• Education programmes
• Information and support
• Referral to specialist services
• Support groups

We run support and education programmes for women in the community. The programmes focus on domestic violence prevention and support, understanding anger, parenting skills, building self-esteem and stopping violence for women.

Many women experience abuse in their relationships with their partners or family members. The abuse can be physical, emotional or sexual. You are not alone, you are not to blame and life can be different.

The purpose of this course is to give you the support and practical information you need to be free from the cycle of abuse. You will develop an understanding of why destructive patterns of abuse occur in relationships.

Attending the course will give you the opportunity to rebuild your self esteem and confidence and redevelop a positive sense of yourself. You will have the time to talk and listen and receive information in a supportive environment with other women who have had similar experiences.

As women we share many common experiences. By acknowledging and affirming these experiences we are better able to meet our needs for self realisation and positive power.

This programme is focused on guiding you on this journey of self discovery - who we are, where our beliefs and past patterns originate from and how these impact on current life experiences.

At the same time, the course prepares you to create different ways of being in the world by teaching new skills, understandings and ways of communicating. Throughout the course you will have time to talk, listen and share with other women within a warm and sustaining environment.

Anger is a signal and one worth listening to.

The purpose of this course is to enable you to move away from ways of managing anger that do not work. These include silent submission, ineffective fighting, blaming and emotional distancing.

The course provides opportunities for you to observe and recognise everyday conflict patterns in your families, relationships and work situations.

As you gain understanding and learn new skills, you will learn how to move beyond these limiting patterns and improve communication to have a new and empowered position in relationships.

• Parent wellbeing

Between Mother and Child Programme:

Becoming a mother is one of the most challenging jobs anyone can have. We are expected to be experts in dealing with the inevitable problems that come up in all mother and child relationships and do it without any training. Being a mother when you are experiencing domestic violence makes that job even more challenging.

The purpose of this course is to bring understanding to what is happening between you and your child and to learn new ways of functioning as a mother. You will learn skills to establish and maintain a warm and effective relationship with your child.

NOTE : Only available at Papatoetoe only

Pave Stopping Violence Programme : The purpose of this course is prevention and violence education for women. Our non-violence programme is run for sixteen weeks, once a week for two hours. A prior one to one assessment will need to be completed with our facilitators before you can start attending the group. 

The group is available in Grey Lynn and Papatoetoe. You could attend the group in the morning or evening depending on the location. 

The programme focuses on topics such as anger and violence, triggers and boundaries, changing your violent behaviour, power and control dynamics, understanding effects of violence on yourself, children and others around you. 

You will learn skills to manage and deal with everyday situations in non-violent ways in a non-judgemental environment.