Te Whare Ma, The White House Ma is a Peer-Led Day Support Service staffed by others that have lived experience of mental health and addiction challenges.
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The White House
11 Wainui Street, Nelson
Contact Details
Phone (03) 546 9317 or 0800 114 976
Email admin@thewhitehouse.org.nz
Street Address
11 Wainui Street
The Wood
Nelson 7010
Description
Welcome to Te Whare Ma, The Whitehouse. We are a place where people who are suffering or have suffered from mental health and/or addiction challenges can go to hang out, be themselves, be with others and get basic needs like food and laundry met.
We have a team of Peer Support Workers (PSWs) who are on hand to talk with, help problem solve and provide advocacy when appropriate.
We are an accepting and non-judgemental place where people who are struggling or feel like they don't belong can come along and belong. And we do activities. We go out to nature or places of interest; we cook, play cards and do things in house as well.
Come on in, check us out, see for yourself.
Staff
Fees and Charges Categorisation
Free
Fees and Charges Description
We are drop-in and free. Come any time between 10 and 3 any day. All our activities and meals are subsidised making them cheap or free.
Hours
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
| Mon – Sun | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM |
|---|
Public Holidays: Open on all public holidays.
Languages Spoken
English
Programmes
Te Whare Ma, The White House provides peer support, an activities and events programme that includes wellbeing groups/workshops, day and respite trips and a place to be in the community. We provide subsidised home cooked meals on Thursdays and Fridays. As a whānau, we pride ourselves in peers supporting peers, learning, sharing, and developing friendships that support wellbeing.
Te Whare Ma, The White House provides peer support, an activities and events programme that includes wellbeing groups/workshops, day and respite trips and a place to be in the community. We provide subsidised home cooked meals on Thursdays and Fridays. As a whānau, we pride ourselves in peers supporting peers, learning, sharing, and developing friendships that support wellbeing.
- Programme Areas
Addictions - drug & alcohol, Mental health
- Programme Type
Counselling and support, Peer / advocacy / group / family whānau support, Peer support (alcohol or drug), Respite
- Regions
Nelson Marlborough
- Age Groups
Adult / Pakeke
- Referral Types
Self referral
Referral Process
Self-referrals can be made by people with experience of mental health/addiction challenges or who are using or have used mental health services.
Description
Te Whare Ma, The White House provides peer support, an activities and events programme that includes wellbeing groups/workshops, day and respite trips and a place to be in the community.
We provide subsidised home cooked meals on Thursdays and Fridays.
As a whānau, we pride ourselves in peers supporting peers, learning, sharing, and developing friendships that support wellbeing.
- The White House flyer (PDF, 620.5 KB)
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Disability Assistance
Wheelchair access, Support to make decisions, Wheelchair accessible toilet
Additional Details
Face to face / Kanohi ki te Kanohi
Public Transport
Located opposite Trafalgar Park in The Wood, we are 15 minutes walk from Nelson CBD.
We also have a van for day trips out and around.
Parking
Some off-street parking. Plenty of on-street parking.
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