Shakti Ethnic Women's Support Group (Central Region) Inc
Shakti Ethnic Women's Support Group (Central Region) Inc
Shakti Community Council is an organisation serving migrant and refugee women of Asian, African and Middle Eastern origin.
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Services Offered
Shakti Asian Women's Centre Inc. - Established in Auckland, this organisation provides a 24-hour national crisis call service (0800 SHAKTI) for ethnic women in domestic violence, drop in centres for women, outreach, case work, advocacy, counselling, legal referral, interpreting, life skills programmes, domestic violence intervention and awareness training for communities and lobbying for legislation change. An important initiative of this centre is to train women advocates in the community in the area of gender equity and social change. We have drop-in service centres in the North Shore, Manukau, Onehunga and Henderson to be able to be closer to the doorstep of women who need our services.
Shakti Legal Advocacy & Family Social Services Inc. - In Auckland this centre offers settlement and social services for migrant and refugee families in Auckland region. Casework and family support services include family violence prevention, couple counselling, family conferencing and child abuse prevention. Recently the centre has added a youth unit, a counselling unit, and legal advocacy services.
Fees and Payment
This is a registered charity.
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Payment: Pro-bono
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