FHT is an affiliate of Jigsaw

Charities Registration Number: CC24417

Give a gift that changes lives:  Are you looking for a special gift this year? Are you a New Zealander living overseas and you'd like to make a difference in your home community? Donate TODAY and know that your contribution will assist a high-risk child in need, enabling their caregiver to learn new skills and break the cycle of abuse.

'Christchurch Beyond the Cordon':  FHT receives the royalties from a book of previously unseen photographs taken in Christchurch’s Red Zone by Police forensic photographers. Already results are spectacular, raising far more funds for our service than we ever anticipated. We would like to encourage corporates to give this book this year. Details »

Thanks to Whitcoulls:  Whitcoulls donated us $10.00 per copy of 'Christchurch Beyond the Cordon' sold in their stores over the past few weeks. This is separate from the royalties that we are getting from the publisher. Thanks Whitcoulls for your overwhelming generosity. Details »

Family Help Trust operates child abuse-prevention services for high-risk families in Christchurch, New Zealand.   It confronts the causes of family dysfunction and provides client families with the skills they need to improve their lives, and those of their children.

Our early-intervention services are intensive, long-term, family-based and child-focused. They target high-risk parents with multiple-problem histories who have young families, and aim to break the cycles of inter-generational dysfunction.

We want not only to stop the patterns of anti-social behaviours and family functioning difficulties, but also to provide families with the support and skills needed to avoid the traps of violence, crime, substance use, and dependence on the state.

Trustees and staff have a strong committment to evidence-based practice and service effectiveness. Our ongoing evaluations have given us confidence that risk of maltreatment towards children is being reduced across several key areas.

Family Help Trust is affiliated with Jigsaw, a national umbrella group of child protection services throughout New Zealand.

Family Help Trust sponsors

Major Contributor and Supporter:
Canterbury Community Trust

Principal Corporate Sponsor: