Welcome
Vaka Tautua
Habitat for Humanity Northern and Te Puna Manawa – HealthWEST are privileged to welcome Vaka Tautua as the newest providers for the Noho Āhuru – Healthy Homes Initiative
Noho Ᾱhuru – Healthy Homes is a free service supporting low income families to have warmer and healthier homes.
Our team of experienced Healthy Homes providers bring knowledge from both the health and housing sector to provide a wrap-around service for you and your whānau.
Our Interventions
Advice:
We provide comprehensive education and advice on creating a warmer, drier, healthier home.
Our information booklets and workshops are jam packed with tips and techniques to empower whānau with simple, effective, purposeful skills, crucial to keeping a home healthy and has links to online resources.
We also hold Ready to Rent workshops to support whānau with understanding the rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords and how to maintain a healthy tenant / landlord relationship.
Social Services:
The team from Te Puna Manawa HealthWEST and Vaka Tautua are experienced Kaiāwhina / Community Support Workers who can support you and your whānau with your needs and connect you with wider social supports in the community.
Tools:
We provide tools to help with making a home warmer, drier and healthier. These include: effective curtains, ventilation, insulation, bedding, heating, draught stoppers and smoke alarms.
Referral Expectations
Whānau that fit the criteria are eligible for our free Healthy Homes service. Referrals can come from anyone including health professionals or whānau who self-refer. We are happy to take calls regarding eligibility.
Health Professionals and Support People:
If you are a health professional or support person contacting us on behalf of a whānau please fill in the referral form here and send it back to us on nohoahuru@habitat.org.nz
We also provide referral training for Health and Social work agencies who would like to refer whānau they work with. If you are interested, you can email us on nohoahuru@habitat.org.nz or call 022 359 7256 to chat to our team
Self Referrals:
If you and your whānau would like to check your eligibility for our service please fill in the referral form here and send it back to us on nohoahuru@habitat.org.nz
Want to learn more about what we do? You can email us on nohoahuru@habitat.org.nz or call 022 359 7256 to chat to our team
Target Populations
- Children 0-19yrs old with housing indicator conditions (Pneumonia, Bronchiolitis, Astmas, Rheumatic Fever, Infected Eczema, Viral Induced Wheeze, etc.)
- Individuals with Rheumatic Fever (receiving Bicillin Injections)
- Pregnant women and mothers with new born babies
- Overcrowded households
How to access this service
- Complete and send in a Noho Āhuru referral form here
- Contact us on nohoahuru@habitat.org.nz or call 022 359 7256
Charges: This is a free service
Hours: Monday – Friday / 8:30AM – 4:30PM
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