Pathway One Selected Initiatives

Te Hou Ora Whānau Services Limited

Proposal to deliver individual mentoring to 120 children in Dunedin City and carefully considered group-based sessions to build belonging, identity, and peer connection for Tamariki in Dunedin City. These factors reduce the risk of dropping out of school and later involvement with the justice or care systems. 

Tākiri Mai te Ata Trust

Proposal to provide Clinical Counselling and Trauma Therapy, Māori Healing Practices, Pacific Cultural Therapy and Wellbeing Wānanga and Cultural Therapies to 200 children and young people who are in care, have parents in prison, or have been stood down from school in Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt.   

Te Puawaitanga ki Ōtautahi Charitable Trust

Proposal to deliver improved health, safety, and life skills for all priority cohorts in Ōtautahi (Christchurch) and Waitaha (Canterbury). This initiative will strengthen protective relationships, build essential life skills, and uplift wellbeing.

Ngāti Awa Social and Health Services Trust

Proposal to expand the Te Pukāea Community Front Door system to all target cohorts in Eastern Bay of Plenty. The initiative will build community awareness of Family Harm and grow a fully trained workforce to support whānau dealing with historic trauma. It will also strengthen specialist forensic nursing for child sexual abuse and provide better support for affected whānau. 

Barnardos New Zealand Incorporated

Proposal to expand Te Korowai Mokopuna, a trauma-informed early intervention service focused on the first 2,000 days in Māngere. The initiative will strengthen Tamariki’s social skills and reduce challenging behaviours through emotionally supportive caregiving. 

Horowhenua New Zealand Trust

Proposal to scale ‘Project Lift Horowhenua’ in all three priority cohorts in Horowhenua.   This is a transformational behaviour change programme for some of the most challenged children in the Horowhenua; a joined-up community system that restores learning, belonging and wellbeing

Kaikaranga Holding Ltd

Proposal to provide proven navigation, wraparound coordination, and system-level learning mechanisms to disabled tamariki living in Auckland who have been suspended or stood down from school.   This initiative will focus primarily on disabled and neurodiverse learners and, where appropriate, their sibling groups who may also be affected.