Blenheim Community Link
Our location
Street address:
3 Alfred Street
Blenheim 7201
Postal address:
Private Bag 1010
Blenheim 7240
Fax: 03 984 1988
Directions: Access via Blenheim’s Centrepoint Mall carpark off High Street. One disabled car park on south side of building.
Our services
The Blenheim Community Link is where agencies can work together to provide joint solutions for people in Marlborough. This means that where a person has multiple needs, agencies no longer deal with their facet of a person’s situation and then refer them to the next port-of-call for help. The focus is on the whole person and/or their family’s situation, giving agencies and organisations the ability to respond to complex situations.
This is just the start. We expect the Blenheim Community Link will evolve according to the needs and wishes of the community and we hope that many more organisations will become partners – whether it is a physical presence at the Community Link or offsite.
The important thing is that we work in tandem with other social services and organisations in the best interests of our clients and the Marlborough community.
The Blenheim Community Link is governed by an advisory group made up of government and non-government representatives and they are always interested in new ideas or interest by groups in becoming a partner.
Our partners
Blenheim Community Link partners include:
- Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) - provides no–fault personal injury insurance cover
- Marlborough Family Budgeting Service – provides budgeting advice
- CCS Disability Action – provides services for people with a disability from birth to 65 years, including support around daily living and community participation
- Department of Building and Housing – provides tenancy advice and information, community education and liaison and mediation services for tenants and landlords
- Housing New Zealand Corporation – provides housing, home ownership loans and education for those on lower incomes
- Inland Revenue Department – provides information about Working for Families Tax Credit and Child Support
- Support Works – assists people whose lives are affected by disability, by assessing and identifying their needs and arranging support
- Work and Income – provides help to get a job and income support
- Workbridge – provides a professional employment service for people with disabilities, injury or illness
