Methodist Mission Southern's Kaihautū /Director Laura Black talks about the Mission, past, present and future.
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This Christmas join us in our reverse advent calendar appeal and help those in need with real support! We have a new page just for Advent; search 2.10
We are looking for 210 people to give $2:10 per day for the 24 days of Advent ($50) Can you be one of them?
Please head over to our current Christmas campaign page for this here: https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/210-the-gift-of-support
Transition House occupancy is a constant flow for the rangatahi who have hugely benefited from your generous donations to help them into adult life. Our new home flatting packs are in great demand for those moving on and up toward a brighter future.
Please consider regular giving to our Young Mum's House Waihōpai (Invercargill), which has already seen some remarkable young mothers exceed expectations. “Both of our Mums are doing a really positive job in building their futures and really finding their voices and strengths within the house and outside world which is visible each day”.
Are you a member of our supporters club? Regular giving allows us the stability to focus on our mahi through the modern landscape of constant changes. Stability and consistency is the key to what we provide to our rangatahi in our Youth Transition Houses.
It's three years this month since the first rangatahi moved into our Ōtepōti Youth Transition Home (YTH). Since then 61 young people have successfully transitioned through our YTH houses into independent living - a success rate of over 90%!
The YTH model is extremely cost-effective, doesn't need any purpose-built facilities (our houses are rentals from private landlords), and achieves successful transitions in around 20 weeks on average. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/gKMrwZd
It has taken some great social service partnerships to get YTH off the ground, and a core group of change-focused funders like; Ministry of Social Development (MSD), Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga - Ministry of Housing and Urban Development NZ, and Otago Community Trust
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The Mission have been successfully supporting young people (who would otherwise be homeless) with a place to live and support to transition to independent living, at the same time as developing their essential living skills, and enhancing their physical, mental and resilience. Residents are also supported in creating educational and employment pathways.
We opened our Dunedin youth residence in 2018 (YTH Ōtepōti) and we have successfully supported 48 young people to transition to independent living since then. Following on from this success we were delighted to be able to open a youth house supporting young people in Invercargill (YTH Waihōpai) in 2020, at the same time as we were successfully managing our response to COVID 19.
We are now actively engaged in the work required to provide a transitional housing for young mothers in Otago and Southland who are facing challenges around housing and support in 2021. We are working closely with a number of local service providers to best meet the needs of this group of young people and to achieve the best possible outcomes for them.
If you would like to support us directly in this work you can make a Givealittle donation on this site, or contact the Mission for more information: 03 466 4600, or admin@dmm.org.nz . Your donations will be gratefully received and can be applied towards our wider YTH programmes.
