Community & Cultural Support Services - Spectrum Care

The Community Cultural Support team at Spectrum Care provides advisory services to New Zealander’s of all cultural backgrounds and ethnicities, with specialist teams supporting the needs of Māori, Pacific Island and Asian communities.

They provide person-centred, culturally-appropriate support with an integrated approach that focuses on the needs of the individual.

• Assisting families to access the support they require from government agencies, such as Work and Income or Housing New Zealand;
• Linking families with other disability support agencies;
• Assisting Spectrum staff and families to promote cultural understanding;
• Encouraging people with a disability to become actively involved and included in their cultures and communities;
• Linking people with a disability to their culture and family;
• Supporting families to plan and review how Spectrum Care meets their cultural needs.

Their services include:

• Spectrum's Awhi Group
• Pacific Peoples
• Asian Services

To access our Community and Cultural Services a referral is needed from Taikura Trust, phone 0800 835 4672.