My Whare

My Whare is one of Visionwest’s youth housing initiatives that involves placing state of the art one-bedroom studios on residential properties to house young people who have had a challenging start.

My Whare includes supportive mentoring from a host family to help guide rangatahi who are transitioning out of care or homelessness towards fulfilling life, educational and employment goals. In this way, each rangatahi receives connection to community through shared meals and experiences with the host family, while being given the space to grow independently.

They also receive regular support and mentoring from a designated youth worker, who co-designs a path to independence with each young person, supporting them to learn the life skills necessary to live independently as adults.