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AOTEA FAMILY SUPPORT
GROUP - About
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Mission Statement To provide social services to the people of Great Barrier Island that assists in addressing their social, physical, emotional and spiritual needs using the following values: Tika - The right methods and procedures, that uphold integrity and confidentiality at all times Pono - a commitment to provide quality social services. Aroha - the desire to explore all possibilities that life has to offer while interacting with others.
1. Education for the community through workshops, seminars, and making available literature on issues relating to the wellbeing of the people in the Community. 2. To provide a link with resources and groups in Auckland (and elsewhere) who can provide appropriate support and information required by anybody in the community. 3. To provide referrals to already established support systems available locally and on the mainland 4. To provide back-up service for people in a crisis situation 5. To provide a resource library and recognized contact for departments and individuals to feed new information into the community, relevant to social issues.
The Aotea Family Support Group obtains most of its financial resources through funding applications to various organisations. The key Funders are: Ministry of Social Development - Family & Community Services and Child, Youth and Family; NZ Lotteries Board; ASB Community Trust; COGS; United Way NZ; JR McKenzie Trust; Auckland City Council and the Great Barrier Island Community Board. There have also been other small grants received over the years and in addition individuals and groups sometimes make donations for specific purposes. These are of course always appreciated, and this year, special acknowledgement of two such donations is made through the Youth Opportunity Grant. Additional funding is gained through on-island fundraising projects, for example the New Year Picnic, sale of produce from the Community Garden and a multitude of activities organised by the Youth Workers to raise funds for youth trips and camps. |
Great Barrier Airlines & Sealink For all the support you have unfailingly given over the years both with the donation of services and sponsorship of events and workshops. The organisation will be forever indebted to you. Thank you to; all the small local businesses
who have said
yes time and time again when we have asked for donations, Thank you to; all those individuals who have shared their time and skills with the people of Great Barrier Island enabling us to complete school holiday programmes and youth camps etc.
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