Our stories
Our Recovery and Families services are confidential and the privacy and safety of the people we partner are our highest priority. This section will cover our programmes and groups and our journey as we expereince them together.
POU WHAKAARO
Supporting and empowering people to live life well
Pou Whakaaro Services 1 Bracken Street, Whakatane.
Pou Whakaaro provides support to people with disabilities, mental health issues, and/or addictions to achieve their goals, gain independence and inclusion within their chosen community.
COMMUNITY RESOURCES WHAKATANE (CReW)
Community Resources Whakatane - CReW is a not-for-profit, community reuse centre at 40 Te Tahi Street, Whakatane adjacent to our Whakatane Office.
CReW always have opportunities for volunteers to work and always love to hear from people so pop on down and have a chat with one of their staff members.
Not only do CReW receive your unwanted goods, and old electronic goods for a small fee.
CReW is open Monday to Friday 9am until 4pm, and on Saturdays from 9am until 4pm.
For more information call the team on:
073085963 or
email crew@pouwhakaaro.co.nz
Gaining work experience at CReW
CReW is a non-profit organisation that was created to keep unwanted items out of the landfill. It has grown into a busy hub for members of our community who often visit to search for recycled, upcycled, and pre-loved items.
CReW also support Pou Whakaaro and the People we Partner with valuable work experience as a way to put learnt skills into practice, or to gain confidence for the work force. CReW is lucky enough to have a group of dedicated volunteers that has grown into reciprocal relationship with many benefits for everyone.
CReW 4 U
We are incredibly proud to be starting our second 20 week round of the CReW 4 U project with 5 new awesome young people.
CReW 4 U is a project funded by MSD which supports people with significant barriers to employment to gain essential skills, confidence and knowledge, so they can have the best possible chance to gain future employment.
We are mostly creating goods out of rejected pine timber supplied by a mill in Kawerau. This includes kindling, firewood, garden beds, planter boxes, furniture and more.
These items are for sale at CReW and can be made to order or alternatively you may have an idea of something you would like to have made.
The firewood and kindling are also for sale at CReW.
We always look forward to having this lively bunch hang out with us, bring on the next 20 weeks.
If you are interested in any of these, please call Urs on 027 337 5174 or CReW on 07 308 5963
