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- Strengthening Families aims to improve the well being families

- Strengthening Families approach is for everyone to work together to help your family/whanau

- It helps families who have children 17 years old or under
- Whanau are having problems and may be getting help from:
- - Schools
- - Group Special Education
- - Health Service Worker
- - Child, Youth and Family
- - Housing New Zealand
- - Work and Income New Zealand
- - Maori Organisations
- - Community Agencies

- To make sure you and your Family / Whanau are getting the help and assistance needed from both Government & Community Agencies.
- It is about assisting your Family / Whanau with making your own decisions with the help of any of the above agencies you may decide to use

- Meeting between yourselves and agencies.
- The meeting can only happen with your consent.
- A plan is set that everyone including yourselves agree to.
- Everyone involved be committed to helping.
- Independent facilitators are available to run the meetings.
Phone: 0800 4 TEKOHAO (8356426)
Ask for the Strengthening Families Coordinator
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