Recipe Book - Taupo District Council

Taupö District Safe Community
Taupö Council Of Social Services
Taupö District has the benefit of a wonderful community spirit, including the
amalgamation of a large number of organisations both volunteer and funded
named “Taupö Council of Social Services” (TCOSS). Monthly meetings are
well attended by representatives of the membership organisations, and a
paid co-ordinator ensures continuous excellent service, by way of meeting
minutes, financials, and topical speakers.
The over arching, and collaborative response from attendees has several
benefits including safety, and injury prevention for residents and visitors
alike. Within this Council of Social Services, one can find the appropriate
group to assist with what ever the subject, from Family Start to Falls
Prevention for the elderly; food bank to Café for youth Health; Primary
Health Organisation to Victim Support. (See list of participants)
The programmes cover a wide range of community safety, and are inclusive
of all ages, gender and reach out across the wider district and community.
Without these agencies providing social services Taupö District would
not now be in a position to consider the many projects and services
that assist to make it a safe place to live, work, visit and play. Many of
the safety initiatives have demonstrated sustainability over many years,
through changes in Government, in funding and in the population and in
the way people live and work. Others have been developed more recently
as a deliberate response by Taupö Safe District Project to safety priorities
established through data analysis.
On a similar theme are the benefits provided out of Taupö Heartland
Service Centre. Again meeting on a bi monthly basis, representatives of
Government Departments, with no office in Taupö District, gather to freely
discuss trends, new law, concerns, advice, and assistance where needed
to residents of our District. People can make appointments to speak with
the correct agency personnel, upon their visits to Taupö, thus saving on
expenses of travel to Rotorua or in some cases, Hamilton and or Auckland.
Again the welfare of our residents and visitors alike is paramount, including
safety and injury prevention methodology from these Government
Departments.
The combination of TCOSS and Heartlands is looked upon with envy by
some other Territorial Local Authorities within New Zealand.
List Of TCOSS Member Organisations
Addiction Resource Centre
Age Concern
Alzheimer’s Society, Taupö Inc.
Arthritis New Zealand
Asthma
Awhina Society Inc. (Women’s Refuge)
Birthright (Taupö) Inc.
Brain Injury Assoication Rotorua
CAFE - For Youth Health
CCS Disability Action Bay Of Plenty
Central North Island Prisioner Aid & Rehabilitation Society Inc.
Citizens Advice Bureau
Child Youth & Family Services, Taupö
Community Constable / New Zealand Police
Community Foodbank
Community Mental Health Service (Taupö/Turangi)
Daycare Centre For The Elderly & Disabled Taupö Trust
Enliven Positive Ageing Service
Epilepsy New Zealand
E.S.O.L Tutor Scheme (Taupö) Inc.
Family Start
Family Works Northern
Growing Through Grief
Heartland Services (Taupö)
Hospital Social Worker (Taupö)
Idea (Intellectual Disability Empowerment In Action)
Independent Living Choices
Interchurch Welfare Society
Lakeland Learning
Lakeland Loss & Grief Support Group
Lake Taupö Hospice Trust
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