A Holiday Message from Nicola

30th of November, 2015

I hope that you’ve enjoyed reading our newsletters this year and seeing how together we are supporting so many people on their journey to violence-free lives. 

Highlights for the last year were the development of a healthy relationship programme for young people, which we will continue to develop and extend in 2016 with help from Youthtown. With our partner START, we were re-contracted to continue providing the Sexual Assault Support Service Canterbury until June 2016. We expanded support options for men by appointing our first male Peer Support Specialist in February, and added a new face to our ReachOut team to offer support to younger men using violence. 

A significant amount of senior staff time and energy has this year been committed to the advancement of the innovative co-location project in Eastgate that Aviva is leading, and it has paid off immensely. We have now secured almost two-thirds of the funding required for the project, enabling us to advance this exciting vision towards fruition by mid-2016.

At Aviva we’re very proud to have a team of committed, professional people who are here because they believe passionately in our purpose – supporting New Zealand families to become their best, free from family violence. We know that you, our supporters, do too. On behalf of our clients and staff, I’d like to acknowledge the support that you give to us. Simply knowing that we have your support helps sustain the journey, and we literally could not do it without you. By working together we can help many amazing, courageous children, women and men to make their futures safer and happier.

On behalf the team at Aviva, I wish you all a safe and happy holiday season.

Nicola Woodward

CEO