<div><p> <strong>Contact:</strong> Judi Gopperth<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-769 5958<br /><strong>Address:</strong> Communication House, 62 Powderham St, New Plymouth 4310<br /><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:Taranaki@autismnz.org.nz">Taranaki@autismnz.org.nz<br /></a><strong>Website:</strong> <a title="Opens the Autism NZ website in a new window. " href="http://www.autismnz.org.nz/" target="_blank" pathattribute="1">www.autismnz.org.nz</a></p></div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>Barnardos New Zealand</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> Working within the community to help children receive the care, education and support they need to grow and reach their potential. They need the best start in life.<div><p> <strong>Contact:</strong> Nigel Christie<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-753 3484 <br /><strong>Fax:</strong> 06-753 3485<br /><strong>Mobile:</strong> 021 595 956<br /><strong>Address: </strong>186a Tukapa St, New Plymouth<br /><strong>Postal address:</strong> PO Box 4220, New Plymouth 4340<br /><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:taranaki.amu@barnardos.org.nz">taranaki.amu@barnardos.org.nz</a><br /></p></div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>Bereaved Parents and Families Support Group</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> To assist bereaved parents and families in their time of need.<div><p> <strong>Contact:</strong> Sonia and Peter Keller<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-278 4074<br /><strong>Fax:</strong> 06-278 4074<br /><strong>Postal address:</strong> 7 George St, Hawera 4610<br /></p></div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>Burn Support Charitable Trust Inc, Taranaki Branch</div><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To provide burn injured persons and their families with support and assistance during and after hospitalisation and to help them to return to normal and satisfactory lives within their community.<div><strong>Contact</strong>: Sue Murdoch<br /><strong>Phone</strong>: 06-758 4648<br /><strong>Mobile</strong>: 027 624 577<br /><strong>Address: </strong>33 Lyn St, New Plymouth 4310</div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>Citizens Advice Bureau, Hawera</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> To provide free, up-to-date and confidential information about anything.<div><strong>Contact:</strong> Jenny Meuli<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-278 3156 <br /><strong>Address:</strong> 22 Union St, Hawera 4610<br /><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:cab.hawra@xtra.co.nz">cab.hawra@xtra.co.nz</a></div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>Citizens Advice Bureau, Stratford</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> To ensure that individuals do not suffer through ignorance of their rights and responsibilities, or of the services available, or through an inability to express their needs effectively.<div><strong>Contact:</strong> Maureen Palmer<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-765 5250 <br /><strong>Fax:</strong> 06-765 5354<br /><strong>Address:</strong> 270 Broadway, Stratford<br /><strong>Postal address:</strong> PO Box 328, Stratford 4352<br /><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:cab.stratford@xtra.co.nz">cab.stratford@xtra.co.nz</a></div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>Eltham Community Care Group</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> We provide food parcels from our foodbank and operate the used goods shop 2nd Threads, 10am-2pm Monday-Friday. <br />We also operate a furniture bank in association with the food bank.<div><p> <strong>Contact:</strong> JD Birchler<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-764 8080<br /><strong>Address:</strong> 80-82 Bridge Street, Eltham<br /><strong>Postal address:</strong> PO Box 41, Eltham 4353</p></div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>GAIN Family Programme</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> Working with young people and their parents/caregivers at the same time to gain some new skills for improving family life.<div><p> <strong>Contact:</strong> Donna Labrum<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-756 6150 <br /><strong>Fax:</strong> 06-756 6145<br /><strong>Address:</strong> PO Box 82, Inglewood 4347<br /><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:desil@xtra.co.nz">desil@xtra.co.nz</a><br /></p></div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>Heart Children, Taranaki</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> To facilitate the best possible care for heart children and their families in Taranaki.<div><p> <strong>Contact:</strong> Cheryl Craig<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-762 2707<br /><strong>Fax:</strong> 06-762 2707<br /><strong>Mobile:</strong> 027 309 0788<br /><strong>Address:</strong> 625a Wingrove Rd, RD 23, Stratford 4393<br /><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:hcnztaranaki@gmail.com">hcnztaranaki@gmail.com</a><br /><strong>Website:</strong> <a title="Opens the website in a new window. " href="http://www.heartnz.org.nz/index.php/Local-Branches/local-branches.html" target="_blank" pathattribute="1">Heart Children website</a></p></div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>Idea Services North Taranaki</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> To provide support and information for people and their families with disabilities.<div><p> <strong>Contact:</strong> Margaret Rangitonga<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-759 8970 <br /><strong>Fax:</strong> 06-759 8980<br /><strong>Address: </strong>28 Vivian Street, New Plymouth<br /><strong>Postal address:</strong> PO Box 4076, New Plymouth 4340<br /><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:margaret.rangitonga@idea.org.nz">margaret.rangitonga@idea.org.nz</a><br /><strong>Website:</strong> <a title="Opens the Intellectual Disability Empowerment in Action website in a new window. " href="http://www.idea.org.nz/" target="_blank" pathattribute="1">www.idea.org.nz</a></p></div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>Open Home Foundation, NZ Inc</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> Families helping families. Teen home in Bell Block for at-risk youth. Social work and foster care agency.