Hutia
te rito o te
harakeke ,kei hea te komako e ko ? Tēnei te mihi nui, ki a koutou katoa . Since our last report many things have happened for us all , but nevertheless through working together we can accomplish much as we continue working collaboratively with each other for the holistic wellbeing of the Whanau . Bearing in mind the above whakatauki the following ,is an outline of the main events that we have been involved in. 1. Ministry of Social Developement Child Youth and Family – On the 27th September we are due to sit with our funding Advisor with regard to our contracts – currently we are funded to deliver Family Support Services and Information and Advice services. We are also experiencing an increase of court support work, where the tai- tamariki are concerned . There has been an increase in our clientele primarily requiring support in Housing, Advocacy work {whanau abuse}, Budgeting ,and basic support. 2.Pu o Te Wheke Hui – Police These meetings are held bi-monthly and are open to members of the local marae to attend, as well as local agencies. With the valued input of kaumatua and kuia the police unit are able to build relationships with key personnel of surrounding marae in trying to keep our tamariki from court proceedings. Unfortunately due to the lack of support the last meeting scheduled for 9th September was canceled . 3. Food Bank Continues to be an issue of concern , the service has been stretched of late , however we are grateful to Nga Puna Roimata Aroha o Kaikohe for their substantial donation to this cause 4. Meetings During the month of August we saw the commencement of Mauri ora at Otira Marae . This is an Indigenous framework of training in Preventative Whanau Violence for Social Workers run by Te Korowai Aroha o Aotearoa . Those participating have the opportunity to become Iwi Practioners when they graduate. We also have staff upgrading themselves in the use of the computers, and learning the reo Naku noa na Gwen Tahana Kai arahi 21st September 2010 |
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