What are the opening hours?

Tuesday 10am - 1pm Friday 10am - 1pm

Helping Families Nelson

Home
New Zealand
Nelson
Helping Families Nelson

Established in 2018, we support Nelson-Tasman families in need with clothing, bedding, and baby gear.

Helping whānau through times of hardship. 🧡

⏰ Open Tuesday's & Friday's, 10am–1pm

We are closed if raining, school holidays & public holidays.

18/06/2026

Keeping our community warm this winter! ❄️❤️

Today, we dropped off a massive load of cozy pajamas to the amazing team at the Motueka Family Service Centre for them to distribute to local whānau.

Thanks to the amazing Kindness Collective PJ project initiative, 31 families have been supported, and 78 children will be snuggling up in warm PJs in the Motueka Region! 🧸✨

A huge, heartfelt THANK YOU to the Kindness Collective Foundation for their incredible PJ Project, to The Warehouse Motueka and Motueka community for making this possible. Your generosity is making such a real difference in our community! 🫶

15/06/2026

It’s National Volunteer Week and we’d love your help celebrating our incredible team!

When you pop into Helping Families Nelson this week, please take a moment to say a warm thank you to our volunteers. They give their time and energy to help every family who walks through our gates.

A smile, a kind word, or a simple “we appreciate you” goes a long way.

To all our volunteers — our community is a better place because of you. 💛

05/06/2026

Having a clean out this weekend?

Our winter boys’ bins, Sizes 1–6, are running very low and we’d love your help to restock them.

If your little ones have outgrown their warm clothes, please consider donating:
🧥 Long Pants and Long Sleeve Shirts
👕 Sweatshirts and Warm Jumpers

Clean, good‑quality winter clothing makes a big difference for local families.

Thank you for helping keep our community warm this winter!

02/06/2026

Have you visited us recently? We’d really appreciate your feedback!

Our form is completely anonymous, takes less than a minute and includes only 3 quick questions. Your feedback helps us report back to our funders and sponsors so we can continue offering the mahi and support our community relies on.

FILL THE FORM IN HERE - https://forms.office.com/r/RczT0ns5E0

29/05/2026

Thank You & A Gentle Reminder

First and foremost, we want to say a massive thank you to everyone who thinks of us and takes the time to donate. Your generosity is what keeps us going and we love being able to pass on your wonderful pre-loved items to local families while keeping waste out of landfills.

However, we need to have a really honest conversation about the condition of some recent donations.

While we hate turning people away or sounding ungrateful, we are experiencing a influx of items that are damaged, dirty or completely broken. Sadly, we simply do not have the funding or the resources to pay for rubbish disposal.

Recently, we have received:
🛑 Prams with punctures/holes in the tyres
🛑 Broken baby equipment
🛑 Mouldy items
🛑 Cot Mattresses heavily smelling of smoke
🛑 Toys that no longer work, are broken or are missing parts

The safety, health and dignity of our tamariki and families are our absolute priority. Passing on items that are unsafe or unhygienic goes against everything we stand for.

Before you drop off your next donation, please take a quick moment to ensure it is clean, safe, complete, and ready to be loved by another family.

Thank you so much for your understanding, your ongoing support and for helping us keep our community safe and thriving!

28/05/2026

💛 Honouring a Little Life With Love 💛

Today we were contacted by a local parent who wanted to do something incredibly special. As their son’s 6th birthday approaches, they chose to honour his memory by donating a birthday gift to a child in need.

No names, no spotlight — just pure kindness.

Gestures like this remind us how powerful a community can be. One child remembered, another child celebrated!

We’re humbled to help make this happen.

And if anyone else ever wishes to mark a birthday, anniversary or special date by supporting a local child, our doors are always open.

05/05/2026

We’re growing our governance team!

Helping Families Nelson is looking for a few motivated people to join our Board and help guide the future of our mahi. We support whānau across Nelson and Tasman who are experiencing genuine financial hardship, providing essential items like clothing, bedding, school uniforms, shoes, household goods and baby equipment.

Our kaupapa is grounded in compassion, fairness and practical action. We’re looking for people who value integrity, collaboration and community led solutions.

With a fulltime Manager now in place and recent reviews of our operations and policies completed, we’re ready to strengthen our governance and bring in new voices and skills. Demand for our support continues to grow, and strong governance will help us respond strategically and sustainably.

If you’re looking to grow your governance capability, or you’re keen to contribute your experience to a meaningful local cause, we’d love to hear from you. You’ll be joining a collaborative and supportive board committed to mentoring emerging governors.

To find out more about helping families visit helpingfamiliesnelson.org.nz
If you are interested in joining us, please email [email protected] for an Expression of Interest Form.

27/04/2026

📢 CALL FOR DONATIONS! 📢

We are reaching out to our amazing community for help. We are currently short of some specific items and would love your support to help restock our supplies.

If you have any of the following in good, clean condition, please consider dropping them off:

👶 Baby & Home Essentials
Umbrella Strollers
Bassinets
Double Blankets
Double Sheets
Towels, Bathmats & Face Cloths

👕 Clothing (High Demand Sizes)
Men’s Clothing: Size XL and up
Women’s Clothing: Size 18 and up

🍝 Pantry Staples (Non-perishables)
Pasta & Rice
Tinned Food
Other non-perishable pantry items

📍 Where & When to Drop Off
Address: 452 Lower Queen Street
Days: Tuesdays & Fridays
Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Outside of these hours? Drop-offs are by appointment only. Please send us a message here on Facebook to coordinate a time!

Every donation makes a massive difference for a local family. If you can't donate items right now, please share this post to help us spread the word!

Thank you for your incredible kindness and support! ❤️

17/04/2026

💙 A HUGE Thank You to Beanies for Babies! 💙

We are feeling so incredibly grateful today at Helping Families Nelson. We just opened this beautiful parcel from the amazing team at Beanies for Babies.

From the cosiest hand-knitted beanies and blankets to adorable little dolls and books, these items will bring so much warmth and comfort to local tamariki in our community.

It’s kindness like this that makes such a huge difference in the lives of the families we support. Thank you!

08/04/2026

We ask that all donated items are in good, clean condition.
Unfortunately, some donations have included dirty, mouldy, ripped, and even rodent‑infected clothing, which we’ve had to dispose of. As a small charitable organisation, we simply don’t have the funds to cover the cost of waste disposal.

Thank you for helping us keep donations safe, respectful, and useful for local families.

Address

452 Lower Queen Street, Richmond
Nelson
7020

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 1pm
Friday	10am - 1pm

Telephone

+6421876901

Website

http://www.helpingfamilies.org.nz/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Helping Families Nelson posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to Helping Families Nelson:

Shortcuts

Address
Telephone
Opening Hours
Alerts
Contact The Organization
Claim ownership or report listing

Want your organization to be the top-listed Non Profit Organization in Nelson?