History
Formed in 1994, the Kapiti Coast Safer Community Council (as it was then known) was one of many such Safer Community Councils (or SCC) set up around the country by Central Government's Crime Prevention Unit in partnership with the relevant local authority (in our case the Kapiti Coast District Council).
The decision to change the official name of the organisation to better reflect its base as a Charitable Trust was made and in November 2002, the Kapiti Coast Safer Community Council legally became known as the Kapiti Safer Community Trust (KSCT).
Today
The KSCT offices are situated at 18 Seaview Road, First Floor, Paraparaumu Beach. Here the Trust employs a Manager who undertakes the day to day project, business & staff management.
Aims and Objectives
The role of the Kapiti Safer Community Trust is to manage and promote existing crime prevention programs and encourage the development of new initiatives through the pursuit of the following goals:
- To support and advocate for community initiatives that aim to enhance individual and community safety.
- Raise community awareness of crime prevention needs and initiatives through campaigns, programs and information gathering & dissemination.
- To reduce youth offending by providing integrated services for young people at risk.
- To support at risk families and reduce family violence.
- To facilitate and/or participate in interagency based projects and advisory groups which aim to increase community safety and wellbeing.
The Trust holds under its wing the following services
- Crime Prevention Initiatives
- Family Support Services
- Family Violence Initiative
- Strengthening Families
- District Truancy Worker
Partners and relationships
The KSCT still enjoys strong relationships with both the Kapiti Coast District Council and the Justice Department's Crime Prevention Unit, who continue to operate in partnership providing both financial and practical support to the organisation. Important relationships have also been developed with a number of other Central Government Agencies such as Ministry of Education, Ministry of Social Development and Child Youth & Family Services.
As a community based organisation development of relationships with other community organisations is also an integral aspect of the KSCT ability to accurately reflect and effectively act upon community need. Interaction with Schools, Social Service providers, Kapiti Youth Support and other Community organisations through networking, meetings & focus groups and individual relationship development continues to be a vital element in the work of the KSCT.
KSCT maintains membership of the Kapiti Youth Workers Network, both Otaki and Kapiti Social Services, Child Youth & Family Care & Protection Panel and a number of other community networks.
As a member of the Local Services Mapping Steering Group, the KSCT is also actively working to identify the service provision capacity of the Kapiti community and thereby highlight any gaps and potential areas of improvement.
The Future
The Kapiti Safer Community Trust looks forward to maintaining and further developing its presence in the Kapiti community.
- Maintaining support for the vital community work and potential development of services offered by KSCT Family Support Service and other existing community programs will continue to be a major focus for the Trust.
- Ensuring that the Strengthening Families program on the Kapiti Coast is accessible to those families in need.
- Improving our Crime Prevention activities and strengthening the Neighbourhood Support and Community Night Patrols is also part of our mandate for the future.
- Working towards zero tolerance for family violence on the Kapiti Coast and delivering the message that family violence is not OK.
- Development of new projects and working in collaboration with other community groups, Government Agencies and the Kapiti Coast District Council.
- The Kapiti Safer Community Trust continues to strive to fulfil its mission statement of "actively promoting crime prevention initiatives for a safer community."
History
Formed in 1994, the Kapiti Coast Safer Community Council (as it was then known) was one of many such Safer Community Councils (or SCC) set up around the country by Central Government's Crime Prevention Unit in partnership with the relevant local authority (in our case the Kapiti Coast District Council).
The decision to change the official name of the organisation to better reflect its base as a Charitable Trust was made and in November 2002, the Kapiti Coast Safer Community Council legally became known as the Kapiti Safer Community Trust (KSCT).
Today
The KSCT offices are situated at 18 Seaview Road, First Floor, Paraparaumu Beach. Here the Trust employs a Manager who undertakes the day to day project, business & staff management.
Aims and Objectives
The role of the Kapiti Safer Community Trust is to manage and promote existing crime prevention programs and encourage the development of new initiatives through the pursuit of the following goals:
- To support and advocate for community initiatives that aim to enhance individual and community safety.
- Raise community awareness of crime prevention needs and initiatives through campaigns, programs and information gathering & dissemination.
- To reduce youth offending by providing integrated services for young people at risk.
- To support at risk families and reduce family violence.
- To facilitate and/or participate in interagency based projects and advisory groups which aim to increase community safety and wellbeing.
The Trust holds under its wing the following services
- Crime Prevention Initiatives
- Family Support Services
- Family Violence Initiative
- Strengthening Families
- District Truancy Worker
Partners and relationships
The KSCT still enjoys strong relationships with both the Kapiti Coast District Council and the Justice Department's Crime Prevention Unit, who continue to operate in partnership providing both financial and practical support to the organisation. Important relationships have also been developed with a number of other Central Government Agencies such as Ministry of Education, Ministry of Social Development and Child Youth & Family Services.
As a community based organisation development of relationships with other community organisations is also an integral aspect of the KSCT ability to accurately reflect and effectively act upon community need. Interaction with Schools, Social Service providers, Kapiti Youth Support and other Community organisations through networking, meetings & focus groups and individual relationship development continues to be a vital element in the work of the KSCT.
KSCT maintains membership of the Kapiti Youth Workers Network, both Otaki and Kapiti Social Services, Child Youth & Family Care & Protection Panel and a number of other community networks.
As a member of the Local Services Mapping Steering Group, the KSCT is also actively working to identify the service provision capacity of the Kapiti community and thereby highlight any gaps and potential areas of improvement.
The Future
The Kapiti Safer Community Trust looks forward to maintaining and further developing its presence in the Kapiti community.
- Maintaining support for the vital community work and potential development of services offered by KSCT Family Support Service and other existing community programs will continue to be a major focus for the Trust.
- Ensuring that the Strengthening Families program on the Kapiti Coast is accessible to those families in need.
- Improving our Crime Prevention activities and strengthening the Neighbourhood Support and Community Night Patrols is also part of our mandate for the future.
- Working towards zero tolerance for family violence on the Kapiti Coast and delivering the message that family violence is not OK.
- Development of new projects and working in collaboration with other community groups, Government Agencies and the Kapiti Coast District Council.
- The Kapiti Safer Community Trust continues to strive to fulfil its mission statement of "actively promoting crime prevention initiatives for a safer community."