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Rising to challenges. Transforming lives

Like many charities, Iosis has had to navigate contractual changes over the past six months due to Government funding cuts. The most significant of these has been the closure of the Iosis Whānau Centre – a huge loss for our community. For over 40 years, this incredible residential programme has been…

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What does Christmas mean to our staff?

We asked our staff what Christmas means to them. One thing that everyone has in common is time with whānau for love, laughter and great...
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Taking the stress out of Christmas

Christmas and the school holidays can be a stressful time of the year for whānau so this year Iosis is running a free workshop on Tuesday...
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Passing on the baton

Iosis donor Elaine Blick says the name Iosis didn’t mean anything to her initially until she learned of its historical connection with Childhaven, a place...
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Ngā mihi nui – thank you

We are thankful to the Lottery Community fund for a grant towards our Māori development leader role. We believe in the importance of this role...
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Focus groups

Iosis ran a series of focus groups with former clients in May 2023. We asked for feedback on everything from the times of day our...
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Z Good in the Hood

Iosis was fortunate to be selected by two Z service stations, Z Manurewa and Z Roscommon Road, for the Z 'Good in the Hood' programme...
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