This community initiative is a vital hub for families and individuals, delivering a wide range of services that enhance health, wellbeing, and resilience. Serving Coromandel, Tairua, Cooks Beach, Hahei, and three local schools, the organisation is guided by a vision to be a respected, sustainable, and integral social services centre. Its mission is to empower individuals and families to achieve self-reliance through accessible and supportive programmes.
The initiative is deeply embedded in the community, receiving support from leaders, service groups, businesses, and individuals. All proceeds from donations, fundraising, and its op shop are reinvested into services, ensuring resources directly benefit local people.
Programmes offered include youth services that build self-esteem and wellbeing, family support addressing conflict, violence, and poverty, and counselling for all ages on issues ranging from grief to relationships. In addition, budget advice helps people manage finances, while the food bank provides essential support during hardship. The Trust also offers facility hire, enabling groups to host wellness, craft, and community activities.
With its long-standing presence, broad service reach, and reinvestment model, this initiative remains a cornerstone of support, fostering stronger families and more resilient communities across the region.