What's Happening - Lifewise

Lifewise Big Sleepout, homelessness, sleeping rough

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The Lifewise Big Sleepout is changing

When we first organised the Lifewise Big Sleepout in 2010, homelessness was "invisible". What's changed in the last eight years?

aditya7 March 2018

APT Big Sleepout BSO2016 BSO2017 homelessness Housing First Merge Cafe Merge Community youth homelessness

Housing First update!

Lifewise supports people who have found it most difficult to get off the streets. How are we going with ending chronic homelessness?

aditya7 March 2018

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Collaborative response to homelessness in the Rotorua community

Seeing members of iwi and hapu joining us at the street count is so heartening. Already we are seeing a collaborative approach to tackling homelessness.

aditya6 March 2018

24-25 March is Neighbours Day Aotearoa. Being a good neighbour strengthens communities and can be practised every day. Find out more here.

early childhood education Family Services health and disability services Housing First Merge Cafe neighbours day Rotorua Splice

Love Your Neighbour • Neighbours Day 2018

24-25 March is Neighbours Day Aotearoa. Being a good neighbour strengthens communities and can be practised every day. Find out more here.

aditya27 February 2018

The New Zealand Coalition to End Homelessness (NZCEH) seeks new ways of working with street and community whānau to find solutions for persistent challenges

Big Sleepout homelessness Housing First Merge Community youth homelessness

NZCEH Conference 2018

The New Zealand Coalition to End Homelessness (NZCEH) seeks new ways of working with street whānau

aditya21 February 2018

airedale property trust, everil orr, mt albert, auckland, retirement, property, development, redevelopment

APT health and disability services neighbours day

Everil Orr village gets a makeover by Airedale Property Trust

A newly revamped retirement village will eventually house more than 150 elderly residents in the central Auckland suburb of Mt Albert.

aditya14 February 2018

Lifewise, Merge Cafe, warm meals, safe space, homelessness, K Road, comforting, donate, pay it forward, independence, hope

homelessness Housing First Merge Cafe

A happy Christmas for everyone!

How will you give strength and hope to people this Christmas?

aditya4 December 2017

street, voice, decision, begging, hustling

homelessness Merge Cafe Merge Community youth homelessness

Inside The Cup

Auckland Council partnered with Lifewise and people with lived experience of the street to bring the voice of the street to decision makers.

aditya4 December 2017

We are able to build connected, just and inclusive communities thanks to our amazing supporters and their generous gifts, donations, and tautoko.

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We really appreciate your support!

We are able to build connected, just and inclusive communities thanks to our amazing supporters and their generous gifts, donations, and tautoko.

aditya2 November 2017

Homelessness and poverty go hand in hand. NZ has the highest rate of homelessness in the OECD. Lifewise turns lives around by addressing both issues.

Big Sleepout BSO2017 Family Services homelessness Housing First Mental Health And Addiction Merge Cafe youth homelessness

Poverty and How it Can Lead to Homelessness

Homelessness and poverty go hand in hand. NZ has the highest rate of homelessness in the OECD. Lifewise turns lives around by addressing both issues.

aditya1 November 2017

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