Local MP’s welcome funding boost
November 25, 2009
Napier MP Chris Tremain and Tukituki MP Craig Foss are delighted that local parenting group Waiapu Anglican Social Services Trust is receiving a financial boost as part of the eleventh funding round for the Ministry of Social Development’s SKIP (Strategies with Kids, Information for Parents) Local Investment Fund.
‘This is such a boost for our community,’ says Mr Tremain, ‘and it is a step in the right direction for our families.’
Anglican Care’s SKIP trainer will co-facilitate ‘the Family Tree’ SKIP parenting programmes local partner organisations for specific groups of parents whose needs are not currently being met in parent education, for example parents of children with disabilities.
Around New Zealand twenty-five groups supporting positive parenting are to receive more than $810,000.
The SKIP Local Initiatives Fund (LIF) supports communities to explore new ways to promote positive parenting. SKIP resources are full of parents’ wisdom and based on research about what helps children develop into happy, capable adults.
The new three year funding was made available to community development projects that have already delivered three or more successful SKIP Local Initiatives. A longer funding period will allow them to show an ongoing commitment to the parents they work with.
“Parents of under-5s from all over the country are going to have access to a wide range of events that can boost their skills and confidence,” says Mr Foss “including shows, courses and workshops.”
“Parents in across Hawke’s Bay will benefit from this announcement.”
