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Parent to Parent National Office
Postal Address: PO Box 234, Waikato Mail Centre, Hamilton 3240 Physical Address: 25 Claudelands Road, Hamilton 3216 Regions covered by offices: Northland - based in Whangarei Auckland - based in Auckland City, Waikato - Coromandel - based in Hamilton Bay of Plenty - based in Tauranga Central Plateau - based in Rotorua Manawatu - Wanganui - based in Palmerston North Wellington - Wairarapa - based in Lower Hutt Nelson - Marlborough - based in Nelson City Canterbury - based in Christchurch and Timaru Otago – based in Dunedin Southland – based in Invercargill National Office provides support for rest of New Zealand Regional Contact People: Northland – Leah Petersen Auckland – June Cater Waikato - Coromandel – Linda Brown Bay of Plenty – Karen William Central Plateau – Angela Lloyd Manawatu - Wanganui – Debra Broughton Wellington - Wairarapa – Shona Joy Nelson - Marlborough – Jane Linn Canterbury – Christchurch, Mellissa Fabiano and Timaru, Bev Bennett Otago – Sharin Bain Southland – Vacant Contact Person: Ruth Taylor Title: Training Co-ordinator Telephone: 07 853 8491 Facsimile: 07 853 8491 Email: national@parent2parent.org.nz Website Address: www.parent2parent.org.nz Free phone Number: 0508 236 236 works for all regions A brief description of the services and support you offer: • Contact with volunteer Support Parents with a similar personal experience, who understand the challenges, frustrations and special joy that come from parenting a child with special needs. International ‘matches’ are offered when a condition is so rare that a match with a similar family cannot be made within New Zealand. • Written information on more than 3600 different conditions from the very rare through to the common. • SibSupportN.Z. – a sibling support programme for children and teenagers who have brothers or sisters with special needs. • Seminars and training workshops. • Advocacy support. • A range of family support programmes. • Video conferencing service, connecting families, medical professionals and community. |
