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Fonua Ola

Social Service, Abuse and Violence Support, Pacific People, Sexual Harm, Stopping Violence

Today

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Description

We provide Social Work Support, Counselling, Youth Work, Building Financial Capability, BFC plus, Family Violence Intervention, Whānau Ora Support, Hala Ora (Pasifika Mental Health and Addiction), Kaiawhina Services and Group Parenting Programme. Our aim is to achieve better outcomes for our children and young people through journeying with their families on their voyage to sustainable futures.

Our counselling service provides a full range of individual and family counselling. This includes parenting, family violence, anger management, personal counselling, relationship counselling, family counselling and offending issues.

Our parenting programme focus on parenting styles, anger management, violence awareness and prevention, life journeys and parent/child relationships. 

Our Hala Ora (Pasifika Mental Health and Addiction) services focus on mental health and addictions support by way of counselling, social work, peer, and community support. We work from a client focused and strengths based approach in talking therapies and social work.

Our social workers address environmental indicators that contribute to violence, abuse and neglect in family homes, and work with the parents of children who are at risk of being removed by statutory intervention or have children in statutory care. This includes poverty, housing, education and health.

Our Budgeting services focus on one to one financial mentoring, with the aim of enabling them to become more financially capable, gain control over their financial lives and make long-term change.

Ages

Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua

How do I access this service?

Contact us

Please contact us for non-judgemental support and guidance from our caring team of skilled professionals. Fonua Ola supports Pasifika families to be safe and well for a better future. 

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Referral

Referrals can be made various ways:

  • online on our website under REFERRAL 
  • walk in self referral 
  • referred from an external agency

Website / App

Walk in

Clients are able to come into any of our offices and ask to fill in a referral form.

Fees and Charges Categorisation

Free

Fees and Charges Description

There is no cost to accessing this service. 

Hours

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Mon – Fri 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Languages Spoken

English, Cook Islands Māori, Niuean, Samoan, Tongan

Services Provided

Abuse and violence support

We offer individual and family counselling and social work services to those experiencing family violence. Our qualified and trained team delivers early intervention and intensive wraparound support service, working with individual service users and their families to identify their problems, set goals and connect them to the care or support which is available in the community through social or government agencies. We offer individual and family counselling and social work services to those experiencing family violence. Our qualified and trained team delivers early intervention and intensive wraparound support service, working with individual service users and their families to identify their problems, set goals and connect them to the care or support which is available in the community through social or government agencies.

  • Conflict resolution mediation
  • Counselling
  • Information and support
  • Referral to specialist services
  • Family violence intervention
  • Support groups

We offer individual and family counselling and social work services to those experiencing family violence. Our qualified and trained team delivers early intervention and intensive wraparound support service, working with individual service users and their families to identify their problems, set goals and connect them to the care or support which is available in the community through social or government agencies.

Stopping violence services

Counselling is also available for anger management, and wider problems such as mental health issues or drug and alcohol abuse. Counselling is also available for anger management, and wider problems such as mental health issues or drug and alcohol abuse.

Counselling is also available for anger management, and wider problems such as mental health issues or drug and alcohol abuse. 

Advocacy

Advocacy services can support you or work on your behalf when you are accessing health or social services. This can include listening to your concerns, talking through options with you and coming with you to appointments.

Advocacy services can support you or work on your behalf when you are accessing health or social services. This can include listening to your concerns, talking through options with you and coming with you to appointments.

Pregnancy and parenting

Pregnancy and parenting support for family/whānau.

  • Parenting education
  • Young mums

Pregnancy and parenting support for family/whānau.

Social work

Advocacy, information and support for you and your family/whānau.

Advocacy, information and support for you and your family/whānau.

LGBTQIA+ support

Provision of information, advocacy and programmes with a focus on supporting members of the rainbow community (LGBTQIA+) and their family/whānau.

Provision of information, advocacy and programmes with a focus on supporting members of the rainbow community (LGBTQIA+) and their family/whānau.

Pacific People

Pasifika services providing community health and/or social support with a focus on health and wellbeing for Pacific peoples.

Pasifika services providing community health and/or social support with a focus on health and wellbeing for Pacific peoples. 

Budgeting and help with debt

Budgeting services help you and your whānau look after your money and give you advice on spending, saving and managing debt.

Budgeting services help you and your whānau look after your money and give you advice on spending, saving and managing debt. 

Accommodation and housing support

Accommodation and housing support services can help you find and access suitable accommodation or housing.

Accommodation and housing support services can help you find and access suitable accommodation or housing.

Disability Assistance

Wheelchair access

Additional Details

Face to face / Kanohi ki te Kanohi, Phone, Online / virtual / app, Speak with women / wahine, Speak with men / tane, Child / Tamariki friendly, LGBTQIA+ friendly

Region

Central Auckland, South Auckland

Contact Details

32 Station Road, Ōtāhuhu

Central Auckland

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

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8 Hendon Avenue, Mt Albert, Auckland

Central Auckland

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

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20 Lambie Drive, Manukau, Auckland

South Auckland

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

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This page was last updated at 10:15AM on June 19, 2024. This information is reviewed and edited by Fonua Ola.