About Us
Eastern Coromandel Community Services Trust (formerly Whangamatā Community Services Trust) is a not-for-profit charity. We are a one-stop social services shop providing:
We are the only local agency of its kind covering Whangamata, Tairua, Pauanui, Hikuai, Onemana, Opoutere and Whiritoa.
The services we provide are non-discriminatory, available to anyone and are mostly free of charge.
We depend fully on securing government contracts, funding grants, sponsorship, and donations to enable us to keep our doors open and to support our local community.
The Trust has grown and continues to grow and improve the range of services it provides, while adapting to meet the needs of our growing community, individuals, and whānau. We always endeavour to meet the needs of our community in a caring and confidential manner and by empowering clients to become self-reliant and resilient with sound advice and direction.
Our Charitable Purpose
Our charitable purpose is to develop and maintain services to meet the social needs of our community by:
- The maintenance and development of social services
- The provision of information services to the community at large
- Facilitation of clients’ use of central government services
- Provision as far as practical of a ‘one stop centre’ for locally provided social services
- Provision of education and training services related to the Trust’s activities
- Seeking to optimise interfaces between the Trust and central/local government.
