ABOUT US
Join us to help whānau to have a better life
Who We Are?
What We Do?
Koru S.O.S. Trust
Is a wānanga, a sanctuary, and a step toward tino ora — true wellbeing — on our own terms.
- We are not a crisis line — but we are a signpost, a bridge, and a catalyst.
- We are not clinicians — we are navigators.
- This website is our first kete of knowledge —forged in grief and love.
Our Vision
Our vision is to create a future where all young people and their whānau feel heard, supported, and empowered through safe, transparent, community-led wellbeing solutions that truly honour lived experience.
Our Mission
Is ongoing trying to empower whānau with life-saving information, evidence-based AOD support, and the healing strength of Māori, Asian and Pacific roots—because wellbeing flows from culture, connection, and collective care.
Why We Exist
Below are the reasons:
In many rural communities across Franklin and the North Waikato—Tuakau, Pukekohe, Waiuku, Kaiaua, Meremere, Mercer, Pōkeno, Port Waikato, and Onewhero—mental health, alcohol and drug addiction support and service is scarce. Long wait-times, geographic isolation, and limited culturally safe services leave young people and their whānau without the help they need.
Families are often told, “It’s confidential, due to the Privacy Act,” or told nothing at all—left in the dark while their loved one struggles alone. This silence shuts whānau out, creating confusion, disconnection from whakapapa and whenua, and leaving families to cope without the guidance and support they desperately need.
We Were Created to Change that
We were created to fill the gaps that leave lives and families at risk. Our space is built by and for the community —reconnecting young people and their whānau to culture, support, and each other. Here, confidentiality never means isolation. Whānau are partners in healing, never bystanders.
Our Trusted Partners
Meet Our Team
Lisa Hawkeswood
Kym Cormack
Kayleen Martin
How Are We Helping?
We’re not waiting for the system to change.
We’re building what’s missing—right here, in our communities.
At Koru S.O.S. Trust, we know the system doesn’t always show up the way our whānau need—especially in mental health, addiction, and suicide prevention. We may not have all the answers, but we are listening, learning, and acting alongside our community. With support from our health sector and NGO partners, we’re already strengthening connections and improving access to the information families deserve.
Our Services
This Trust is led by Māmā Toa—mothers who have lost loved ones to suicide—we’re turning our pain into purpose. From that place of deep love and loss, we’re creating spaces where real support begins: with each other.
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