Supporting whanau to get ahead: Helen Leahy
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English - March 09, 2020 20:36 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Kathryn meets the Chief Executive of the South Island Whanau Ora Commissioning agency, Te Putahitanga, Helen Leahy. She leads a team of 57 'navigators' all over the South Island - working with around three thousand families a year. The support they provide varies from capital to get a business up and running, to helping young people get their drivers licenses to supporting families through alcohol and drug counselling.