Welcome to Presbyterian Support Northern
Presbyterian Support is one of New Zealand's largest social service providers. The northern region is one of seven in the country and covers the top half of the North Island.
With over 600 staff operating from 20 sites, we offer a range of services for children and their families, older people and disabled people.
Our Services
Family Works Northern assists children and their families to make positive and lasting differences in their lives.
Enliven Positive Ageing Services enable older people to remain in their own homes and reach goals that are important to them.
Coactive Collaborative Disability Services provide individually-tailored home and community-based support to disabled people living in Central or South Auckland.
Our Budgeting Service aims to help people evaluate their financial position, plan for the future and move from an indebted situation to financial independence.
We strive to build partnerships with the church by Connecting with Parishes. We work alongside parishes to implement local community missions as well as offering a positive ageing seminar.
The Presbyterian Opportunity Shop provides low-cost clothing and other second-hand goods to help support families in the Waikato.
The Foodbank distributes emergency food parcels to individuals and families in need in the Auckland region.
News & Events
September 2010
Changing for the better
Ten-year-old Cody found it hard to adjust when his family moved from Taranaki to Taupo. His work suffered and his behaviour became more and more challenging for his parents and teachers. Fortunately, Cody’s new school has a Family Works social worker who was alerted to Cody’s problems...read more here
May 2010
Connecting the Generations
Long boring afternoons have become a bit brighter for 95-year old Joan Sloman. Joan is part of a new initiative by Presbyterian Support Northern which aims to connect older people with a younger generation...read more here
