Did you know?
- One in five New Zealanders will experience mental illness this year.
- Mental illness and mental distress is common and can happen to anyone. Around half of us will experience mental illness at some time over our lives.
Thrive offers intensive case management for teen parents to be, or new parents who are facing challenges that may include housing, finances, education, whanau family support, relationship breakdown, parenting and more. Our skilled social workers are there to build a strong relationship with you so that you and your baby can access and receive information, support and assistance.
Every single donation, no matter the size, makes a difference to our Thrive community. Please follow the link below to donate securely on our Give a Little page.
Our Stories
At Thrive we are lucky to be able to work with so many young parents who are working hard at being the best parents they can. We know it’s not an easy journey and that is why we are here to help. There are many challenges along the way and difficult decisions to make.
Here are some of our stories.
Thrive cares about me
My midwife put me in contact with Thrive while I was pregnant and they have...Read MoreDo it for your kids
Me and Jess got back together as a couple and we decided to come back...Read MoreGrowing into a strong confident woman
I first became involved with Thrive through the teen mums scholarship at Waitakere City Council....Read MoreBeing around good influences
I came back to Thrive when Heather sent out some newsletters about the leadership group...Read More
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Our volunteers range from donation support to cooking meals for our groups to getting involved with our parent groups.
