About Us
We are passionate about delivering the very best therapeutic foster care services for tamariki who have experienced trauma.
We prevent siblings from being separated and we ensure the stability of their care for as long as it is needed.
Our Mission
Building our children together with Community Hope – Forever Hope – Healing Hope
Our Vision
To see children safe in strong families and responsive communities, free from abuse or neglect.
Every child deserves to feel safe and loved.
Please help us to help them by making a donation today. No matter how big or small, every little helps.
Our Objectives
- Help heal trauma
- Promote healthy development
- Nurture trusting relationships
- Facilitate transition to permanency
Our Belief
A holistic, therapeutic approach to heal our children in respect of:
- Wairoa- Physical, emotional Spiritual Well being
- Whakapakari – Development and independence
- Ahurutanga – Safety, security
- Whakahoa – Social relationships, interaction, skills
- Mauri-Ora- Attachment and belonging
- Mātauranga – Education, Learning
Our People
- Board of Trustees – a minimum of 3 and maximum 7, meeting monthly.
- Staff – House parents, support caregivers, social workers , funding & financial admin.
- Volunteers – We rely heavily on the commitment, skills, time and energy of our volunteers for hands-on and other related jobs
- Donors & Sponsors – We are ever grateful for the crucial financial support from philanthropic entities, individual donors, and business sponsorship
Meet Our Team
Hilary Price
Co-Founder, CEO, and CCPT Therapist
Connecting with children is always a joy! Having worked as a passionate advocate for and with children for over 40 years, in my role as Co-Founder and CEO of Homes of Hope Charitable Trust, I am extremely blessed and continually challenged to ensure we meet the needs of the tamariki entrusted into our care every day.
This is by far the most rewarding, wonderful mahi to have been called to. To grow, lead and support such a wonderful team of committed folks who share Homes of Hope values, vision and mission is magnificent! I now specialize in using Child Centred Play Therapy to support tamariki and their whanau/caregivers. Child Centred Play Therapy offers these children a trusting space and relationship where they can express their thoughts, feelings and behaviours at their own pace and developmental level, leading to deep inner healing. What greater joy and privilege could there be? Caring for children from hard places in Aotearoa continues to inspire us to respond, stretch, and grow; to challenge, advocate and ensure, that these precious taonga are well served.
Nā te Atua, ko te ahurei o te tamaiti arahia o tātou māhi. Let the uniqueness of each child, a gift from God, guide our work.
Carena Grant
Director of Services
Carena is from Kai Tahu Iwi in the South Island. She is an experienced Social Worker in both the Government and Non-Government (NGO) sector. Carena is also an experienced manager and brings these skills with her in her role as the Director of Services. Carena is extremely passionate about empowering tamariki and rangatahi, while also supporting whānau to thrive so they can be reunified with their tamariki.
Antonia Forlong
Child Centred Play Therapist
Antonia is from Te Puke. She has always been passionate about working with children and families. Antonia has worked in school settings supporting neurodiverse children, as a child counsellor, and has worked in the community as a facilitator of change for families and as the Strengthening Families Coordinator.
In recent years Antonia decided to continue her training to become a Child-Centred Play Therapist. She loves supporting children to grow, learn new ways of being, discover the depths of their strength and potential and to have a safe place to process difficult things they have experienced. As a part of the team at Homes of Hope Antonia feels privileged to do what she loves everyday.
Pauline Nagel
Child Centred Play Therapy (CCPT) Practitioner
It has been my privilege to have joined the vision of Homes of Hope as a Child Centred Play Therapist Intern, work which I find very valuable, rewarding and of significant benefit for the children and families we spend time with.
During the last 10 years, I have worked with children and their families as well as individual adults as a Counsellor using a range of interventions. Previously I also worked with children with learning and developmental needs within the education system. All this experience has taken me on a journey searching for ways to better help children and their families find healing from trauma and distress that may so severely disrupt their lives. Working with Child Centred Play Therapy has now become my commitment and focus, a modality strongly evidenced as bringing significant hope and healing. I am looking forward to ongoing service to confidently support children and families within the professional, caring and supportive Homes of Hope team. It is my joy to do so.
Meet Our Board
Emil Verster
About Emil
As a Trustee of Homes of Hope it is a joy and privilege to play a small part of a bigger team, where our sole mission is “Building our children together”. The Homes of Hope model has demonstrated sector leading outcomes for supporting our little ones that ‘come from hard places’ to achieve their full unique, potential.
Special Thanks To
