Grassroots Voices
On 27 February 2009, NZCCSS published Grassroots Voices. This research focuses on family and whanau experiences of receiving support services from Christian social services and government agencies. It draws on interviews with 130 social service clients, 82 social workers and 33 social service agency CEOs.
This research is mostly based on the experiences of Christian social service agency clients. It literally quotes the 'Grassroots Voices’ of these clients to paint a picture of the issues facing families and to explain what works and what doesn’t work in the delivery of family social services.
“The Grassroots Voices research report provides a significant resource for social service agencies, social workers and social policy developers”, said Shaun Robinson, Convenor of the NZCCSS Child and Family Policy Group.
“This report is a very practical tool for identifying realistic and effective responses to the problems that many families face in these difficult times”, he said. “We hope that as the new government shapes its policies for families it gains value from the voices in this report. Download a Summary of the report here or the full report here
This builds on the campaign NZCCSS conducted in 2008 to explore several issues of practical social justice. Follow these quick links to dedicated pages that challenge us all to think about these themes:
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