Statement of Intent 2008 - Outcome Five: Communities, hapū and iwi
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Strengthening communities. Build our relationships with, and the capability of, the community and voluntary sector to ensure that New Zealand families and communities are strong and resilient.
What we will do to achieve this outcome
- We will support communities and community organisations
- We will build the capacity of communities
What we are seeking to achieve
- communities (hapū and iwi) are able to provide for their members
- communities (hapū and iwi) get the services they need
- build the capacity of communities (support communities and community organisations)
Departmental output expenses that contribute
Vote Social Development
- Family and Community Services
- Policy Advice and Support to Ministers (MCOA)
- Social Policy Advice Output Class
- Crown Entity Monitoring Output Class
Vote Youth Development
- Youth Development
What we will do to achieve this outcome over the next three years…
We will support communities and community organisations
- create new and strengthen existing partnerships with local government and community-based organisations to meet local needs
- help communities and community organisations access the information and support they need to thrive.
Programmes and initiatives to be delivered in the medium-term include:
- provide a one-stop-shop, through Heartlands Services, for people in rural or provincial communities who need to access government services
- co-ordinate Local Services Mapping with local authorities to identify gaps in community services
- deliver Good Practice in Action seminars
- lead the Building Better Government Engagement project
- contribute to the International Comparative Study of the Non-Profit Sector (with Johns Hopkins University).
We will build the capacity of communities
- deliver Pathway to Partnership, supporting a sustainable social services NGO sector funding for community organisations to deliver services through:
- NGO Social Work and Family Start Study Awards, and
- NGO Capacity Building which includes: the Community Resource Kit, Managing Well Directory, Management Training for Community Organisations, Keeping it Legal E Ai Ki Te Ture.
Programmes and initiatives to be delivered in the medium-term include:
- administer the Community Initiatives Fund
- manage Settling In – Refugee and Migrant social services in communities
- administer Enterprising Communities assistance
- co-ordinate the Leadership Development Fund to disability advocacy organisations
- work with the Office of Ethnic Affairs to deliver Connecting Diverse Communities
- support engagement in local government’s Community Outcomes Process.
Policy advice
- provide policy advice on strengthening communities
- research and analysis to inform policy and service development.
How we will demonstrate success in achieving this outcome
Currently available indicators include Census information and monitoring of specific programmes.
| Outcome indicators – community organisations and participation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Current | Trend |
| Percentage of New Zealanders aged 15 and over who spent some time doing unpaid work for people or organisations outside their homes | 41% (2006) | Increasing |
| Source: Census of Population and Dwellings, unpublished analysis | ||
| Performance measure | Standard 2008/2009 |
|---|---|
| Local Services Mapping | |
| The percentage of community profiles developed through Local Services Mapping that result in an action plan within 12 months of publication will be no less than: | 90% |
| NGO Study Awards – Social Work and Family Start | |
| The number of current study awards, Social Work and Family Start combined: | 280 – 315 |
| The number of students who have completed their study and graduated since the inception of Study Awards: | 105 – 130 |
| Heartland Services Centre | |
| The average number of clients using Heartland Services Centres on a monthly basis will be no less than: | 7,000 |
How we will measure cost effectiveness of the interventions
Our outcomes focus is on supporting communities (hapū and iwi) to build capacity to be able to provide for their members.
Support for community providers
As part of Pathway to Partnership, the Ministry is carrying out work to develop mechanisms for ensuring that the increased NGO funding results in improved outcomes consistent with government priorities.
At the same time, the Ministry is developing new web-based tools to support Ministry-funded providers record what services they have provided, to whom and the results achieved. This tool relates specifically to Enterprising Communities funding at this stage and is being rolled-out across all regions. The web-based platform allows greater interagency collaboration, as over time data on common clients can be shared when privacy and informed consents have been met.
The introduction of this system means there are changes in the way providers report on their contracts/funding agreements with the Ministry. Enhancements to reporting for providers are expected from the system, while also allowing the Ministry to monitor and report on the allocation of funding and by type of industry, provider, location, target group, activities undertaken and outcomes achieved.
It is envisaged that the information entered into this web-based tool will also help the Ministry build an evidence base of what works to inform future investment decisions while also improving the capability of the Ministry to monitor the funding programme as a whole.
