Initiatives
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The Ministry works across the social sector on strategies and initiatives that are relevant to social development outcomes, including youth, justice, education, care and protection, and employment.
Taskforce for Action on Violence Within Families
The Taskforce was established in June 2005 to advise the Family Violence Ministerial Team on how to make improvements to the way family violence is addressed, and to eliminate family violence in New Zealand.
Extended Services
Extended Services are school-based Out of School Service programmes that receive extra help to extend the range of activities they offer to provide stimulating, healthy activities for children of all ages from five to their 14th birthday.
Connecting Diverse Communities
The Connecting Diverse Communities (CDC) project is a whole-of-government approach designed to improve and better co-ordinate initiatives across government agencies to promote social cohesion and stronger relations between diverse ethnic, cultural and religious communities.
The Employers' Disability Network
The Employers’ Disability Network supports employers’ understanding of people with disabilities, helps more people into work and improves services to disabled customers.
Northcote Child and Youth Development Project
The Northcote Child and Youth Development Project is a collaborative project to support children and young people in the Northcote community. The project’s aim is to improve social, economic, environmental and cultural outcomes for children and young people by improving services and support.
Pathway to Partnership
Pathway to Partnership is a multi-year plan to build strong, sustainable and more effective community-based services for families, children and young people.
Youth Gangs in New Zealand
Tackling the issues which lead young people to join gangs is a priority for the Ministry. We work with many other agencies to help steer young people off the street and into a more stable future.
Youth Transitions
The Government’s goal for Youth Transitions is that all 15 to 19 year olds will be in work, education or training, or other activities that contribute to their long term economic independence and wellbeing, by 2007. This goal is shared with the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs. As part of its work on this project, MSD has produced a series of research reports on youth transitions.
