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South Auckland Caregivers Association Inc.The South Auckland Caregivers Association (SACA) is a support organisation for foster parents, kinship/whanau carers, grand parent carers, emergency and respite carers that look after children NOT their own, between 0 to 17 years of age on a full time or over night basis. Our area for support includes: Mangere, Otahuhu, All of the Manukau City Council/Counties Manukau Regions, and up to and including the Bombays that is supported by the Franklin City Council. Are you a caregiver that lives outside of the South Auckland Caregiver's Associations area? Or are you NOT a Caregiver, but interested in what we do? Then please feel to join us as an ASSOCIATE member of the SACA. This means that you will receive copies of all of our newsletters etc, be invited to all of our events, but you will not be able to receive a membership card or qualify for any of our discounts. See the SACA membership brochure for more details. The South Auckland Caregivers Association - CC24224 - is a registered charitable entity in terms of the Charities Act 2005. For more information about the South Auckland Caregivers Association, visit the Charities Register at www.charities.govt.nz. Membership: South Auckland Caregivers Association Membership Brochure - SACA membership application - print of and post back Want to join? Just print, fill in and post to the address on the brochure. We would love to have you join with us. Newsletters: - Chairperson's Report from 2007 AGM Fundraising Activities: You can support us by: Purchasing an Entertainment Book Or: Shop online at our fastshop - www.yourfastshop.co.nz/SACA Miscellaneous: Child Youth & Family supporting new Caregivers - From the 1st July 2006 'new' CYF Caregivers will have their 1st years membership fees paid for by Child Youth & Family. Upcoming Events: - Children's Day Party - 2nd March 2008 - Christmas with the St Vincents de Paul - Christmas with St Peters and Baradene College's - Foster Care Awareness Week Caregivers morning tea - 30th Oct 07 - Christmas Presents for children in care Dates for 2008 National courses being held in the Auckland Region. Attendance is invited from all caregivers - these courses are not limited to only those associated with the Department or Federation.. All courses are of two-days duration. Child Care and travel costs may be able to reimbursed for attendance at courses. Please register online for any of these training courses at www.caregivertraining.org.nz, or by email to info@caregivertraining.org.nz, or by post to the following : - National Caregiver Training Programme, P.O. Box 2620,Wellington. If the above avenues are not available to you, then please phone Allysa on (09) 2670319 and I will take your details and make the necessary enrolment on your behalf.
Thank You: - Thank you to all of the following for their support at the end of 2005 and up to July of 2006 - Thank you flyer for our Fun-day 2005 - The South Auckland Caregivers Association held a very successful fun - day to celebrate Foster Care Awareness week and Children's Day towards the end of 2005. Christmas: These Christmas letters were just a little something that we sent out to our caregivers at Christmas time. We feel that it is important for Caregivers to know that we appreciate their hard work throughout the year. |