Experience with supporting whānau helps debt navigator, Alisja Skelling relate to the people she works with at Debtfix in many ways.
Before becoming a debt navigator, Alisja tutored parents with the Home Interaction Programme for Parents and Youngsters (HIPPY), a home-based early education programme for Kiwi families.
She knew a thing or two about money as well, having worked in a payroll job and managing figures before she had children.
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