Our relationship With Presbyterian Support Northern
Presbyterian Support Northern (PSN) is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading providers of social and health and disability services. There social services are made up of Lifeline, Family Works and Shine, and their health and disability services are grouped under Enliven.
Mairangi Bay Presbyterian Church work with PSN to help our local community. In addition to our Dee’s Dementia Support Group shared activity (which is carried out under a formal agreement with PSN) we provide weekly contributions to the Presbyterian Support Northern Foodbank and an annual Christmas gift box appeal for PSN’s Family Works to distribute to the families they support. The North Shore base for Family Works is situated in our Church building.
Empowering NZ communities and supporting those in need
Food and Bedding Collections
Our church is an active supporter of Presbyterian Support Northern which is a large welfare organisation.
We collect and pass on food donations and knitted garments on a weekly basis to be delivered to the Presbyterian Support Northern (PSN) Food bank.
Food donations can be dropped off at church on Sundays or during open office hours.
There is also a collection container in the church for blanket and bedding donations.
Christmas Packing Service
Each year early in December we hold a special packing service with donated Christmas treats packed into Christmas gift boxes.
These gift boxes are then distributed to families who have been identified by Presbyterian Support Family Works as needing some Christmas cheer.
Actively supporting and loving our community
"Dees" Dementia Support Group
Dees social group for those with dementia. Is a support group on the North Shore of Auckland. The group meets 10am – 2pm each Thursday at the church hall. Activities include socialising, indoor bowls, exercising (seated), board games, quizzes, cards, bingo and singing.
Professional oversight of the groups’ activities, procedures and standards together with the meeting of training needs of the coordinator and volunteers is provided by Enliven, Presbyterian Support Northern.
It has been shown that running a successful social group for those with dementia is achievable with appropriate facilities, professional oversight and willing volunteers who are given appropriate training.
Providing Dementia Support in the North Shore
Family Works Northern
Family Works Northern (FWN) builds safe, strong and connected families. FWN’s social services help children, young people and families feel supported and included in their communities.
FWN offer a wide range of social services, including:
counselling for children, families and individuals parenting programmes family violence advocacy, support and programmes social work support for your family social workers in schools, financial mentoring and budgeting guidance.
FWN are available in Office Room 1 at the Mairangi Bay Presbyterian Church.
FWN can be contacted on (09) 835 1288 or for more information visit their website www.familyworksnorthern.org.nz
