Help create safer futures across the Coast.

Every day, West Coast Women’s Refuge supports individuals and whānau experiencing family violence across the whole of the Coast.

Community support helps us continue providing specialist services, crisis response, advocacy, education, and practical support to people who need it most.

Together, we can help create safer, stronger futures for our communities on the Coast.

Why Support Matters

Family violence affects our whole community

Family violence has deep and lasting impacts on individuals, tamariki, whānau, and communities.

For many people, reaching out for support is one of the hardest things they will ever do.

Your support helps ensure people across the Coast can access:

  • Specialist family violence support

  • 24-hour crisis response

  • Safe accommodation

  • Advocacy and safety planning

  • Support programmes

  • Community education and awareness initiatives

Every contribution helps us continue showing up for our community with compassion, dignity, and practical support.

Support raised on the Coast stays on the Coast

West Coast Women’s Refuge receives funding through a mixture of contracts, grants, donations, and community support.

Locally raised support directly contributes to helping us continue delivering services across the Coast community.

Support helps us:

  • Maintain responsive support services

  • Help provide practical safety resources and equipment that support people and whānau at risk and are not fully funded through government contracts

  • Support individuals and whānau in crisis

  • Deliver safety programmes

  • Provide practical support and advocacy

  • Continue education and community initiatives

Every dollar raised on the Coast stays on the Coast.

Ways To Support

There are many ways to help

Donate

Financial contributions help us continue delivering responsive, specialist family violence services across the Coast.

Community Fundraising

Support local fundraising initiatives and community campaigns that help strengthen our services.

Partner With Us

We welcome opportunities to work alongside organisations, businesses, and community groups who share a commitment to safer communities.

Raise Awareness

Helping create informed, compassionate conversations around family violence can make a real difference within our communities.

Help At Hand

Give someone the gift of safety by donating to Help At Hand. All donations go direclty to the West Coast Refuge.

Community partnerships matter

Strong community partnerships help create stronger support systems for people experiencing family violence.

We work alongside local organisations, agencies, services, and community networks across the Coast to help strengthen safety, support pathways, and awareness.

Partnerships may include:

Community collaborations

Awareness campaigns

Education opportunities

Referral relationships

Sponsorship and fundraising support

Shared advocacy and initiatives

A Message To Supporters

Every act of support matters

Not everyone can understand what it feels like to live with family violence.

But everyone can help create a community where people feel safer reaching out for support.

Whether through donations, advocacy, partnership, or simply helping reduce stigma, your support contributes to safer futures for people and whānau across the Coast.

Supporting specialist family violence services

West Coast Women’s Refuge is the Coast’s specialist family violence service.

Our work is grounded in:

  • Specialist family violence expertise

  • Confidentiality

  • Mana-enhancing practice

  • Community partnership

  • Client-led support

  • Safety, dignity, and respect

We are committed to delivering support that is compassionate, practical, professional, and deeply connected to the needs of our community.

Help us continue supporting the Coast community

Every contribution helps us continue walking alongside individuals and whānau in our community experiencing family violence.

🏳️‍🌈 Everyone deserves safety. Everyone belongs here.

Womens Refuge West Coast is an affiliated member of the Women’s Refuge National Collective, working alongside refuges across Aotearoa to support women and whānau experiencing family violence.

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