Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Trust NZ

• Community Outreach and Specialist Advocate Service supporting caregivers dealing with a range of issues including dealing with Work and Income New Zealand, Oranga Tamariki, Family Court, mental health, parenting and child behavioural support strategies
• General caregiver support and a listening ear
• Linking and referrals to other services and agency providers where applicable

Community Outreach and Specialist Advocate Service supporting caregivers dealing with a range of issues including dealing with Family Court. We can also link and refer to other services and agency providers where applicable

• Caregiver education programme
• Advocacy and support service
• Financial / income support information
• Dealing with the Family Court, parenting disputes and legal guardianship issues
• Parenting advice and behavioural support and strategies

Our Caregiver Education programmes are specifically tailored to meet the needs of grandparents and whanau caregivers who are raising their grandchildren/mokopuna or someone else's child within their wider family or whanau, hapu, iwi. They focus on providing easy to understand strategies for understanding and managing challenging behaviour; often the result of trauma the children have experienced before coming into care.

• Information resource packs
• Bi-monthly newsletter via email and post
• New member caregiver information packs
• Website and Facebook information and contact us/messaging service for enquiries
• Emergency care packs