<div><p> <strong>Contact:</strong> The Manager<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-758 9971 <br /><strong>Fax:</strong> 06-758 1969<br /><strong>Mobile:</strong> 027 472 4430<br /><strong>Address:</strong> 97 Gill St, New Plymouth<br /><strong>Postal address:</strong> PO Box 208, New Plymouth 4340<br /><strong>Website:</strong> <a title="Opens the Open Home Foundation website in a new window. " href="http://www.ohf.org.nz/" target="_blank" pathattribute="1">www.ohf.org.nz</a><br /><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:ohftaranaki@ohf.org.nz">ohftaranaki@ohf.org.nz</a></p></div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>Parents Centre, South Taranaki</div><p><div><p> <strong>Contact:</strong> Tania Monk<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-278 7782 <br /><strong>Address:</strong> 34 Fairfield Rd, Hawera<br /><strong>Postal address:</strong> PO Box 470, Hawera 4640<br /><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:sth.taranaki@parentscentre.org.nz">sth.taranaki@parentscentre.org.nz</a></p></div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>People's Activity Centre</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> To initiate preventive projects in the community in accordance with local needs and priorities. To provide services to at-risk youth. To develop and maintain support services in the community. To implement a variety of approaches which promote the range of society support networks which cater for the needs of family groups and individuals.<div><p> <strong>Contact:</strong> Lovey Read<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-765 7005 <br /><strong>Fax:</strong> 06-765 7505<br /><strong>Mobile:</strong> 027 251 096<br /><strong>Address:</strong> PO Box 403, New Plymouth 4340<br /><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:stfsw@xtra.co.nz">stfsw@xtra.co.nz</a><br /></p></div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>Plunket Sub Branch, Manaia</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> Child health and family support services.<div><strong>Contact:</strong> Pip Olliver<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-274 8388<br /><strong>Address:</strong> Main St, Manaia<br /><strong>Postal address:</strong> 1363 Normanby Rd, RD 28, Manaia 4678<br /><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:pip_trent@xtra.co.nz">pip_trent@xtra.co.nz</a></div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>Plunket, Kaponga</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> Supports Plunket Nurse service by operating and maintaining the Plunket Clinic. Provides assistance and activities for mothers with young children.<div><strong>Contact:</strong> Deborah Collins<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-764 6829<br /><strong>Address:</strong> Victoria St, Kaponga<br /><strong>Postal address:</strong> c/- Rowan Rd, RD 29, Kaponga</div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>Pregnancy Help, Taranaki Branch</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> Pregnancy Help supports the well-being of pregnant and recently pregnant women, parents, caregivers and their families/whanau by providing information and practical support with care, concern and confidentiality.<div><p> <strong>Contact:</strong> Michelle Ranford<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-765 5042 <br /><strong>Fax:</strong> 06-765 5062<br /><strong>Mobile:</strong> 027 212 5304<br /><strong>Address: </strong>4 Romeo St, Stratford<br /><strong>Postal address:</strong> PO Box 81, Stratford 4352<br /><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:taranaki@pregnancyhelp.org.nz">taranaki@pregnancyhelp.org.nz</a><strong><br />Website:</strong> <a title="Opens the Pregnancy Help Taranaki website in a new window. " href="http://www.pregnancyhelp.org.nz/" target="_blank" pathattribute="1">www.pregnancyhelp.org.nz</a></p></div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>Prisoners Aid and Rehabilitation Society, Taranaki</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> To help with the rehabilitation of inmates and their re-integration into the community. To provide support to inmates and their families.<div><p> <strong>Contact:</strong> Vonny Roche<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-758 1361 <br /><strong>Fax:</strong> 06-758 1347<br /><strong>Mobile:</strong> 021 056 6790<br /><strong>Address:</strong> 163 Devon St West, New Plymouth<br /><strong>Postal address:</strong> PO Box 172, New Plymouth 4340<br /><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:taranakipars@xtra.co.nz">taranakipars@xtra.co.nz</a></p></div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>Public Health Nurses</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> To provide a community nursing service that improves and protects the health of children and young people in Taranaki.<div><p> <strong>Contact:</strong> Sandi French, PHN Coordinator<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-753 7794 <br /><strong>Fax:</strong> 06-753 7791<br /><strong>Address:</strong> Child and Adolescent Centre, Tukapa St, New Plymouth<br /><strong>Postal address:</strong> Private Bag 2016, New Plymouth 4342<br /><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:sandi.french@tdhb.org.nz">sandi.french@tdhb.org.nz</a><br /></p></div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>Rock of Life Outreach</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> Reach the youth and young people of Inglewood with the Christian message. Offer them a safe, caring environment, e.g. camps and youth group, so they can learn and grow and develop self-esteem and confidence and overcome fears and life's problems.