Charitable Programmes

Warm Families is funded by by ENERGYWISE^TM and Partnership Health subsidies with extra support from Community Energy Action surpluses and supported by the Canterbury District Health Board via Community and Public Health. 

Warm Families assists people with a health condition that is likely to improve when their home is warm and dry. The programme's objective is to improve the health of those with a medical condition by installing insulation and efficient heating.

To be eligible, homeowners or tenants must hold a Community Services Card and live in a house built before 2000. Any cost to the homeowner is negotiable and inability to pay will not exclude you from this programme. Tenants are encouraged to make enquiries but we will need the landlord’s permission to provide a quote. Housing New Zealand Corporation and City Council tenants are not eligible for this programme.  

To see if you are eligible ask your GP, medical specialist or other medical professional to refer you to the Warm Families Programme by filling in referral form and sending to Community Energy Action. You may not need a signature from your doctor if you have any other proof of your medical condition. Please contact the office for more information.

MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ONLY:

• Fill in the online referral form
• Print out and send or fax a referral form  (323.80 KB)

FOR HOUSEHOLDS:

If you think you are eligible for Warm Families:

• contact us or
• ask your GP or medical specialist to fill in the referral form

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The Warm Babies Programme is funded by ENERGYWISE^TM subsidies with extra support from Community Energy Action surpluses.

The Warm Babies Programme assists families on a low income with an infant under one year old or a preschooler with a cold-related health condition who live in a cold and/or damp house. The programme's objective is to protect the health of children by making their homes warm and dry by the installation of insulation and efficient heating.

The project is open to both homeowners and tenants (a financial contribution is

necessary from the landlord). Housing New Zealand Corporation and City Council tenants are not eligible for this programme. Any cost to the homeowner can be negotiated and inability to pay will not exclude someone from the project. To be eligible for this programme, homeowners or tenants must hold a Community Services Card and live in a house built before 2000.

To see if you are eligible ask your Plunket Nurse to refer you to the Warm Babies Programme or print out and fill in the self-referral form and return to Community Energy Action.

MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND SOCIAL WORKERS ONLY:

• fill in the online referral form or
• pint out and send or fax a referral form  (323.80 KB)

FOR HOUSEHOLDS:

If you think you are eligible for Warm Babies:

• contact us or
• print out and send or fax the Warm Babies self referral form (313.89 KB)

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Sponsors for this programme:

The Elderly Health Programme is funded by ENERGYWISE^TM subsidies with extra sponsorship support from Canterbury Community Trust and Community Energy Action surpluses.

The Elderly Health Programme assists people 65 years and older with a cold-related health condition who live in a cold and/or damp house. The programme's objective is to protect the health of older people by making their homes warm and dry by the installation of insulation and efficient heating.

The project is open to both homeowners and tenants (a financial contribution is necessary from the landlord). Housing New Zealand Corporation and City Council tenants are not eligible for this programme. Any cost to the homeowner can be negotiated and inability to pay will not exclude someone from the project. To be eligible for this programme, homeowners or tenants must hold a Community Services Card and live in a house built before 2000.

To see if you are eligible, print out and fill in the self-referral form and return to Community Energy Action.

MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND SOCIAL WORKERS ONLY:

• fill in the online referral form or
• pint out and send or fax a referral form  (323.80 KB)

FOR HOUSEHOLDS:

If you think you are eligible for Elderly Health:

• contact us or
• print out and send or fax the Elderly Health self referral form (311.94 KB)  

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Sponsors for this programme:

The Curtain Bank is funded by Community Energy Action surpluses and proudly supported by Genesis Energy.

The Curtain Bank assists all households who live in a cold and/or damp house and have no or insufficient curtains to shut out colds and draughts. The programme's objective is to protect the health of people by making their homes warmer by providing recycled thermal or lined curtains for living rooms and bedrooms. Generously fitting thermal or lined curtains help to prevent heat loss through windows and shut our colds and draughts. Curtains that are still offering effective insulation are not replaced by the Curtain Bank.

The project is open to both homeowners and tenants with a valid Community Services Card. Housing New Zealand Corporation and City Council tenants are also eligible for this programme. There are not costs for participants. The Curtain Bank is open for participants between March and October.

To be eligible for free curtains you will need a referral from one of our referral agencies.

Donate your old curtains

Curtains and tracks can be donated year-round during business hours in our Curtain Bank donation bins. We can use all reasonable clean curtains (but not net curtains) and tracks. Faded curtains are also accepted as the faded area can be removed by our machinist.

Some of our regular drop-off points are still closed or in the central city red zone. However we have arranged for our bins to be placed at other locations and also at some private addresses. Please follow us on Facebook or check this website for updates on drop-off points. 

• Community Energy Action, 71 Beresford St, New Brighton  (Seafield School of English, far end of the building, 1st floor), see map above for directions
• Community Energy Action's Curtain Bank , Unit 8, 310 Wilson Rd, Waltham.
• CCC Service Centre, 180 Smith St, Linwood 
• CCC Service Centre, the Palms 
• CCC Service Centre and Library, 66 Colombo St (cnr Colombo St & Hunter Tce), Beckenham 
• Hei Hei Broomfield Development Trust, cnr Hei Hei Rd and Buchanans Rd.  

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