10 Mar 2020

Supporting whanau to get ahead: Helen Leahy

From Nine To Noon, 9:36 am on 10 March 2020

Kathryn meets the Chief Executive of the South Island Whanau Ora Commissioning agency, Te Putahitanga, Helen Leahy. She leads a team of 57 'navigators' all over the South Island - working with around three thousand families a year. The support they provide varies from capital to get a business up and running, to helping young people get their drivers licenses to supporting families through alcohol and drug counselling.

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