About Us

What We Do

Reflects the Values and Principles of Enabling Good Lives:
At Shore Trust we work hard to ensure all the people’s daily activities are individualised and embrace the principles of disabled people having choices and control over their own lives.    Our People participate in everyday house activities such as: helping with cooking, washing dishes, laundry, gardening, cleaning the trust’s vehicles and looking after Jasper our resident cat.  
Partnerships with communities are continually formed and people are supported to choose community activities.  Some examples of these are:
*   Aqua class / Swimming
*   Exercise class
*   Guitar lessons
*   Kapahaka
*   Creative: scrapbooking, rug-making, embroidery or painting
*   Fishing
*   Blasta carts 
Setting and working towards achieving individual goals gives the people real choices and an enormous sense of achievement, increased self-esteem and confidence.  Examples of goals recently reached include:  driving a tractor, going on a flight and learning to swim a length of the pool.  One of the people has secured a volunteer position at a local charity shop and another has a regular client for dog walking.  
Priority is given to finding relevant methods of communication for people, and visuals (pictures and photos) and Makaton sign language are used for those people who find oral communication difficult.   The people have monthly meetings facilitated by a volunteer from the community.  The people, staff and families are learning a Máori word each week.        
*   To maintain and enhance people's abilities
*   To develop vocational and recreational activities based on people's choices
*   To encourage families support and participation
*   To help people to be connected to their community
*   To employ and train staff who support and care for the people so they have good lives
The people we support are seen as citizens, making valuable contributions to society.   We support people who have an intellectual disability to have good lives and we hold a contract to provide community residential support services with the Ministry of Health. This enables people to be able to live in a home in the community whilst still receiving support 24 hours a day.  
 
Because we are a small provider, we believe that we are able to offer greater person centred and individualised support. People are encouraged to take control of their lives. 
A New Zealand Citizen / Resident:
*   Between the age of 17 - 65 years old
*   Has a long term intellectual disability which isn't covered by ACC
*   Has been assessed by a local Needs Assessment Service Co-ordination Service (NASC) to be able to access residential support
We also hold a community participation contract with the Ministry of SocialDevelopment which enables us develop skills to support people to take part in and become fully involved with their community 
 

 

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