Monte’s new support programme for mums leaving prison
For mothers leaving prison, finding a place to live with their children has been a significant challenge. But a new collaboration with Corrections, Probation and partnership with Family Works, Presbyterian Northern means Monte is providing safe, warm homes for mothers to begin rebuilding their lives.
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Finding a home for baby
While some new parents eagerly decorate their baby’s room, others
just want to find a safe place to bring them home to. When Bella and Joel discovered they were expecting their first baby, they knew the boarding house
they had lived in for almost a year was no place for a newborn, so they turned
to Monte for help.
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My life was transformed
A past client of Monte Cecilia Housing Trust, Ruth2 explains how the lives of she and her children were transformed by the support she received: “I’ll never forget the support from the Monte staff in my difficult days. Those days of support have changed my life forever.”
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Lifting the language barrier
A lack of English-language skills is one of the most common and biggest barriers facing the families we work with in West Auckland. But Monte is working to support families to learn English and gain the skills and confidence they need to achieve their goals.
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A Self-Referral
Louise came to our organisation as a self-referral, desperately looking for a house because her husband had been brutally attacked. Due to this Louise with her three children, had become homeless and where living in extreme overcrowded situation.
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Reunification
Maryanne’s children have been in the care of other whanau members in relation to concerns with Oranga Tamariki. Maryanne, with the support of OT and other NGO’s, was able to turn her life around and aimed to having her children back.
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A Desperate Referral
MCHT received a desperate referral from the Wilson Centre Social Workers in the North Shore. They had a 4 year old boy who had been involved in a serious car accident when driving with his grandmother.
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Finding a place to call home
It has been a long journey for Carol, and along the way she believed she would never experience the joy of finding a place for her children to call home.
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The Moala's are back on track
Husband Saimone and wife Eleni Moala and their five children are facing 2017 with hope for a better future thanks to Monte Cecilia’s 12 week re-housing programme.
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From sharing to owning a home
Back in 1988 Monte Cecilia assisted a mum and her two young children in need. Due to a relationship break up, this young mum, Cecilia, moved to Auckland with her two pre-school children.
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Mason and Rose are on their way
According to the 2013 Census, there were 100,000 people living in overcrowded and sub-standard housing in Counties Manukau. Mason and Rose were one such family who lived in the garage on a property that housed another family of seven.
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A big thanks from Arnita and her kids
After spending four months at Monte Cecilia House, Arnita Kukutai and her two children have moved into a home of their own.
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Nothing like a garden of their own!
When the Ieru family moved last November from Monte Cecilia Housing Trust’s centre in Mangere to a home of their own in Manurewa, they took with them a garden pack and the skills they had learnt.
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