Many people know how difficult it is to find a home to rent in Te Puke.
A report by Colab, called Housing Stress in Te Puke, published last year confirmed it.
On the back of the report, EmpowermentNZ is taking action to give people looking for somewhere to live a leg up.
Social worker Tangi Walker says, after reading the report, the idea of offering something to those looking for rental accommodation appealed to her.
"We were in a meeting with Jo (Wills) from Sustainability Options and she happened to mention a programme that had been previously run by Tauranga Salvation Army called R2R (ready to rent)," she says.