Evaro

Evaro aims to improve the lives of Wellingtonians living with intellectual disabilities by supporting their choices over where they live, learn, work and play. They offer three services:

• Evaro is their core service and provides a programme for members to attend from 9.00 AM - 3.00 PM on weekdays. It provides an exciting environment where members and their families and whānau can explore new interests, socialise and have fresh experiences. Each member chooses a programme individualised to their interests and developmental needs. Yearly goals and achievements are set to identify whether the programmes have delivered on expectations.
• Evaro Employment provides support to clients and employers to assist an individual to transition into employment and to thrive in their professional life. The support may include CV writing, interviewing techniques, job searching and assisting a person to maintain employment. The long-term objective is to support an individual to have complete independence in a work setting.
• Evaro Transition supports school leavers to transition from school and school programmes to adulthood services and programmes. This programme is available to students who are funded by ORS and are about to enter their final year of secondary school.