HOME SUPPORT SERVICE

Affordable home, garden and personal help for people wanting to stay independent.

Everything from: 5 minute jobs, Changing light bulbs, fuses and washers, Stacking firewood, Rewiring clothes lines, Installing handrails, Cleaning spouting and windows, Turning mattresses, Rearranging furniture, Rubbish removal and General gardening jobs. We can advise you if you need a qualified tradesman and can provide support in dealing with other agencies and helping services

Home Support Service & Who are They?

Our Coordinator:

Arranges reliable trades-people, groups and individuals
Checks in with you after the work is done to make sure you got what you asked for and can put you in touch with other helping services, if that would be useful
All for FREE

Our partners include a number of helpers and handymen, and include Willing Workers, a community group providing:

Employment to people who face barriers to work
Professionally managed services to Dunedin residents
Quotes for Work and Income (if needed)
At low cost

Home Support Service & How Does it Work?

Just contact our Coordinator and tell her what you need. We will try to meet all reasonable requests. She will then put you in touch with reliable trades-people, arrange a quote, and help you manage the workers.

All our workers are carefully vetted, including police checks.

You are expected to pay for our partner's labour and material costs, although we make every effort to keep these costs as low as possible.

You won't be paying for our time.

TO FIND OUT MORE
email us at
css@dmm.org.nz or phone 03 466 4600
fax 03 456 3456
or pop in to
300 King Edward Street
P O Box 2391,
South Dunedin 9044