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FY 2014 / 2015 www.wellbeingnc.org.nz Table of Contents Our Values & Mission ...................................................................................... 5 Who We Are .................................................................................................... 5 Overall Trust .................................................................................................... 6 Our Board of Trustees .................................................................................. 6 Message from the Chair ................................................................................ 10 Message from the Manager .......................................................................... 12 Audited Accounts 2014/2015 ....................................................................... 15 Our Poem ...................................................................................................... 31 Clinical Team ................................................................................................. 32 Karanga Mai Early Learning Centre ............................................................... 34 Volunteer Team ............................................................................................. 36 Projects Team ................................................................................................ 37 How You Can Help ......................................................................................... 39 Funding Partners ........................................................................................... 41 Company Information ................................................................................... 42 Service Contacts ............................................................................................ 43 3 4 Wellbeing in North Canterbury Passion, Connection, Community Nā te mahi ngātahi ka whaimana te iwi Our passionate Wellbeing team provides services Working together; empowering communities to North Canterbury people to meet life’s challenges, so they can learn, connect and Nāu te rourou nā tāku rourou ka ora ai te iwi strengthen wellbeing in their lives and in our The combination of the goods from my basket and community. your basket will contribute to the people thriving. Your donation will help us to provide these free services: OUR VALUES Child & Family Counselling Relationships: Community is at the heart of Community Youth Workers everything we do Kaiapoi Community Pantry (Food bank) Dedicated to strengthen individuals, families and communities Kaiapoi Community Support Learning community with supportive and respectful relationships Karanga Mai Early Learning Centre Giving: An innovative, sustainable strengths- Restorative Justice North Canterbury based volunteer workforce Empowered to effectively and efficiently respond School Attendance Service to needs Social Worker Support Passionate support for the Trust to continue to grow Strengthening Families North Canterbury Volunteer Drivers OUR MISSION Youth Drug and Alcohol Counselling We provide quality services that respond effectively to existing and emerging social and To donate, visit our website community needs. www.wellbeingnc.org.nz 5 Foundation WHY Community is at the heart of everything we do to support the community to grow in a caring, compassionate and empathetic way. HOW To provide a safe working environment. To ensure a culturally inclusive team. OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES Dan Gordon - Chair ver the years, Dan has served many community groups in the Waimakariri. He has O been on the Wellbeing board for 10 years and has also been Chair of the Creative Communities NZ Assessment Committee and the Waimakariri District Recreation Fund. Dan is currently the Chair of Wellbeing North Canterbury Community Trust and has been on the Board for ten years. Dan served as a Counsellor on Waimakariri District Council from 2004 to 2013. In addition, Dan has been the Licensee for Karanga Mai Early Learning Centre and was a member of the Lottery Youth National Distribution Committee (NZ Lottery Grants Board). Dan Chairs the Oxford Arts Trust and was central to the creation of the Arts in Oxford Centre. Dan’s commitment to his community stems from the long history his family has with Waimakariri, where he has lived for most of his life. His other community involvements include Mandeville Sports Club, the Town Hall repair programme and numerous other local initiatives. Dan is a member of the Institute of Directors. Catherine McMillan – Deputy Chair atherine has lived in the Waimakariri District for 20 years. During that time she has been C actively involved with a variety of community organisations. She has experience in the public sector, corporate business and education, in both senior management and governance roles. Catherine is a Chartered Accountant and currently has her own consultancy business which focuses on professional and executive education, strategy development and business re-structuring. 6 David Brandts-Giesen - Trustee Foundation avid lives in Rangiora with his wife and young D children. He has lived in the Rangiora area for most of his life. He enjoys being part of the North Canterbury community. The first part of David’s career was working as a Podiatrist in Christchurch. He then worked for several years practicing podiatry and health promotion in rural and remote parts of North and Western Queensland. He became involved in health service management while in Queensland and now works in a management role at the Canterbury District Health Board – leading the team responsible for the employment, workforce planning, and rostering of Resident Medical Officers. David is passionate about community wellbeing and bring a strong interest in primary health care to the Trust. His interest in HR and risk management is also useful in the not for profit sector. Jan Patterson - Trustee an has lived in Waimakariri for 21 years. During that time she has lived on lifestyle blocks J with her husband in Okuku and Ohoka. They are now retired and living on a more manageable section in Kaiapoi. Jan’s professional life was spent in the education world - as a secondary teacher, and later, after further training, as a counsellor. Positions at several schools in Christchurch and later Rangiora, made her very aware that life for many families, and for many individuals, can be extremely difficult and debilitating. For some the causes of distress are short lived, for others they can be a permanent situation. The support that was available from Wellbeing North Canterbury Community Trust, was vital to her work as a school counsellor. Volunteering as a Trustee is Jan’s way of ensuring these wonderful services, and others offered by Wellbeing, continue in our community. Julia Howard - Trustee ulia has lived in the district for over 18 years, she is married to Jonathan and has two J children James who lives in Amsterdam and Hannah who lives in Seattle. Julie has worked in the telecommunications industry for nearly 20 years and presently works for 2degrees mobile as the Southern Regional Sales Manager. She feels privileged to be on the board of Wellbeing North Canterbury; such an amazing organization with fantastic people delivering much needed services in our community. Julia is passionate about many things including swimming, hiking, food, friends, family and her two beautiful crazy Labradors. 7 Foundation Julie Coster - Trustee ulie’s role as an elected member of the Hurunui District J Council brought her onto the Board of Trustees at Wellbeing North Canterbury as a co-opted member. Her role is enriched by the experience brought about from her many roles within the community. Her work as a Funder for Rachel’s House Trust led to her being a member of their BOT and from this experience she went on to become a member of the COGS funding committee. Julie’s personal interest in the social wellbeing of her community has her chairing local groups and being active in her community. At present Julie is a co-opted member of the Greater Canterbury Response Forum which is supporting new avenues of social initiatives and connectedness within the greater Canterbury area. It’s an exciting time to be a part of the changes that are happening for our local areas of the Waimakariri and the Hurunui Districts. Julie looks forward to seeing this organisation grow as it continues to meet the community needs. Pete Vink—Trustee ete was born and grew up in Kaiapoi, eldest son of Dutch immigrants. Worked on farms P and then attended Lincoln University. Pete was involved in Catholic Church youth activities, elected National Coordinator and worked full time for the organization based in Wellington In 1981 Pete began working with unemployed youth, initially running a gardening scheme for 15/16 year olds in Aranui, then working with Barnardos Family Support Service as a family worker, and then working with gangs in the unit Prime Minister Muldoon set up. From 1990 - 1996 Pete managed the YMCA Youth Training Centre then worked for the Department of Labour as a Field Advisor working with disadvantaged communities and groups using creative/ innovative methods to assist them identify their own resources and utilize them to create employment and local economic development . Since 2005 Pete has been a Funding Advisor with the Ministry of Social Development, investing in projects and social enterprises which create employment, training and local economic development. In Pete’s spare time he farms an organically certified small block selling