Our Programmes, Services and Projects
We deliver over 14 programmes across 10 sites around Coromandel, with a focus on addressing needs in our community.
Rural isolation
Disability Support
Environment
Education
Whanau and Community Support
Digital Connectivity
The Resource Centre
Heartlands Service Centre
Te Pūtahi Whaiora is a busy ‘one stop shop’ for residents in the heart of Coromandel Town, this is our HQ and where we coordinate our various projects and services.
Our excellent staff are able to provide expert advice and can help you receive support. We provide information on health and disability services, funding to enable people to attend hospital appointments in Thames and Hamilton and rooms for agencies not located in the area to hold regular clinics. We have computers with free internet access, a high quality printer and a friendly team of staff to help you out.
Heartlands is a government funded inter agency initiative that enables people in rural areas to access government services. The Centre is based at Te Pūtahi Whaiora in Coromandel Town and is accessed by local residents and those living in the isolated communities of Colville, Port Charles, Papa Aroha, Koputauaki, Kennedy Bay, Whangapoua and Manaia. In addition to government agencies, other social services providers regularly book the rooms to see clients.
Open Hours
Open 9am - 3pm
Monday - Friday
Located at:
150 Pound Street,
Coromandel
Budget Advisory and Coromandel Foodbank.
Budget Advisory
Coromandel Foodbank
In conjunction with Budget Advisory, we have the Coromandel Foodbank that helps to support those in need within our community. Open every Wednesday from 10AM until 2PM.
Contact
To book an appointment with Budget Advisory or for more info, please contact us at:
budget@cilt.org.nz
07 866 8358
To book an appointment with the Coromandel Foodbank or for more info, please contact us at:
foodbank@cilt.org.nz
027 316 4662
Transport Assistance
Transport to Hospital Appointments
We will either find you a volunteer driver, or provide compensation towards your transport costs to attend qualifying hospital appointments in Thames or Hamilton.
For more information, click here!
Community Van
The Coromandel Community Van is a wonderful service for everyone in the community and can be used for any reason such as shopping trips, appointments, visiting friends etc. Driven by one of our wonderful volunteer drivers, the van will make its way to Thames and back every Thursday with a minimum of 3 people on-board. We are able to offer door-to-door pick-ups to those located in Coromandel Town, otherwise you can be picked up from the Resource Centre, located at 150 Pound Street, Coromandel.
Van departs Coromandel at 9AM from the Resource Centre.
Van departs Thames at 2PM from Pak n' Save.
To make this service as accessible as possible for our community, we suggest a koha of $15 for a return trip.
Van Hire
The Coromandel Community Van is also available for hire by anyone in the community!
The price for hiring The Community Van is $0.90c per km for trips up to 100kms or we offer daily rates of $100 per day.
The gas tank will be full on collection, please make sure that the tank is also full upon return.
Contact
To book your seat or for more info, please contact us at:
resourcecentre@cilt.org.nz
07 866 8358
Or visit us at the Resource Centre!
Educational Programmes
Coromandel School to Work Transition programme
The vision of the nursery education programme is to provide young people with meaningful, place-based experiences that develop the knowledge, attitudes and skills required to think and take action to address local and national environmental issues and challenges, in partnership with whanau, iwi and community groups.
Incredible Years Parent Programme
CILT collaborates with the Ministry of Education to provide a Preschool aged Parenting Programme. Incredible Years provides parents and caregivers with building resources and strengthening parent-child relationships in order to help promote children’s emotional, social, and academic skills.
More information about the course is available here: http://
If you are interested in joining the next course, please e-mail: education@cilt.org.nz.
Contact
To enquire about our Native Plant Nursery project
plantnursery@cilt.org.nz
To enquire about Incredible Years:
education@cilt.org.nz
Disability Support
Te Mana Tangata (The Work Co-op)
Te Mana Tangata is a big whānau where everyone supports each other to set and achieve goals. The programme supports people who have a mental health issue and/or intellectual and physical disability as well as probation clients, and youth.
For more information about Te Mana Tangata, click here!
Artists In The Making
A support group for people with a disability. Participants use art and craft to help uncover their creative and artistic skills, meeting every Wednesday and Friday.
For more information about Artists in The Making, click here!
Creative Spaces / Te Waka Toi Ata Ata
CILT has funding from the Ministry For Culture & Heritage to increase participation in creative activities for people experiencing barriers to participation, through the Creative Spaces Scheme.
For more information about Creative Spaces, email us at art@cilt.org.nz.
Environmental Programmes
The Goldmine Re-Use Centre & Coromandel Refuse Transfer Station
Every year in New Zealand we discard 17.5 million tonnes of waste, with 12.6 million destined to landfill. The Goldmine is a re-use centre located at the Coromandel Refuse Transfer Station - which CILT currently holds a sub-contract to oversee - and was created with the goal of helping to divert reusable goods from landfill, and overall decreasing the amount of waste in our community.
For more information about either of these programmes, click here!
Check out The Goldmine Re-Use Centre on Facebook and Instagram for up-to-date information and latest deals:
Community
The Bizarre - Community Re-Sale Shop
The Bizarre is a wonderful re-sale shop in the centre of Coromandel Town. We strive to have good quality household products and clothing available for low prices.
Our opening hours are:
Monday/Saturday: 10AM till 2PM
Tuesday - Friday: 10AM till 4PM
Find us on Facebook for up to date information and latest deals:
Social Housing
Kapanga Kaumātua Flats
CILT currently has 14 pensioner flats located near the centre of the town, 200 metres from shops, healthcare and social services. Seven of the flats are bedsits that were purchased from the Thames Coromandel District Council in 2008 through the use of the Housing Innovation Fund from Housing New Zealand Corporation. The other seven are one bedroom purpose built dwellings completed by CILT in 2012. The flats are provided for people aged over 60 years with limited assets and low incomes who are able to live independently.
For more information on the Kapanga Kaumātua Flats, click here!
To fill out a Pensioner Housing Application Form, click here!
CILT is a government registered community housing provider.
Digital Connectivity
Spark JUMP - Subsidised Wireless Broadband
Providing accessible wireless broadband to people who face barriers to getting connected online.
Community WiFi Network
We are establishing a free WiFi network covering the Coromandel Town centre. This is made possible thanks to support from Thames Coromandel District Council, Trust Waikato, and The Coromandel Area School. For more information about CORO WiFi please contact the network administrator at:
network@cilt.org.nz
Firstport computers
We have one computer available for public use at the Resource Centre. This computer is connected to a high quality printer, and has word processing programmes installed.
Whānau Support Services
We hold a number of contracts to administer Whanau support services. These include:
Integrated Safety Response - ISR
Whanau Support
Contact
For more information about these services, please contact us at:
07 866 8358
socialservices@cilt.org.nz