True Colours Children's Health Trust

True Colours Children's Health Trust True Colours Children’s Health Trust supports Waikato families impacted by their childs serious health condition. This number continues to grow each year.

True Colours Children’s Health Trust is a Waikato based, entirely community-funded organisation committed to supporting children with serious illness, their whānau and community during their time of need through counselling, nursing care and education. These three elements are part of a holistic approach to care, unique to True Colours, known as the Integrated Model of Care. This was developed by Cynthia Ward as a result of findings in her postgraduate research, “Children Matter: What is important to the child living with a life-threatening illness” and in response to a perceived gap in services. This model of care ensures children with serious illness and their family members can access support services and a continuum of care from the time of diagnosis through to cure, bereavement or on-going adjustment to living with a life-limiting illness. Support can commence from as early as a 20-week pregnancy scan and can continue right through to late teenage years. Since 2004, more than 1,000 families in the greater Waikato region have utilised the free service that True Colours provides. True Colours provides children with serious illness, their siblings and family members with the opportunity to engage in creative therapies including art, play and music, along with workshops, presentations and support groups facilitated by our committed staff. A key worker dedicated to the oversight of each child and family’s needs helps to ensure a seamless continuum of care. The Trust also works collaboratively with health professionals, schools and other community groups to promote further education and understanding of the many challenges a child with serious illness and their family may be facing. To provide this free support service for children with serious illness and their families in the community, True Colours has been entirely dependent on funds distributed by community trusts and grants, fundraising activities held by the community, and the generous support and commitment of its sponsors, donors and volunteers.

24/12/2025
Yesterday morning we started the day early at FreshChoice Leamington with the winners of their Trolley Dash donation fro...
18/12/2025

Yesterday morning we started the day early at FreshChoice Leamington with the winners of their Trolley Dash donation from our Long Lunch. So much fun! And wow, 90 seconds goes fast!!

Thanks to Nathan & Aaron for the support of the auction prize and to the bidders and winners of the prize who are now well set up for Christmas!

Congratulations to our amazing Renee Streatfield who yesterday passed her final exam to become a Nurse Practitioner!An N...
15/12/2025

Congratulations to our amazing Renee Streatfield who yesterday passed her final exam to become a Nurse Practitioner!

An NP is a highly skilled nurse with advanced education and clinical training, legally authorised to work beyond a normal registered nurse' scope - diagnosing, ordering tests and prescribing medicines.

For us here at True Colours, we already knew she was amazing but she has blown us away this year with her grit and determination.

Having Renee as a NP will mean even better health access and outcomes to the families we support here.

More details will come once her full registration is in!

Cam, Jules and Courtney have just been at True Colours with a very crammed van dropping off a massive load of kindness! ...
15/12/2025

Cam, Jules and Courtney have just been at True Colours with a very crammed van dropping off a massive load of kindness! Thanks to More FM Waikato 92.2 and their Cram the Van promo, and to everyone who donated items, we will be making our own deliveries this week to some of the families we support ❤

We've just been and checked in with the crew from More FM Waikato 92.2 at New World Rototuna - and seen some of the amaz...
11/12/2025

We've just been and checked in with the crew from More FM Waikato 92.2 at New World Rototuna - and seen some of the amazing generosity from people around the Waikato as they Cram the Van for us! Thank you all for the support...how cool!

Team Red Christmas donation this morning at New Zealand Blood Service - Waikato. They need donations all the time, but ...
10/12/2025

Team Red Christmas donation this morning at New Zealand Blood Service - Waikato. They need donations all the time, but especially at Christmas. Round up your team and get donating!

PS - Spot Helen being a mischievous elf!

The dust has well and truly settled on our largest fundraiser of the year, the Kerr & Ladbrook True Colours Long Lunch.W...
05/12/2025

The dust has well and truly settled on our largest fundraiser of the year, the Kerr & Ladbrook True Colours Long Lunch.

We had an outstanding result, but this doesn't happen without the support from amazing suppliers like and Peter Boreham Winesales.

Support the people who support us!

Thank you all so much ❤

The dust has well and truly settled on our largest fundraiser of the year, the Kerr & Ladbrook True Colours Long Lunch.W...
04/12/2025

The dust has well and truly settled on our largest fundraiser of the year, the Kerr & Ladbrook True Colours Long Lunch.

We had an outstanding result, but this doesn't happen without the support from amazing sponsors like , , , Prolife Food Ltd, Sincerity Laundry Group & Vogue Drycleaning.

Support the people who support us!

Thank you all so much ❤

The dust has well and truly settled on our largest fundraiser of the year, the Kerr & Ladbrook True Colours Long Lunch.W...
03/12/2025

The dust has well and truly settled on our largest fundraiser of the year, the Kerr & Ladbrook True Colours Long Lunch.

We had an outstanding result, but this doesn't happen without the support from amazing sponsors like , , , and .

Support the people who support us!

Thank you all so much ❤

The dust has well and truly settled on our largest fundraiser of the year, the Kerr & Ladbrook True Colours Long Lunch.W...
02/12/2025

The dust has well and truly settled on our largest fundraiser of the year, the Kerr & Ladbrook True Colours Long Lunch.

We had an outstanding result, but this doesn't happen without the support from amazing sponsors like , , , and & band 88mph

Support the people who support us!

Thank you all so much ❤

The dust has well and truly settled on our largest fundraiser of the year, the Kerr & Ladbrook True Colours Long Lunch.W...
01/12/2025

The dust has well and truly settled on our largest fundraiser of the year, the Kerr & Ladbrook True Colours Long Lunch.

We had an outstanding result, but this doesn't happen without the support from amazing sponsors like , .nz, , .nz and Hamilton.

Support the people who support us!

Thank you all so much ❤

Address

16 Joffre Street, Frankton
Hamilton
3204

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+6478394800

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