Two seniors laugh and point at each other across a table while a volunteer leans in to share the joke

Love that stays is
help that works.

For seniors, for families under strain, for anyone carrying something heavy. We keep showing up, year after year.

What we do

Talk to someone

Counselling for anyone facing distress. Fees are currently waived. We will tell you honestly what we can and cannot do.

How it works

Give

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Ways to give

Three kinds of work

Two seniors laugh as they dance together at an NRCS Chinese New Year celebration

Growing older, not smaller

Karaoke, line dancing, chair Zumba, outings, and a room that is noisier than you would expect. For those who cannot come to us, someone goes to them.

Senior care
A feelings check-in board: sheets marked with happy, neutral, sad and angry faces, covered in green and red dot stickers

Somewhere to put it down

Counselling with qualified practitioners, with fees currently waived, plus training for organisations without a clinical team.

Mental health
A father and mother hug their laughing toddler at home

Staying together takes practice

Preparation before the wedding, workshops when it gets hard, and support groups for parents who need other parents.

Marriage and parenting
Our Treasure Box: Made by Seniors, for Seniors
Senior care

Our Treasure Box: Made by Seniors, for Seniors

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How we work

We stay long enough to be useful.

One neighbourhood since 2005, and largely the same faces year after year. That is why each person at our centre gets around 87 hours with us, and why counselling with us is never a one-off conversation.

What that means in practice
13,000+hours at our centre alone

About 87 hours each.

FY25/26
69counselling hours for the community.FY25/26
101home visits

To 26 people who cannot come to us.

FY25/26

There is room for you here

You do not need a particular background or a lot of spare time. Tell us you are interested and we will work out together where you might fit.

Volunteer with us
For organisations

Clinical capacity, without a clinical team

Counselling, training and workshops for churches, schools and agencies.

What we offer