Auckland Housing Support
If you would like to access housing support please submit the referral form below and we will get in touch!
Talk to a rainbow support worker.
Peer Support involves meeting one-on-one with a support worker either in person, virtually or over the phone. We provide strength-based peer support that considers hauora, resilience, cultural identities & individual journeys.
Please Note: Rainbow Youth is not a housing provider, and we cannot directly provide accommodation. Our Housing Support Worker provides information, pathways and advocacy to LGBTQIA+ young people looking for safe and stable housing.
What we offer:
Our Housing support worker, in partnership with other organizations and communities works to provide support for queer, gender diverse, takatāpui & intersex young people who are at risk of, or who are experiencing housing insecurities (this includes living in unsafe environments).
Who we offer it to
13-27 year old’s living in Auckland
Anyone facing housing insecurity eg: Couch Surfing, Streets & Parks, Cars, Precarious Housing (Motels & Hostels), Garages/Sheds, Shelters/Services
Examples of things we help with:
Accessing Work and Income benefits
Accessing safe and supportive housing
Accessing emergency housing services
We have a range of resources available around gender, sexuality, parents, and much more. We also run social groups around the country which you can check out here!
The information recorded on these forms is treated as highly confidential, and is only ever represented as anonymized statistical information to our funders.