She says a lot of families in the community are struggling, including youth, young families and grandparents raising mokopuna. They want access to Healthy Homes assessments, help finding employment, and support dealing with WINZ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe create a wh\u0101nau plan and set goals. I then navigate our wh\u0101nau to organisations which will benefit them and support them along their pathway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA lot of wh\u0101nau are too shy to approach WINZ for various reasons, so I help them build that relationship. They need assistance with their children\u2019s necessities, such as school uniforms and clothing, and travel costs for those who go to schools in Rotorua. In some cases, WINZ is their only option so I help them with their confidence to go in there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paulla says the changes in the wh\u0101nau are almost immediate once they develop their Wh\u0101nau Ora plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve had a few come in really stressed, and you can feel their desperation. They\u2019ve had doors closed on them everywhere and had nowhere else to go. We create a plan for them by identifying where they are currently, and then setting goals on where they want to be in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere are a lot of surface issues to be addressed before they can start looking at future vision. For most, their vision is just to be happy, which I find really sad. So, we focus on that and try to ease the burden they\u2019re carrying. We go through the short-term vision, and then set the long-term vision. It\u2019s hard because we haven\u2019t got many resources in our community, but we do our best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey start getting motivated, and once they start achieving their goals, they become empowered. I love seeing that. A lot of my wh\u0101nau have done full turnarounds from when they first walked in the door. They\u2019re smiling and happy now, and we are still working, always working, to achieve their goals.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
She says a lot of families in the community are struggling, including youth, young families and grandparents raising mokopuna. They want access to Healthy Homes assessments, help finding employment, and support dealing with WINZ. \u201cWe create a wh\u0101nau plan and set goals. I then navigate our wh\u0101nau to organisations which will benefit them and support […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2448,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n