How should the Supporting Better Housing Outcomes funding work?

Aug 18, 2016 | News

Solutions will come from high-trust arrangements that foster innovation backed up by clear and transparent measurement. View the consultation document here: Supportive Services Coordination v2.pdf Please sign in and give us your feedback below or email Scott Figenshow...

Supporting better housing outcomes funding

Aug 1, 2016 | News

Staff at Lifewise celebrated the recent announcement with a cake. Chief Executive Scott Figenshow says the investment is a positive step forward to support the country’s most vulnerable people. The funding will be partly used for a Housing First model which moves...

Update on MBIE fire safety for the supported housing sector project

Jun 29, 2016 | News

“It’s important to have everyone on board as we develop fire safety solutions for those living in supported housing,” says Chris Rutledge, Fire Programme lead. “We’re pleased to report we are progressing a shared governance agreement between MBIE and the New Zealand...

The Peoples Project

May 26, 2016 | Member profiles

The People’s Project uses the Housing First model which has been successful in Canada, the USA and the United Kingdom. It is based on evidence that when you house people first, then align the support services they need to be successful in their lives, the cycle of...

Emerge Aotearoa

May 12, 2016 | Member profiles

Last year these two organisations combined as Emerge Aotearoa with a focus:To provide high quality housing, supports and services that enable people and their whanau in distress due to mental health or addiction issues, disability, trauma, violence, homelessness,...