How to start a Neighbourhood Support Group Step 1: Make contact
• Stay in contact with the group via the contact person.
Contact your Neighbourhood Support Rotorua by: Step 4: Follow up • phone 349-9470 • email: nsrotorua@gmail.com The group contact person will: • or call into the Rotorua Police Station • Distribute the contact list to their and ask for Neighbourhood Support. group members and keep it up to date If you live in Murupara or Galatea, • Distribute information such as contact the Murupara Police Station. newsletters and crime alerts • Arrange future meetings (if required) including an annual get together. Step 2: Find members The Neighbourhood Support coordinator will help: • Determine a practical size for your group • Co-ordinate invites to join the group • Set up the initial group ‘get together’ • Identify the volunteer contact person and a deputy for the group.
The contact person The contact person is referred to as a street or group contact. This role is crucial in keeping information up to date and in feeding information back to the community.
The office takes contact information of members and produce Contact List Step 3: Start up meeting for distribution to the group tesources and other supporting resources can be A Neighbourhood Support co-ordinator accessed by contacting the Neighbourwill attend the first meeting and: hood Support Office, these resources • Explain how a Neighbourhood Support include: information packs, street signs, letterbox stickers, leaflets and update group works sheets, which are also provided as part • Distribute information packs and of the start-up and thereafter for ongo street signs ing maintenance of your group. • Help gather details for a group contact list Some pamphlets are available by • Help appoint a volunteer street/group downloading from our website: www.nsrotorua.info contact person
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