Working Together Group - WTG

AHAPS Pilot Workshop 3: "Enhancing Our Care, Strengthening Our Community"
We’re excited to invite our community carers to the third pilot workshop in our "At Home Aged and Palliative Service" training sessions — a session that builds on everything we’ve explored so far.

In this third workshop, we’ll extend our learning to some of the most meaningful and often challenging aspects of caregiving. Together, we’ll explore:
• Understanding the spiritual needs of elders
• How to offer compassionate spiritual support
• Emergency preparedness and practical planning
• Navigating death, grief, and bereavement with dignity and care

This session is designed to give carers the confidence, grounding, and emotional tools needed to support elders and families through every stage of the caregiving journey.

Your past presence, your questions, and your shared experiences have shaped this workshop series into something truly special. We look forward to gathering once more as we continue building a strong, informed, and connected community of carers.

Please scan the QR Code or visit the registration link (expression of interest). Although it is a free, open-to-all workshop, we can only accommodate 40 participants, and that will be on a first-come, first-served basis after filling out the expression of interest to attend form. Once registration reaches capacity, the organising team will send a confirmation email with a registration number and additional information for the day.

Strengthening Community Care — Workshop 1 Complete
Yesterday, we held our first pilot workshop in our At Home Aged and Palliative Service (AHAPS), hosted by Mercy Hospice in Ponsonby and delivered in coordination with their fantastic Compassionate Communities team, Honohono Tātou Katoa (HTK). It was a beautiful gathering of informal carers from across our community, all coming together with a shared commitment to supporting our elders with dignity, compassion, and confidence.

It was a beautiful opportunity to learn together, share experiences, and build the networks that make caring for our elders not just a responsibility, but a collective act of compassion. From understanding daily care routines to navigating support, participants engaged with real-life tools designed to make caregiving at home more confident, connected, and sustainable.

The room was filled with curiosity, generosity, and heartfelt discussion — a reminder of how powerful it is when a community comes together to learn and uplift one another.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended, contributed, and supported the day. Your commitment strengthens the well-being of our elders and enriches the fabric of our community.

We look forward to continuing this journey together, building stronger networks and practical skills for caring for our elders and the terminally ill at home and expanding the resources available to all carers in our community.

Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullah,
Our performance report covering the period Ramadhan 2024 - Ramadhan 2025 is now out. You might have received a copy if you were on one of our distribution lists; if not, the full report can be accessed at:
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Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullah,
Our performance report covering the period Ramadhan 2023 - Ramadhan 2024 is now out. You might have received a copy if you were on one of our distribution lists, If not, the full report can be accessed at:
https://bit.ly/3w1dzrZ

Please feel free to share this with your network.