OUR CHALLENGE:
12 months to find and connect 500 people who care about the future of Christchurch kids, who will commit $5 a week to make a lasting change
many more Christchurch kids need our support
As a charity working in Hornby, Christchurch, for more than 35 years, we have worked with many families who are struggling to break free of crippling cycles like poverty or violence.
We have seen how difficult it is for children trapped in those cycles to break free and to thrive.
Many support services are set up to help when a whānau is already at crisis point - often too late to prevent lasting harm to children involved.
Others are only funded to offer short term help - so after the funding stops, the child is left once again to manage on their own.
You can make a difference
Through 500@5, you can be part of making a real, lasting change for these children.
We started our Longitudinal Whānau Support (LWS) project because we want to do things differently.
We proactively identify at risk families before they ever reach crisis point, and work to build a long term relationship with them, committing to support them throughout their children’s childhood and teen years. Our goal is to help them build stability and goals for their future, so their home becomes a safe place for their children to grow and thrive.
We also work closely with their local schools, creating Opportunity Hubs providing sports, arts, cultural and academic clubs and opportunities available to all children at the school, and working closely with teachers to offer in-school support to struggling children.
That means we can build trust and layers of support around vulnerable children, building them up and helping them to thrive.
But this long-term work is only possible with long-term support from our community.
Are you someone who cares about Christchurch's future, and building up our most vulnerable kids? If you are, join our 500@5 network, to be part of making a real change in our community.
For less than the price of a coffee, you can change a life.
wOULD YOU LIKE TO BE one of our 500@5?
What we’ve achieved
The LWS project was launched two years ago. Here’s what we’ve achieved in that time…
We are intensively supporting 10 isolated Christchurch families including 25 children
Our first Opportunity Hub at Gilberthorpe School hosts 15 different sports, arts, cultural and academic opportunities
Our LWS team of three staff work with the families and manage the hub, supported by a network of volunteers and local groups
with your support we could do so much more
100 people
Start a Student Scholarship Fund to support individual children’s dreams, and fund a feature movie at our Opportunities Hub
200 people
Fully fund the Gilberthorpe School Opportunity Hub, funding up to 16 different opportunity pathways
300 people
Fund a full time Opportunities Navigator, supporting at risk kids and teens to find their passions and follow them through
500 people
Fully fund the programme at another school, including another Whānau Worker supporting families, and another school-based Opportunity Hub
Our 500@5
Jo & Aaron Flint Lissa Birse Justine and Neville Hart Nicky Ewing Gabrielle Stuart A Y Chen R I Howden R I Howden Adele Marshall Melissa Broughton Ray Chemvura Katherine McLean Ani Kartikasari Byron Hill Rhys Evans Beverley Duxfield Steven Duxfield Helen Cropp Valda Gummer Sonia Rutherford Doug Bacon Alastair and Merrin Taylor Sue Fletcher Jean Dix Anna-Lisa, Gabriella and Luisana Anna-Lisa, Gabriella and Luisana Anna-Lisa, Gabriella and Luisana Ewen Cameron Alistair Donaldson Anna-Marie Delaney E Ruhigira Marty Redhead
Jo & Aaron Flint Lissa Birse Justine and Neville Hart Nicky Ewing Gabrielle Stuart A Y Chen R I Howden R I Howden Adele Marshall Melissa Broughton Ray Chemvura Katherine McLean Ani Kartikasari Byron Hill Rhys Evans Beverley Duxfield Steven Duxfield Helen Cropp Valda Gummer Sonia Rutherford Doug Bacon Alastair and Merrin Taylor Sue Fletcher Jean Dix Anna-Lisa, Gabriella and Luisana Anna-Lisa, Gabriella and Luisana Anna-Lisa, Gabriella and Luisana Ewen Cameron Alistair Donaldson Anna-Marie Delaney E Ruhigira Marty Redhead
Jo & Aaron Flint Lissa Birse Justine and Neville Hart Nicky Ewing Gabrielle Stuart A Y Chen R I Howden R I Howden Adele Marshall Melissa Broughton Ray Chemvura Katherine McLean Ani Kartikasari Byron Hill Rhys Evans Beverley Duxfield Steven Duxfield Helen Cropp Valda Gummer Sonia Rutherford Doug Bacon Alastair and Merrin Taylor Sue Fletcher Jean Dix Anna-Lisa, Gabriella and Luisana Ewen Cameron Alistair Donaldson Anna-Marie Delaney E Ruhigira Marty Redhead
Jo & Aaron Flint Lissa Birse Justine and Neville Hart Nicky Ewing Gabrielle Stuart A Y Chen R I Howden R I Howden Adele Marshall Melissa Broughton Ray Chemvura Katherine McLean Ani Kartikasari Byron Hill Rhys Evans Beverley Duxfield Steven Duxfield Helen Cropp Valda Gummer Sonia Rutherford Doug Bacon Alastair and Merrin Taylor Sue Fletcher Jean Dix Anna-Lisa, Gabriella and Luisana Ewen Cameron Alistair Donaldson Anna-Marie Delaney E Ruhigira Marty Redhead
Jo & Aaron Flint Lissa Birse Justine and Neville Hart Nicky Ewing Gabrielle Stuart A Y Chen R I Howden R I Howden Adele Marshall Melissa Broughton Ray Chemvura Katherine McLean Ani Kartikasari Byron Hill Rhys Evans Beverley Duxfield Steven Duxfield Helen Cropp Valda Gummer Sonia Rutherford Doug Bacon Alastair and Merrin Taylor Sue Fletcher Jean Dix Anna-Lisa, Gabriella and Luisana Ewen Cameron Alistair Donaldson Anna-Marie Delaney E Ruhigira Marty Redhead
Jo & Aaron Flint Lissa Birse Justine and Neville Hart Nicky Ewing Gabrielle Stuart A Y Chen R I Howden R I Howden Adele Marshall Melissa Broughton Ray Chemvura Katherine McLean Ani Kartikasari Byron Hill Rhys Evans Beverley Duxfield Steven Duxfield Helen Cropp Valda Gummer Sonia Rutherford Doug Bacon Alastair and Merrin Taylor Sue Fletcher Jean Dix Anna-Lisa, Gabriella and Luisana Ewen Cameron Alistair Donaldson Anna-Marie Delaney E Ruhigira Marty Redhead
Make a donation.
By committing $5 per week, you can build up our most vulnerable children and support them to thrive.
How to join 500@5
Step 1: Set up a bank transfer
Set up a $5.00 per week reoccuring bank transfer to:
Hornby Presbyterian Community Trust
03-0767-0321010-004
Include your name as reference
Step 2: EmAIL US YOUR DETAILS
Email director@hpct.org.nz, letting us know if you’d like to receive regular email updates on the LWS project, and/or an annual tax certificate for your donation.
Step 3: Watch our community thrive
Sign up for updates however you like to receive them - by email here, through social media, or directly from the schools - and see how your donation is helping to shape a brighter future for children in our Christchurch community.