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  The Hope Centre        
                 
 

The Hope Centre aims to provide quality, holistic services that are relevant to meet people's needs. Their desire is to empower those who enter the doors in their day to day living and give them a hope for the future.

Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 10.00am - 12 noon, our centre is open for emergency assistance. At that time appointments will be made with our Advocates or Budget advisors.

Food Parcel
 
32 Lichfield St
P.O. Box 1015 Christchurch

Contact: 03 366 8128
Email:
hopecentre.chch@xtra.co.nz
Manager: Trish Jamieson
       
   
  Advocacy   Budgeting  
  Our advocacy service will meet you at your point of need, support you in immediate provision if possible and advocate for you and your family where necessary.
We will support you in dealing with other agencies - benefits, landlords, power issues etc. We can come to appointments with you, or support you with a phone call or letter.
We also aim to help you understand more about your rights and responsibilities, to give you confidence for the future.
 

Our trained Budget Advisors are able to support you through:

Managing your finances
Addressing your debt issues
Working with creditors

Our service aims to enable you with a toolset to take control of your financial situation.

 
         
  Job Search Assistance   Cooking Course  
 

Our job search assistance will support you by:

CV Updating
Getting you started in job search

The Hope Centre provides FREE one to one job search assistance which is tailored to your needs.

  Easy Everyday Cooking course is held each term for six weeks from 10am - 12 noon on Wednesdays. You will learn to cook delicious economic meals for your family.

Child minding is available.

We also offer an extension to this course which covers four individual coaching sessions in your home where menu and budget planning can take place.
 
         
  Kickstart Life Skills Course      
 

This course is an introductory course to Life Skills. It runs for six weeks on a term by term basis. Men's group will be held on Wednesdays (commencing 29th of July) at 1.00pm and Women's on Thursdays at 10.00am.

Child minding available.

Topics covered will include:

Healthy Living
Healthy Environment
Healthy Relationships

For all appointments and courses, please contact the Hope Centre.

     
         
         
         
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