Kia ora Koutou,
“Mai i te Kopae kit e urupa, tatou ako tonu ai”
“From the cradle to the grave we are forever learning”.
It has been lovely meeting those of you who have dropped into the new office and I am looking forward to touching base with those I haven’t yet met.
The new Gisborne Office is in the St Andrews Church Hall on Cobden Street (in between the St Andrews Presbyterian Church and the Pack and Save Car Park). Please give me a call on 027 204 6908 so that we can make a time for a cuppa and a catch up. It would be great to meet you.
Sarah McDonald
East Coast Regional Coordinator
027 204 6908
eastcoast@caringfamilies.org.nz
Unfortunately, due to the uncertainty around COVID 19 we had to put event planning for Foster Care Awareness Week on hold. The amazing Caring Families Aotearoa did some quick Covid 19 Plan B planning and organised some Pizza Vouchers instead. We do hope that you enjoyed the night off cooking. Just a small way of saying you are greatly appreciated.
Training
Thanks for your Feedback: TRAINING – National Caregiver Training Programme
We really do appreciate your feedback. This last year has been an unsettling time. We know we’ve postponed trainings due to the COVID alert levels fluctuating and people’s apprehension in returning to workshops in the aftermath of alert level changes. We know we’ve cancelled trainings due to low numbers. We’ve been working on a new training registration system that hasn’t always been as responsive to you as we would have liked. We’ve heard that this has affected your confidence in what we can provide. We apologise that this has been the experience of some of you. We believe very strongly in the importance of Caregiver learning and so are very aware of what we need to clearly communicate to you going forward. There will be some changes from July, we will let you know once the details have been confirmed. Thank you once again for your feedback.
The NZTP Identity and Belonging Training was held in Napier (19 March 2021). It was great to meet you all and be part of the learning and a reminder to you all to check out our next lot of trainings (face to face and online). Unfortunately, due to numbers the Wairoa training had to be postponed. We will be running the Identity and Belonging Training again in Term 2 (date to be advised). Keep an eye on the Training Calendar below.
If you are struggling with any issues and need a listening ear, support, or more formal advocacy, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Noho ora mai e whānau manaaki mā / Stay well, caring families,
Nā Sarah
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