Who We Are
Our Initiatives
Through our food response programs, LIFE Community Kitchens, Christmas Box, and The Giving Store, we are able to meet whanau and individuals right where they gather, so that we can meet their immediate needs through the provision of food, essential products and support.
We also believe that every person has the right to education. Retraining or learning a new skill for individuals opens up a world of opportunities for a brighter and better future. Between our two private training establishments ( PTE’s ), Quality Education Services and Skills Update, we have the chance to provide course options for over 800 learners every year.
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LIFE Community Kitchens operates in 10 locations across Auckland, providing free hot nutritious meals to the community within a friendly whanau environment.
Lifeskills delivers high-quality, NZQA-accredited education. Bridging students success with knowledge and creativity. Recognised across New Zealand and beyond.
LIFE Homes is a faith based organisation that provides a boutique flatting lifestyle and home for adults with an intellectual disability, with 24/7 care.
Christmas Box is New Zealand’s largest Christmas giving initiative, providing food essentials and Christmas treats for families in need.
LIFE Community Kitchens operates in 10 locations across Auckland, providing free hot nutritious meals to the community within a friendly whanau environment.
Lifeskills delivers high-quality, NZQA-accredited education. Bridging students success with knowledge and creativity. Recognised across New Zealand and beyond.
Christmas Box is New Zealand’s largest Christmas giving initiative, providing food essentials and Christmas treats for families in need.
LIFE Homes is a faith based organisation that provides a boutique flatting lifestyle and home for adults with an intellectual disability, with 24/7 care.
The Giving Store provides struggling Kiwi families with curated care packages during times of need.
Our values
Mana
We serve with aroha and respect:
We are committed to serving all whanau as equals with aroha and compassion.
Whanaungatanga
We enable through partnership:
We are committed to building strong pathways for people to make a difference.
Ako
We transform by learning:
We are committed to enhancing a person’s life through increased skills and training.
Find out more about our impact
From providing over 220,000 meals each year, delivering 35,000 Christmas Boxes throughout New Zealand and the Cook Islands, to providing life-changing skills and a pathway out of the poverty cycle in QES. Everyday our LIFE Community team is committed to bringing Help and Hope to our communities.
Our Trust board
Back Row, from left to right:
Peter Boyce, Paul Schnell, Dr Neil Barns, Nick Edwards
Front Row, from left to right:
Margot Shutt, Rob Woodley, Rebecca Hauraki So’e
