The Salvation Army Oasis The Salvation Army Oasis Centre for Problem Gambling Centre for Problem Gambling

- Wellington- Wellington

Presented by: Vicki HiriniPresented by: Vicki Hirini

Oasis Public Health WorkerOasis Public Health Worker

National Provider Forum – April 2009National Provider Forum – April 2009

OverviewOverview

• Context• Case Study• Project Aim• Community• Background• Programme• Challenges• Benefits

ContextContext

Ministry of Health Funded Contract1. Intervention2. Public Health

• Policy Development & Implementation• Safe Gambling Environments• Effective Screening Environments• Aware Communities• Supportive Communities

WHY NEWTOWN?WHY NEWTOWN?

• High area of economic deprivation

• High Maori, Pacific Island, Asian, Immigrant and Refugee populations

• High numbers of Tangata Whaiora

• High numbers of Pokie venues

OPERATION RESTORE NEWTOWNOPERATION RESTORE NEWTOWN

AIM

To develop a programme with other community organisations in Newtown which

• promotes strong protective factors and • builds resilient individuals, whanau and

community

COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY

• PartnersOasis Centre/Salvation Army; City Mission; Inner City Project

• Organisations offering supportOperation Green Thumb; WelCoSS; Zoo; SPCA; Theosophical Society; Community Accounts Mentoring Service Trust etc

• Government agencies involvedWellington City Council; Library; Police; WINZ; MSD; Sports Wellington; PATHS; etc

ProgrammeProgramme

Resiliency building activities, Healthy alternatives to Gambling, Life skills and training

• Core - community gardens; basic car maintenance; furniture restoration; cooking; computer training

• Voluntary community work – Zoo; SPCA; Walkways/Cycle track; Home of Compassion;

• Intrapersonal work – Emotions; anger management; parenting skills; metacognition exercises; Theosophical society;

ChallengesChallenges

• Red Tape and Bureaucratic requirements

• Finding (and keeping) land for garden

• Funding, funding , funding

• Time and energy

BenefitsBenefits

• Get to know the community, organisations and people

• Building positive relationships with all the above

• Everyone being positive and wanting to contribute

• Learning – what works, what doesn’t!