Vaka Tautua is a national ‘by Pacific, for Pacific’ mental health, disability and social services provider in Aotearoa with a strong presence in the Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, and Otago regions.
Services:
- Aiga Fiafia (Social Services)
- Whānau Resilience
- Creating strong, resilient communities where fanau are supported to live violence-free
- Community Connector Service
- Connected individuals and aiga/families to government and provider services and support to help them recover from the impacts of COVID-19
- Ola Fiafia (Mental Health)
- Pacific-led, free and confidential services are open to people of all ages
- Access community services and support
- navigate the health and social service system
- achieve your wellness goals and actively engage in your own recovery
- connect with a peer support worker who has experience of mental illness
- get support for addiction recovery
- manage your ongoing mental wellbeing
- integrate successfully back into the community
- Tagata Sa'ilimalo (Disability Services)
- Disability Information Advisory Services
- empower tagata sa'ilimalo (pacific disabled people, their families and carers) to lead independent lives and access the support they need
- Tōfā Mamao: Valuing Lived Experience Project
- Vaka Tautua partners with the Tōfā Mamao Collective to provide social hubs and an online portal with information, resources and discussion forums for tagata sa'ilimalo
- Tupe Wise (Financial Capability)
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- Free Tupe Wise programme empowers Pacific families to build financial capability to achieve their goals
- Involves weekly group workshops, one-on-one family coaching and connection to support services
- 0800 OLA LELEI
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- 0800 652 535
- Free national Pacific helpline anyone can call if they are feeling worried, stressed or concerned about anything and need someone to talk to for help and support
- Ola Lelei team speaks Samoan, Tongan, Cook Islands Maori and English
