Following a methamphetamine hui in Dannevirke on July 12, a walk-in centre for P addicts opened in Ward St, but it desperately needs a new home.
Set up through the work of the Tararua Addiction Support Network committee, chaired by Fiona Watson, the Dannevirke centre follows the model being set up all over New Zealand by P-Pull, run by Dennis Makalilo and his partner Liz of Porirua.
They despaired at the lack of any programme designed to help P addicts get free of their addiction.
Dennis began the campaign by setting up a walk-in centre in Porirua to help addicts or families of addicts develop strategies to manage users of methamphetamine.
The walk-in is a non-threatening environment. There is no judgment. People are free to share and talk about their journey, should they wish, openly or listen and ask questions.
Dannevirke's Ward St centre has provided a vital service every Friday from 10am until noon, but due to unforeseen circumstances, the organisation must vacate the premises tomorrow and is desperate to find a new home.
"We have been looking for another space for the past few weeks with no luck," social worker Fiona said.
"We have had a couple of wonderful offers from the community, however, one was a little way out of town and the other a bar.
"Unfortunately, we couldn't use either of these options."
Since the walk-in centre opened on September 15, 60 people have come through the doors.
"I know it is early days yet, but we don't want to stop this group before it even gets started," Fiona said.
"There must be somewhere out there where we can set up for two hours a week, plus another two hours a month for our committee meetings.
"We are a group of volunteers, so we don't have funds to pay for a space. I didn't think it would be such a hurdle for two hours a week.
"We have a great mix of people from within our community working to help whanau affected by meth and recoverees, including police, health professionals, social workers and mental health workers.
"We can't let this work stop."
Senior sergeant Jymahl Glassey, of the Tararua Police, said the walk-in centre was a good initiative.
"This is about the community helping the community," he said.
• If you can offer free premises to the group, contact Fiona Watson on 0211833087.