VisionWest Community Trust, Glen Eden (Auckland)

About VisionWest Community Trust

Visionwest Waka Whakakitenga — previously known as VisionWest Community Trust — originated in the early 1980s from a group of Glen Eden Baptist Church members who established a drop-in Friendship Centre at the disused Glen Eden railway station, rented for one dollar a year. In its first year the Trust supported 100 people; it now supports over 11,000 individuals across West Auckland and Aotearoa New Zealand, with a team of more than 1,600 staff and volunteers.

The Trust delivers services including navigational support, community housing, youth development, food support, counselling, financial mentoring, community healthcare, trauma-informed care, and early childhood education. Its stated point of difference is a wrap-around service philosophy that integrates these supports around the whole person.

The Trust operates with an explicit commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, which it describes as a living covenant guiding its work. This commitment has shaped the inclusion of Māori executive leadership, kaupapa Māori services, and a structure it calls Te Tauihu o te Waka Whakakitenga — a form of shared leadership intended to reflect the spirit and intent of Te Tiriti. The Trust maintains an ongoing relationship with Glen Eden Baptist Church, which it identifies as the origin of its whakapapa and faith-led foundations.

Ōhinga Tū Programmes

Visionwest Ōhinga Tū runs the following named programmes:

• He Poutama Rangatahi — a youth employment programme for rangatahi Māori aged 15 to 24 who are not in education, employment, or training (NEET) or at risk of becoming NEET
• Youth Services (Ratonga Taiohi) — a registered Youth Service programme offering three streams: Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) mentoring for 15–17 year-olds; Youth Payment (YP) and Young Parent Payment (YPP) support for 16–20 year-olds; and He Poutama Rangatahi
• Community Coaching — a four-week job-ready skills programme followed by ongoing employment mentoring, for 18–24 year-olds
• Youth Housing — includes My Whare and Whare Hiwa; Whare Hiwa provides Kaupapa Māori housing support for wāhine aged 18–22 experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity, with live-in supervision and youth mentoring, currently operating in West Auckland
• Youth Justice Mentoring — mentoring for young people engaged with Oranga Tamariki and/or Youth Justice, for those up to 24 years old
• Ready to Rent / Budgeting Workshops — free workshops offering in-house certifications

Subject area: Agriculture/Horticulture/Science

The Ministry of Education groups VisionWest Community Trust under Agriculture/Horticulture/Science — the broad field of education and training it's classified under in the official tertiary directory.

Address

Where VisionWest Community Trust is based, taken directly from the Ministry of Education's own address record for this provider.

• Street97 Glendale Road
• SuburbGlen Eden
• CityAuckland
• Postcode641
• Territorial authorityAuckland - Waitakere Ranges
• RegionAuckland Region

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Contact VisionWest Community Trust

Find the published contact details for VisionWest Community Trust, including its phone number, website and other available contact information.

• Phone+64 9 818 0782
• Fax09-818 0783
• Websitewww.visionwest.org.nz

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