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Re-opening our doors for Level 2

This is an update for our clients and supporters, to let you know how we will be operating under Level 2. To put everyone at ease, and to ensure there are no surprises, please read here about how we plan to operate under this ‘new normal’.

Sexual Assault Support Under Lockdown

1-7 May is Rape Awareness week. Read about how the Sexual Assault Support Services Canterbury (SASSC) Team at Aviva has continued to operate under lockdown.

Collect for Aviva's Virtual Street Appeal

Aviva is holding a Virtual Street Appeal on 1 & 2 May in place of our planned Annual Street Appeal. Find out how you can help.

Finding a Guide Through Uncertainty

Cayden Hays*, his wife, and their three children had been staying with extended family and living with violence long before COVID-19 reached New Zealand. Hear more about their situation under lockdown.

Continuing Support Under COVID-19

Over the past few weeks of COVID-19 lockdown, our family support worker, Sofia, has been just one example of the tirelessly working Aviva staff who are trying to keep families safe in lockdown.

Support Aviva Under Lockdown

Over the past four weeks of lockdown, Aviva has seen a 34% increase in family violence referrals to our support line.

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"Just knowing that there's someone who understands, someone who'll listen... knowing that you're not alone, that there's somebody who cares, it makes a huge difference; all the difference. Thanks to Aviva, I knew I wasn't alone, and I found hope again.

Jennifer

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