The national Red Cross Breakfast in Schools programme offers primary school children throughout New Zealand the opportunity to eat a healthy breakfast before they start their learning day. It's a face-to-face, friendly approach to providing a healthy, nutritious breakfast and encourages healthy eating behaviours. The number of schools supported continues to grow and currently over 1600 children eat a healthy breakfast through the programme every school day. All decile one schools are eligible to take part in the programme. > For more details.
meals on wheels
Last year New Zealand Red Cross helped the meals on wheels programme deliver 750,000 hot meals to the doorsteps of those who needed them most. This is one of New Zealand Red Cross' longest standing and most recognised community activities and is very much appreciated by the recipients. The service allows many elderly and disabled people to remain independent and, amongst others, assists people recovering from illness or hospital treatment. Perhaps best of all, the programme also provides regular social contact for the meal on wheels recipient. The programme is offered in many cities and communities within New Zealand.
community first aid
New Zealand Red Cross is committed to ensuring greater numbers of New Zealanders learn basic first aid, because these skills help build community resilience and set people up to make a difference in an emergency or disaster. At little or no cost, New Zealand Red Cross offers first aid courses to school children and community groups throughout New Zealand in a fun and informative way. By learning basic first aid skills people are better equipped to save a life. For more information about standard courses we run please click here. If you'd like to talk about your group's specific needs please call us on 0800 RED CROSS (0800 733 276).
wander risk tracking
This is a programme designed to support dementia sufferers. Dementia patients taking part in the programme wear a discrete tracking pendant which admits a silent signal. The signal can be tracked to assist in locating the person wearing the pendant if they are reported lost. This programme is currently only available in limited numbers of communities.
community support
For over 75 years, New Zealand Red Cross has been lending a hand in a variety of ways right across the country. We offer a range of community-focussed programmes, from Red Cross Suitcases filled with clothing and blankets in Dunedin to an accredited visiting service which sees volunteers visiting elderly people in their homes to provide friendship and support.
health services support
Across the country New Zealand Red Cross provides a range of programmes that support health services in communities. Some of these include our volunteers providing hospital visiting and hospital transport services, meeting and greeting patients and visitors when they arrive at hospital, a dental care programme for children, and renting out medical equipment.
For details of other programmes we run in New Zealand - please refer to Restoring Family Links or Emergency Management.
Red Cross Shops also operate across New Zealand providing low cost clothes, homewares and bedding.
Volunteer now to get involved in a community programme near you.
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