If you’re in danger now

• Call 111 for the police, or ask a friend or neighbour to call for you
• Run outside, head to a public area where there are other people
• Scream for help
• Don’t stop to get anything
• Take the children with you if possible. If you need help, Women’s Refuge is available 24 hours a day. There is access to safe housing, support or advocacy.

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Eastern Refuge Society offer the following services

• 0800REFUGE 24 hour crisisline
• Residential safe housing
• Community social services, advocacy and support
• Stepping Stones women’s programme
• Residential programmes for women
• Residential programme for children
• Community based programmes for women and (by request from agencies) children
• Telephone advocacy and advice
• Counseling
• Advocacy with WINZ, Housing New Zealand, CYF, legal requirements or other networks
• Referral to community agencies and services
• Playgroup facilities for programme participants
• Education and training for employers or businesses
• Consultancy (on request)
• Partnerships and collaborations with other agencies and services

Additional services offered

• Collaborative projects for community use
• Facilitation for other NGO organisations for use in capacity building
• Training/education to employers/organisations/stakeholders (incurs a fee)
• Training for educational institutes and their students (incurs a fee)
• Development and implementation of appropriate programmes for service users
• Public speaking engagements (incurs a sitting fee)
• Information regarding sponsorship and corporate support
• Consultation and supervision services to external agencies (incurs a fee)