Introduction | Te Whare Whakapakari | 1-2-1 Specialist Foster Care | Wesley Porirua | Social worker in Schools Otaki | Evolve Youth Health | Engage
Children and Young People
Society appears to focus heavily on young people's problems and shortcomings. At Wesley we have learned that this negative focus can get in the way of achieving great things. Here we support young people/rangatahi as they grow into adulthood. We work along side them, listening and developing respectful relationships, and trying to appreciate their gifts and strengths as well as the challenges they bring. We always work hard to strengthen relationships with their families/whanau, and we strive to provide the young people with unconditional care in a safe environment.
Our One to One Specialist Fostercare programme suits young people who do better in a one on one environment. more...
Working alongside the people of Porirua for a positive future. more...
Evolve is a health and social support centre run by and for young people who find themselves outside the mainstream. more...
This unique service is a partnership between Wesley and Te Runanga O Raukawa. more...
Te Whare Whakapakari (House of love, strength and nurture) consists of two homes tucked away in Tawa – Te Whare Wahine for young women and Te Whare Tane for the young men. more...
“Being around this type of situation, it teaches you very good skills on how to handle most probably the hardest things in life to deal with.” more...
Our goal is always to support the young person to "get a grip on their life", by strengthening their sense of who they are and what they have to offer. This may sound easy – but our experience from over 10 years is that it is very challenging and we need to maintain a very professional and supportive team to gain the positive results that we do.
We have a number of strands to our work with young people:
Residential care: A home for young women and a home for young men – Te Whare Whakapakari Intensive fostering support – One to One Specialist Foster Care
Community based support: A wide range of activities and supports for young people provided from a range of places (schools, community groups) in the Porirua area – Engage.
Specialist youth services: Supporting a social worker within Evolve – a specialist youth health centre
Family Action: Extra support for the families / whanau
Social Workers in Schools: Social Workers in Schools is in partnership with Te Rungana O Raukawa in Otaki primary