For more than 65 years, Birthright has stood beside families raising children under pressure. We support families in complex circumstances, and we prioritise those facing the greatest challenges, including single parents and sole caregivers, grandparents raising mokopuna, and whānau navigating separation, hardship, housing instability, or isolation. Our focus is simple: helping children thrive by strengthening the people who care for them.

No two families look the same.
But many face the same challenges — financial stress, housing pressure, isolation, and systems that are hard to navigate.

Birthright has supported families across Aotearoa for generations. Our approach has evolved as family life has changed, but our purpose has not: standing beside caregivers so children don’t miss out.

Our support is practical, relational, and shaped around each family’s reality. We focus on three things that make the biggest difference when life feels hard.

Clarity when you feel overwhelmed

When everything feels too much, we help families make sense of what’s in front of them. That might mean understanding entitlements, navigating systems like schools, Work and Income, or housing, or simply helping break complex problems into manageable steps. We work alongside families to bring structure, options, and a way forward.

Connection when you feel alone

Parenting under pressure can be deeply isolating. Birthright offers steady, non-judgmental support through trusted relationships with social workers, peer support, and community connection. We help families build networks around them, so they are not carrying everything on their own.

Confidence to act when you feel stuck

We focus on building confidence, skills, and self-belief. Our support helps caregivers make decisions, take action, and advocate for their children and whānau. Over time, families move from crisis to stability, and from surviving to feeling capable and hopeful about the future.

We prioritise families facing the greatest pressure, including single person-led households and sole caregivers, grandparents and kin carers, and whānau navigating hardship, separation, housing insecurity, or isolation. What matters is need, not labels.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, alone, or stuck, you don’t have to manage it by yourself.