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Anglican Family Care

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    Based in Otago for over 50 years, Anglican Family Care's main focus is supporting tamariki, rangatahi, and their whānau. We help families to identify their own strengths and resources in times of difficulty and stress to achieve positive outcomes.

    • How can we help? Contact us today for more information, and see our services below:

    Our Vision

    Strong, connected and thriving whānau and tamariki 

    Mission Statement:

    Working together with Otago whānau to make change that inspires hope for a better future

    Services Provided

    Family Start (Intensive support for families with babies)
    (Dunedin, Oamaru, Central Otago and South Otago)

    Service types

    • Breast feeding
    • Health checks
    • Parenting education
    • Postnatal support
    • Pregnancy
    • Young mums
    Pregnancy and Parenting
    (Dunedin, Central Otago, South Otago)
    Our Family Start programme is a home-visiting service that aims to achieve positive health, education and social change for pēpi, tamariki and their whānau.  Support starts early - before the baby's birth or in their first year.
    • Parenting education
    • Postnatal support
    • Support

    Service types

    • Parenting education
    • Postnatal support
    • Support
    Mother and child/ Māmā and pēpi
    Help remove barriers to support whānau to parent to the best of their ability
    • Breast feeding
    • Health checks
    • Parenting education
    • Postnatal support
    • Pregnancy
    • Young mums 
    Counselling

    The counselling service offers free counselling for individuals with a focus on restoring parents/caregivers wellbeing to strengthen relationships within the family.

    Abuse and violence support

    Service types

    • Care and protection
    • Counselling
    • Education programmes
    • Family violence intervention
    • Information and support
    • Referral to specialist services
    Social Workers in Schools - Dunedin
    Restorative Justice
    Dunedin and Central Otago 
    Emergency and Respite Care

    Age groups

    • Child / Tamariki
    • Youth / Rangatahi
    • Adult / Pakeke

    How do I access this service?

    • Contact us
    • Referral
    • Website / App

    Fees and Charges Categorisation

    • Free

    Disability Assistance

    • Provision for wheelchair access