Identified areas of focus for 2020/21:
- Youth engagement and development
- Housing
- Community connection and cohesion
- Responding to local trends and opportunities
These areas of priority are to be reviewed biannually, and are subject to change with the agreement of COLAB.
CURRENT INITIATIVES
HOUSING
- Establishment of the Te Puke Housing solutions and brokerage service
- Te Puke / Maketu based housing assessment and strategy
- Housing related workshops and educative programmes
COMMUNITY CONNECTION & COHESION
- Supporting training and development opportunites - Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Community Led Development workshop in collaboration with Inspiring Communities, Te Reo Maori classes (training in partnership with Toi Ohomai), Women's computer literacy course, food sustainability
- Supporting community celebrations World Fest, Xmas In The Park, Matatriki
RESPONDING TO LOCAL TRENDS & OPPORTUNITIES
Initiatives for 2021
- Community Wellbeing and Resilience Project
- Food Security Programme
- Youth Development Project
- Community Led Development Programme
- Local Volunteering Solutions