<div><p> <strong>Contact:</strong> Paul and Maria Hitchcock<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-756 7767 <br /><strong>Fax:</strong> 06-756 7767<br /><strong>Mobile:</strong> 025 249 545<br /><strong>Address:</strong> 558 Everett Rd, RD 8, Inglewood 4388<br /><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:paulandmaria@rolo.org.nz">paulandmaria@rolo.org.nz</a><br /></p></div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>Royal NZ Plunket Society Inc</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> Plunket's vision is to ensure that New Zealand children are among the healthiest in the world.<div><strong>Contact:</strong> Jo Malcolm-Black<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-769 5453<br /><strong>Fax:</strong> 06-769 5458<br /><strong>Address:</strong> 74 Courtenay St, New Plymouth 4310<br /><strong>Postal address:</strong> PO Box 8051, New Plymouth 4342<br /><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:taranaki@plunket.org.nz">taranaki@plunket.org.nz</a><br /><strong>Website:</strong> <a title="Opens the Plunket website in a new window. " href="http://www.plunket.org.nz/" target="_blank" pathattribute="1">www.plunket.org.nz</a><br /></div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>Shufel</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> To provide household chattels to the lower income group.<div><p> <strong>Contact:</strong> Brian Eriksen<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-759 0019 <br /><strong>Fax:</strong> 06-759 0029<br /><strong>Address:</strong> 28 Young St, New Plymouth<br /><strong>Postal address:</strong> PO Box 5015, New Plymouth 4343<br /><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:brian@taranakidic.org.nz">brian@taranakidic.org.nz</a><br /></p></div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>SPELD, North Taranaki</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> To support people with dyslexia who learn differently.<div><p> <strong>Contact:</strong> Mary Hogwood<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-755 0664<br /><strong>Address:</strong> Barrett Building, Taranaki Base Hospital, Tukapa Street entrance, New Plymouth<br /><strong>Postal address:</strong> PO Box 4283, New Plymouth 4340<br /><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:mary.rex.h@clear.net.nz">mary.rex.h@clear.net.nz</a><br /><strong>Website:</strong> <a title="Opens the SPELD website in a new window. " href="http://www.speld.org.nz/" target="_blank" pathattribute="1">www.speld.org.nz</a></p></div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>Supporting Families Taranaki</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> To provide support, education and advocacy to carers and family of people suffering from major mental illness.<div><p> <strong>Contact:</strong> Jo Van Leeuwen<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-757 9300 <br /><strong>Fax:</strong> 06-757 3670<br /><strong>Mobile:</strong> 021 027 36935<br /><strong>Address: </strong>Third floor, Devon Centre, 44 Liardet Street, New Plymouth<br /><strong>Postal address:</strong> PO Box 8291, Central, New Plymouth 4342<br /><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:sf.newplymouth@xtra.co.nz">sf.newplymouth@xtra.co.nz</a></p></div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>Unique Conditions Support Group</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> To provide support, information and friendship to families in Taranaki who have a child with a condition/syndrome, which is a 'one off' in this region.<div><p> <strong>Contact:</strong> Sharin Jordan<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-757 5151<br /><strong>Address: </strong>28 Young St, New Plymouth 4310</p></div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>Victim Support South Taranaki</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> Provide 24-hour emotional support, personal advocacy and information to people affected by crime and trauma. To ensure victims are in control of their own lives.<div><strong>Contact:</strong> Barbara Taylor<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-278 0274 <br /><strong>Fax:</strong> 06-278 0274<br /><strong>Address:</strong> Hawera Police Station<br /><strong>Postal address:</strong> PO Box 12, Hawera 4672</div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>Victim Support, New Plymouth</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> To provide a confidential, 24-hour, seven days a week, personalised service to victims of crime, accident and emergency.<div><p> <strong>Contact:</strong> Jenny Judd or Cathy Stevens<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-759 5519 <br /><strong>Fax:</strong> 06-759 1600<br /><strong>Mobile:</strong> 027 444 9274<br /><strong>Address:</strong> New Plymouth Police Station, Powderham St, New Plymouth<br /><strong>Postal address:</strong> PO Box 344, New Plymouth 4340<br /><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:new_plymouth@victimsupport.org.nz">new_plymouth@victimsupport.org.nz</a><br /></p></div></p><div class="liner">&nbsp;</div><div class='itemheading'>Work and Income (Ministry of Social Development)</div><p><strong>Aims:</strong> To assist people into work and provide financial support.<div><p> <strong>Contact:</strong> Linda Paterson<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 06-968 6615 <br /><strong>Fax:</strong> 06-968 6018<br /><strong>Address:</strong> Duncan Dovico House, 60 Gill St, New Plymouth<br /><strong>Postal address:</strong> Private Bag 2005, New Plymouth 4342<br /><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:linda.paterson007@msd.govt.nz">linda.paterson007@msd.govt.nz</a><br /><strong>Website:</strong> <a title="Opens the Work and Income website in a new window. " href="http://www.workandincome.govt.nz" target="_blank" pathattribute="1">www.workandincome.govt.nz</a></p></div></p></div> </body> </html>