Our Services

Parent to Parent aims to help strengthen the family unit by empowering and supporting parents and whanau.

This is done by the provision of information on any condition or issue, disability or health impairment. Parent to Parents matching service strives to offer the vital support that only a parent with a child who has a disability can give to another parent who also has a child with a disability. Support and information can be provided through every stage of life from babyhood, schooldays, puberty, learning jobs and right on to adulthood.

Our matching service is made up of volunteer Support Parents who are able to assist through the sharing of common experiences. Each Support Parent has undertaken our Support Parent training modules, and this training is free to parents.

Altogether Autism
Altogether Autism is a national information and advisory service for people with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), their families, whanau and the wider community. This Ministry of Health funded service is provided, in partnership, by Parent to Parent and LIFE Unlimited.

Can you help?

As more and more parents and families seek support on individual conditions and need, Parent to Parent needs to broaden its network of parents willing to support others seeking support along their journey. "Can you help" has a list of conditions we are currently looking for contacts for. Check out this page to see if you can help.

A programme, which supports the specific needs of siblings who have brothers and sisters with a disability, health impairment or special need. The aim of Parent to Parent's sibsupport_sml programme is to provide siblings with an experience that will assist them to cope with the challenges and stresses of living with a brother or sister who has a disability. Siblings develop their own support network, through sharing and making friends with others who understand.

Video Conferencing
Parent to Parent has partnered with the NZ TelePaediatric Service and the Starship Foundation in a project which sees Parent to Parent offices nationwide linked through video conferencing. This service allows families and individuals in New Zealand and around the world to communicate face to face with each other in real time by using video conferencing.

Training Courses
Parent to Parent offers a range of training courses and activities that will support and strengthen the family as they grow, including Personal Support, Support Parent training, Advocacy Support, Sibling Support and 2nd Generation which assists in planning for the future.

Our services are provided throughout New Zealand through our network of Regional Coordinators who act as a central contact point where parents can obtain information regarding any of our services and activities.