Kiwi Family Trust was formed in February 2002 and is a registered incorporated charitable trust with the express aim of ‘Helping People to Help Themselves.’
The key purposes of the organisation are:
To develop and maintain services for training and education to promote the health and welfare of children, youths, young adults and family/whanau throughout New Zealand.
To provide training and services to promote the health and welfare of children, youths, young adults and family/whanau throughout New Zealand.
To encourage and support services in the community which meet any of the previously mentioned objectives.
To encourage and support services which provide services to reduce suicide, accident and abuse of children, youths, young adults, men and women.
What geographical area does the trust service?
The trust delivers services throughout New Zealand. This is coordinated through the Central Office in Christchurch.
How is the trust funded?
The Kiwi Family Trust is primarily donation based. This occurs by way of phone and public donations, philanthropic trusts and sponsorship. The trust has also been contracted to deliver training and education programmes for individual agencies, community organisations etc.
Who uses our services?
Youth and Adults.
Family/whanau, friends, partners, teachers and carers.
Individuals with a disability, injury, chronic illness, addiction and/or have experience of mental illness.
Community, social and health service employees and volunteers.
Government and Non-Government Organisations.
What services does the trust currently provide?
Currently the Kiwi Family Trust provide a range of educational and training workshops and programmes targeted at family/whanau and the organisations, groups or individuals that support them e.g.
| Life Skills Workshops |
Target Groups |
| Self- Respect | All |
| Poverty Consciousness | All |
| How to understand Teenagers | Family/Whanau and people who work with or support youth |
| Positive programming for teenagers | Youth and Family |
| Precognitive Power | All |
| Teachers and Carers | People who work with or support youth and adults |
| Self-Awareness Programmes | Target Groups |
| Tri-Impact | Employers and employees providing services to family/whanau – community, social and health sectors |
| The Youth Matrix | Youth |
| Barrier Breaking | People with a disability, injury, chronic illness, addiction and/or have experience of mental illness |
| Self-Discovery | Family/whanau, youth and people who work with or support family/whanau or youth. |
| Parents-To-Be | New and expectant parents |
| Kool Kidz Anti-bullying/Self-awareness | 10 years and up |
All our training has been designed to give family/whanau the necessary tools to achieve the following outcomes:
To improve communication and understanding.
To be empowered to move forward.
To be able to recognise and use their strengths and abilities.
To be able to reduce their own stress at home and in the workplace.
To increase their self respect, self worth and self confidence.
To make positive changes in their lives.
To be stronger, happier and better equipped to cope with the day to day challenges in their lives.