The Confidence Centre: In Community Anxiety Support and Solutions

The Confidence Centre: In Community Anxiety Support And Solutions

Project 2023-08-23 13:15:06 +1200

Do you know someone, right now, among your whānau, friends or workplace who is dealing with anxiety?

...Or is that person YOU?

If "YES" - you'll know how much any of us can be impacted by anxiety - and how hard it can be to access support.

Our campaign is to fund "Manga Hapahāpai / The Confidence Centre" - a new drop-in AND by-appointment AND online in-community hub for anxiety support in Taranaki. 

Manga Hapahāpai / The Confidence Centre will be a new and living resource for our region and nation - with face-to-face and online supports available. A particular focus is for our teens; our rangatahi. We have a brilliant peer-led team; therapists and mentors.

By supporting this project, you will be investing in the future of our people, and helping us to build a more confident, resilient and empowered generation of Kiwis.

Manga Hapahāpai / The Confidence Centre is waiting to be kitted out, set up, and offering a whole raft of programmes - starting from November 2023.

The Confidence Centre is going to be part of Waimanako; - a community Support Hub that is making a difference for thousands of whānau. You can read all about the people we are, right here. We want YOU to be a part of making it all possible - crowd-funding the support team and the set-up of the space, so it's PERFECT - calming, welcoming and made with the combined hands and aroha of hundreds - YOU included.

Thank you - thank you - thank you for supporting Confidence.

To make the Confidence Centre happen - between us, we are aiming to raise at least $75,000

WHEN we make that total, we will sing, dance and celebrate - and then aim even higher. If we can achieve $75,000 together, we will be able to include another support kaiāwhina in our plan. If we can achieve over $100,000 together, we can grow out support team even bigger, and double our online anxiety support sessions.

Aroha to you

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Don't have a credit card, but want to donate to the cause? Or prefer to make a bank transfer?

THANK YOU! ALL donations are eligible for 33% tax relief - a third of your donation back:))

Our bank details: Taranaki Retreat Trust: TSB 15-3953-0772409-00

Please narrate your donation with "Confidence", your name and your contact number, so that we can contact you to arrange your donation receipt and reward. Thank you so much:)

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Who are we?

A co-design, research and co-production process commenced in 2014 resulted in the launch of Taranaki Retreat Trust (an NZ Registered Charity) as a response to a significant need in Aotearoa New Zealand for a tailored suicide prevention/postvention peer-support service that included a residential component. No such service was available; and it continues to be a unique provision - acknowledged as a flagship grassroots community NGO service. 

Taranaki Retreat responds to need through self, whānau or other agency referral. There is no required threshold for our involvement. Our work is to provide in-community holistic care primarily delivered through a trained and supervised peer support team in consultation with our Clinical Support Team. Our key kaupapa include harm reduction, strengthening whānau resilience and suicide prevention/postvention care with a wrap-around approach (including well-being according to Whare Tapa Whā; connections and relationships; environmental factors such as housing and budget; and coping mechanisms such as addictions). 

The Retreat’s service model is evidence-based, holistic, co-designed, co-produced needs/solutions based. Rather than being a static model, it is designed to be progressively evolved, developed and reviewed, in the light of an ever-changing environment, and the learnings from research and each support case. Each story and connection is heard and acknowledged, and explored for themes and factors that may indicate gaps, barriers or need for systemic change, with a view to enabling and advocating for that change.

A small and committed and awesome staff team including Therapists, Service Leaders, Outreach Kaimahi, Hospo Team, Coaches and Programme Coordinators work with a large volunteer workforce of approximately 150 undertaking duties ranging from telephone support, online journal buddying, facilities maintenance, assessment visits and outreach support, to assembling personalised Care Packs distributed through our hospitals. 

All our funding is about community, every grant we can access, fundraising events and an amazing base of caring donors. It's an incredibly tough struggle to fund our work, and we so wish there were funding streams available to make it all possible without having to resort to crowd funding - but, ultimately, we know that change happens through people helping people. Kind and generous businesses provide amazing support and expertise such as financial oversight and management, insurance, supply of food and sponsorship of programmes. We have a fantastic Board of Trustees with a wide and impressive skill-base providing governance, risk management and strategic support. 

Want to know more about us? YAY! Head here - or drop us an email at [email protected]

THANK YOU to our incredibly generous sponsors:

Flotation Sanctuary | Tool Hire Taranaki | The Hive | The Kiwi Butcher | Location Homes | McDonald Real Estate | Todd Energy | Butlers Reef | Egmont Honey | Claas Harvest | Marty Suchy | Hello World Travel | Marcel's Pancakes

AND thank YOU for taking the time to check out our campaign. We appreciate you and your kindness in doing so. Aroha mai; aroha atu.

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