Community development services
Community development services focuses on helping community groups, organisations and
individuals gain the resilience and skills needed to build strong and healthy communities.
This is done through:
Community programmes and projects
Providing affordable and useful facilities
Partnering to achieve community outcomes
Providing funding assistance, support and advice
Increasing safety in the community
Community services advisers
Advisers provide information and advice about getting involved in and operating community activities. They also assist
groups to understand council's processes and be aware of their legal obligations.
There is no charge for this service, which includes topics like:
- planning and establishing an effective group
- applying for funding
- making contacts locally
- recruiting volunteers
- facilitating meetings and developing business plans.
Some advisers also work with specific communities of interest eg Maori, disabled, youth, migrant and refugee communities.
They provide a link with initiatives such as the Youth Council, Pacific Islands Board Auckland City and the disability sector.
They are also knowledgeable about regional and national developments in their areas of work.
Community networking
Community networking enables community groups and individuals to meet, exchange information and discuss community
issues. Each network reflects the needs of its participants and takes on its own personality and direction.
Some of our networks include:
- ward based networks in
- Avondale, Eastern Bays, Eden/Albert, Oranga, Otahuhu, Panmure, Three Kings, Wesley, Waiheke and Great Barrier Islands
- ethnic groups ie
- forums and service providers for
- older people, community workers and social services
- youth ie
- Youth Access to Alcohol and Youth workers
Community services advisers can provide more information on these networks.
Training partnerships
Training Partnerships allows not-for-profit organisations to participate at
considerably reduced cost, in training programmes already conducted by training
companies and organisations.
It is intended that participants will apply and share their learning both
with colleagues and, where applicable, to the wider community.
Full information about the scheme, eligibility and how to apply is available for downloading in PDF format:
Auckland City Council Training Partnerships Scheme 2010 (1,107kb PDF)
Contact us if you want to know more about any of our services or programmes.
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Updated May 2010
