Each year our Enliven teams are on the lookout for gifts to support isolated older people at Christmas. There's usually plenty for kids, but not for adults.
News
Family Works: “See” the Power of Slow Breathing
Your adrenal glands release hormones that, among other things, cause your heart rate, breathing rate and blood pressure to increase.
MSD Employees Donate Their Time
In early December a team of ten employees from the Ministry for Social Development (MSD) offered us a day of their time before Christmas.
Friendship on Fridays at HomeShare
The benefit John receives from belonging to HomeShare “means a hell of a lot” he says, and positively impacts his life all week, not just on Fridays.
Our First Service Morning Tea, Hosted by HomeShare
On Monday, November 12th, Presbyterian Support’s inaugural service morning tea was hosted by HomeShare in North Canterbury.
Youth Service Expo 2019
Youth Service is a national agency supporting and helping young people with our focus on education, training, work-based learning and future employment.
Six West Coast students to benefit from Dennis Moore Memorial Scholarship
Presbyterian Support (Upper South Island) has announced the six 2018 winners of the Dennis Moore Memorial Scholarship. Take a look.
Alzheimer’s NZ Backs HomeShare for Frontline Dementia Support
Alzheimer’s NZ recently contributed $27,670 to the Enliven HomeShare service in Canterbury. This contribution recognises that Presbyterian Support (USI) and Alzheimer’s NZ share the same goal of improving the quality of life for people with dementia and their care partners in New Zealand.
Emotion Coaching for the Earthquake Generation
Sophie Havighurst is a child clinical psychologist and an Associate Professor at the University of Oslo in Norway and the University of Melbourne, Australia. Along with co-author Ann Harley, she developed the Tuning in to Kids Programme.
