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Autumn People Magazine 2025 - digital edition

21 March 2025

Welcome to our digital edition of our Autumn People magazine! Through the kindness of our supporters, we’re able to help people with essentials through our food bank, provide social work support...

Message from our CEO

21 March 2025

In a year of significant cuts to social services funding, demand for support is increasing steadily across our region.

Dogs Bring Joy to Residents

21 March 2025

Animals have an extraordinary ability to connect with people of all ages, offering comfort, joy, and companionship.

Shirley’s story; a life full of joy

21 March 2025

Shirley Boyd was born in Invercargill, lived in Clydevale and Balclutha, before moving with her mother to Dunedin in her 20s.

Providing World-Class Dementia Mate Wareware care at Aspiring Care

21 March 2025

For those living in the Hāwea secure dementia community at Aspiring Care, each morning starts the same as everywhere else: breakfast, chatting with friends, seeing visitors, and personal care routines.

YouthGrow, growing our youth through alternative education pathways

21 March 2025

The past year has seen some changes in the YouthGrow team.

Simple Marinara Sauce

21 March 2025

Marinara is a versatile, cost-effective dish that is easy to make and delicious. You can serve it over cooked pasta or use it as a base sauce for pizza.

Growing Taller helps children to regulate ‘big feelings’

21 March 2025

Squishy brain stress balls, puppets, belly breathing wheat bags, and oversized sunglasses are just some of the interactive resources tamariki are introduced to when they attend our Growing Taller programme.

Tunnel house for Iona dementia residents

21 March 2025

Staff and volunteers at Iona care home in Oamaru have seen the fruit of their labours rewarded with the purchase of a brand new tunnel house! They have been running...

New chiller for the foodbank!

21 March 2025

Our foodbank now has a brand-new chiller! This will allow us to keep some of the perishable items that go into our food parcels stored for longer, giving us the...

Enhancing the life of those experiencing Dementia Mate Wareware

21 March 2025

Caring for our kaumātua/older people is at the heart of what we do.

Volunteer Voice

21 March 2025

Helen Humphrey, with help from Glenys Cowie, have been operating the mobile trolley shop at Ross Home, helping residents to have access to all their favourite little treats! Now that...

Christmas thank you messages

21 March 2025

A huge thank you to all of the Dunedin and Oamaru schools and kura who generously donated to help our Family Works teams support those in the community who really...

Thank you to our Church communities

21 March 2025

Throughout 2024 fifteen churches across Otago hosted speakers from PSO where we spoke about the work we do, the partnerships we have and, most importantly, thanked you all for your...

Leaving a Gift in your Will – a lasting legacy

21 March 2025

Leaving a gift in your Will is an incredible way of showing you care for your community and the people in it, well into the future.

Becoming a regular donor makes a huge difference!

21 March 2025

Donating to PSO is giving us the means to provide essential community services to vulnerable people within Otago.