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Part 3: Case Studies from NapierIn this section you are invited to explore a sample of case studies from Napier Connects. They offer a taste of what is possible when you get positive people and practical planning together to make small but significant improvements in a community.

We hope these examples provide your organisation with some ideas, and we’re keen to hear about the initiatives you develop within your own communities.

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Village WalkersEvery second Tuesday, a keen bunch of seniors set out for their regular walk. With at least eight people on every walk, they are hard to miss in their fluoro vests – they even stop traffic!

The group was set up at a focus group session where a group of seniors got together to talk about community safety with the Council. One of the members said that they didn’t like to walk out and about on their own. Other members of the group offered their company and pretty soon the idea of a walking group was formed.

The group has been going since September 2012, and as one member says:

“it’s much more than a walking group, it has a real family feeling – we learn so much about each other, sharing all our stories”.

The group has 13 members and is growing all the time as others in the neighbourhood hear about it. The walkers encourage people to join, putting invitations in letterboxes and inviting people they know. There people at all levels of fitness in the group, it is not a race – everyone goes at their own pace. It’s a social thing, as Maggie puts it:

“we talk the whole time and before you know it the hour is up”.

Because the group take off from their street, it is an easy thing to do. No transport or organising is needed, when everyone is ready, they just go. There is no pressure to attend the fortnightly walkers, although one member, Camp Mother Gwenda, rounds everyone up!

The group has gotten to know others in the wider neighbourhood, people on the walking route wave out or chat to the group as they go past.

Quick Profile:What: Village Walkers

Where: Taradale/Greenmeadows

When: Every second Tuesday

Number: 13 and growing

Support: Encouragement / fluoro vests

Benefits:• Social interaction

• Safety in numbers

• Improved neighbourhood atmosphere

• Connecting with wider neighbourhood

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EIT MentorsThe basis of this programme is ‘knowledge sharing’. We have a wealth of talented and skilled seniors in our community, many of whom have retired from specialised professions. At the same time, we have a Polytechnic training our future professionals. One community connector and Napier Connects Steering Group member, Ron Rowe, saw a gap. How could we retain all those valuable skills that exist in our community while supporting our future workforce in developing the skills we are so short of here in Hawke’s Bay and in New Zealand? The idea of the mentoring programme was born.

He approached the Eastern Institute of Technology Hawke’s Bay (EIT HB) to see if they might be interested in a mentoring programme that could match older persons with students on their courses. EIT HB supported the idea from the outset, seeing the benefits this intergenerational exchange could have on both parties. A trial was conducted in Semester 1 of 2013. As a result of the trial, a full programme was rolled out in Semester 2 with upwards of 10 mentors registering their interest.

Prospective mentors attend a workshop and are then ‘matched’ to a student. The programme has been well supported by staff, who have been invaluable in both identifying potential mentees and in the matching process.

The main job of the mentor is to act as a ‘sounding board’ and to help students come up with their own solutions to the challenges they face. Mentoring is about developing self-belief and having someone in your corner. It’s not about teaching or counseling, EIT have skilled staff available for students who need this kind of support.

Mentors get a lot out of the programme too. They can take part in a vibrant, learning environment where their skills are valued. Jason, a mentee from the pilot, said:

“the help given me was great and I got a 74% PASS in my electrical certification”

Quick Profile:What: EIT Mentors

Where: EIT Taradale Campus

Number: 10 mentors and

Support: Volunteer coordinator

Benefits:• Skills sharing

• Intergenerational interaction

• Youth development

• Added value to education opportunities

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Working Bee In December 2012, five homes in Tamatea got a make-over. Napier City Council, Age Concern Napier and Neighbourhood Support coordinated the working bees. The idea was about getting neighbours together and at the same time to help out a senior homeowner.

The majority of the 23 volunteers who registered were from the local neighbourhood support group. Volunteers also came from the organisations involved, the Napier Youth Council and two Napier City Councillors. Volunteers spent two hours weeding, painting, water-blasting and planting and then shared a cuppa and some morning tea with the homeowner.

The homeowners were rapt with the results, one homeowner said she was:

“thrilled to bits”

to have been selected. Following the working bee, Age Concern was able to organise one of their volunteers to visit one of the houses on a monthly basis so the garden could be kept nice. Neighbourhood Support facilitated a new group to start in one of the streets that did not have one when the working bees took place.

The project is now being expanded to include a home safety checklist and will be supported by the Police, the Fire Service and ACC, and will be offered to a whole street at a time.

Quick Profile:What: Street Working Bee

Where: Tamatea

When: December 2013

Number: 5 homes-23 volunteers

Support: Staff time, materials

Benefits:• Neighbourhood connection

• Intergenerational interaction

• Improved street look

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Expo - Retirement Living: Retirement PlanningNapier Age Concern responded to the frequent requests it receives for information about retirement planning by getting everyone in one room. The full day Expo held in May 2013 at Napier’s War Memorial Conference Centre hosted providers offering a huge range of services. The Expo was not just for people who were already retired, but also those who were coming up for retirement. The Expo also provided a great networking opportunity for community organisations, business and agencies working within the ‘retirement industry’.

Over 200 people visited the 43 stalls. They accessed a raft of information on a huge range of services including legal advice, housing needs, recreational opportunities, financial planning, care options and health services. The local Volunteer Centre was kept busy with prospective volunteers.

Feedback about the event was excellent. Most people left with a better understanding on what is available for them and how to access what they need. The stallholders also found the event a great opportunity to engage with current and future clients and customers as well as other providers.

Sarah Potter from Age Concern said:

“the event was so successful and because of the support we got from the Ministry of Health and local sponsors, it was really cost effective too”.

She says that the Expo has generated a lot of interest in the services available for seniors.

Quick Profile:What: Retirement ExpoWhere: Marine Parade, NapierWhen: May 2013Number: Over 200Support: Funding and sponsorshipCost: $4000

Benefits:• Social interaction• Increased awareness of services

available• Greater preparedness amongst seniors• Networking for providers• Positive focus on ageing

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Digital SeniorsDigital Seniors was a collaborative project between Napier City Council, Age Concern Napier and the Community Conduit Group. It was also part of the Napier Connects programme that aims to reduce social isolation amongst seniors by assisting them to strengthen their connection and participation in their community.

A community hub was established at the Age Concern Napier office as a base for Digital Seniors. The project was a pilot running for eight months from July 2013 to March 2014.

“The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved.”– Mother Theresa.

A New Zealand general social survey (NZGSS) carried out in 2010 by Statistics NZ indicated that social isolation and loneliness was becoming a social and health issue especially for the ageing population and for people living alone .

Research shows this is linked with health issues such as increased mortality, depression, high blood pressure and dementia. Social isolation describes the absence of social contact i.e. contact with family or friends or community involvement. Loneliness is the difference between desired and achieved levels in the quality and quantity of social contact.

Quick Profile:What: January 2014

Where: Age Concern Napier

When: Training - Monday, Wednesday, Thursday - open suite weekly

Numbers: 10 (plus casuals) – waitlist of 25 and growing

Support: Refurbished computers (donated), software, venue

Benefits:• Access to technology

• Connection to family / whanau

• Intergenerational skills sharing

• Social interaction

• Volunteer opportunities

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Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

International Day of the Older Person - Flash MobWatch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-XEoqTzGDw

Quick Profile:Started: October 2014

Where: Napier Library

When: 1 October 2014

Numbers: 90 approx + onlookers

Support: Event management

Benefits:• Positive perception of Seniors

• Intergenerational connection

• Social interaction

• Fun for all!

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