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Papakura Support and Counselling: Four Decades of Whānau-Centred Services

For the past 40 years Papakura Support and Counselling Services has been providing a range of valuable support assistance to their community. While the agency started out as a Women’s Refuge, staff soon identified that community concerns were not just focussed on women, but on families and their desire to meet a wider range of needs within their South Auckland community.

Defining and Measuring Social Capital

The ACE Aotearoa network is a significant contributor to the achievement of social capital – the ‘glue’ that holds societies together. Social capital and social wellbeing are inextricably linked to keeping our societies strong and well-functioning. Each day the sector delivers that glue, making a difference to the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of New Zealanders as well as to our wider communities.