CCS Disability Action Otago Inc 2016/17

Annual Report Te Pūrongo ā-Tau

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ANNUAL REPORT 2016/17

Local Committee report 3

General Manager’s report 4

Regional Representative’s report 5

Our services 6

Our stories 8

Financial summary 12

Our people 15

Our supporters 16

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DURING THIS FINANCIAL year, the Committee consisted of Rachel Brazil, Rachel Cuthbertson, Tom McAlpine, Ken McIntosh, Hank Wolfe and myself, with Will Luskie also joining us from October 2016.

Our Committee was supported by Cliff Stephen (Regional Accountant), Alana Draffin (Administrator) and the Otago Team Leader, a role that was covered by three people throughout the year: Adrienne Henderson (until November 2016), Kay Page (Acting from November 2016 until March 2017) and Chris Bristow (from March 2017). We also received the support of Mel Smith, first as Regional Manager and since October as General Manager for a new Southern Region.

The result for the 12 months ending 30 June 2017 was an operating deficit of (-$91,658) before bequests and a deficit of (-$5,256) after bequests and other non-operating items.

We budget on the assumption that no bequest income will be received, and any that is we treat as extraordinary income. We have managed to provide a better result than the (-$89,003) deficit budgeted for. I would like to thank my fellow committee members, local management and staff for the result.

The Otago Branch is continuing to develop into a very well run and organised unit. Mel, Cliff, Chris and the local team are doing an excellent job in running the branch on an extremely tight budget and still managing to deliver the best possible services to the people we support. During this year we have been fortunate to pick up the Choice in Community Living contract in the Otago and Southland areas. This contract allows the team to work more flexibly with people looking for an alternative to residential accommodation and fits very well with the values of the organisation.

I would also like to thank Lyle Palmer for all the work he does to apply for and obtain grants to assist with operational and capital costs.

In the wider community we continue to hold a strong voice in the area of community access. This has been achieved by developing relationships with local, district and regional councils and by supporting disabled people to have their own voice around the issues that are of concern to them.

Local Committee report

Making it happen

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David LowLocal Committee Chair

Discover the difference we make in people’s lives.

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Communities, economies, governments and support systems for people continue to change and so too do CCS Disability Action regions, branches and teams. It is preparedness of our teams to partner with people and take steps towards what is sometimes ‘the unknown’ that makes us proud to do the work we do.

CHANGES WITHIN OUR organisation and the disability sector have provided us with many challenges and opportunities. I’d like to thank all of you who have contributed to another successful year for the branch and acknowledge the commitment of local governance, who have contributed significantly to the oversight of supports to disabled people, their families and the community in their branches.

At a Special General Meeting of the organisation in May, delegates voted for a change to the membership category within the Constitution, which included offering branch membership to any person using CCS Disability Action support services with full voting rights and no membership fee, extending our reach to 5,260 people. Judging by the feedback already, people are appreciative of being recognised and having a voice within our organisation.

A number of Board sub-committees including the Finance, Audit and Risk (FAR), Niho Taniwha, Quality Framework, Disability Leadership Framework, Human Resources, Social Innovation, and Pacifica committees met during the year, streamlining the work of the Board.

The Board also approved the implementation of a senior management review for the organisation, aimed at

ensuring greater efficiencies were achieved and skills maximised. This resulted in the creation of four General Manager positions, replacing six Regional Managers.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mel Smith, General Manager for the Southern Region, for her management and leadership – he mihi nunui ki a koe, Mel.

Thank you also to all past and present governance members of our region. Your dedication and commitment to CCS Disability Action is truly appreciated.

Recent announcements by the government signalling significant transformation of the disability sector provide our organisation with some challenges and exciting opportunities ahead. The voice of our membership is critical in ensuring that CCS Disability Action continues to be an organisation that provides quality and relevant support, advocacy and information to disabled people, their families/whānau and the community.

Regional Representative’s report

The voice of our membership

Hari-Priya DayRegional Representative

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WE HAVE REACHED the end of another challenging year in an ever-changing local, national and international environment. All roads, however, are to lead to further choice and control for disabled people and for that reason our teams around the region continue to work enthusiastically with all people we support.

The impact of the social and political environment has seen our teams advocating on a regular basis with schools, housing organisations, Work and Income, local and regional councils, health and other community services alongside disabled people – with many of these groups and organisations facing increased demand and decreased levels of funding. This, then, is where the connections that team members have to communities become vital and working in a partnership model is a necessity.

It is with the model of partnership in mind that I would like to take this opportunity to thank our partners within the Otago Branch community. This partnership starts with

our local governance committee. These committee members give their service freely and share the organisation’s aim of an inclusive New Zealand.

Coupled with these groups are our donors, grant funders and contractors who make the work that we do possible in a financial sense and the staffing teams who work with a goal in mind every day and realise that although ‘every day may not seem like a good day, there are good moments in every day’.

And to the people that choose to come to CCS Disability Action for support, information and advocacy: We are thankful that you continue to choose our service and look forward to continuing to partner with you for as long as we can be of service.

General Manager’s report

Changing the world – one year at a time

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.

Margaret Mead

Melissa Smith General Manager CCS Disability Action, Southern Region

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Our services

with Intensive Service Coordination and a personal budget of up to $5,000. The notion of Building Blocks is that we are looking to support a solid foundation with a view to the future for disabled children and their whānau. At the end of June 2017, 10 families had had the opportunity to take part in this project, with all families having utilised between $2,500 and $5,000 of their personal budget, following Futures Planning supported by Imagine Better.

Otago has been fortunate to receive the scope to provide service under the Choice in Community Living contract during this financial year. This service focuses on an individual’s choice to transition from residential services into a home of their choice in the community or to choose an alternative to residential support from the outset. In the short space of time this service has been available, CCS Disability Action have already supported one person to successfully transition out of residential service into an independent flatting option they chose.

Ministry of Health Supported Living and Ministry of Social Development Vocational Service and Very High Needs contracts continue to grow. Over this year, this has led to the need for high levels of recruitment and the team have managed this well, with feedback suggesting that people are well supported, connecting to community and achieving their goals.

Through the 2016/17 financial year the team in Otago continued to provide support in the Dunedin, Mosgiel, South and East Otago communities. Over this time, the team worked with more than 166 people directly and provided over 26,000 hours of direct support to disabled people and into these communities.

What isn’t captured in the above noted hours of recorded support, however, is the increasing level of Community Development- and Access-related support provided. This came in the form of submissions and follow-on support to regional and local councils, as well as the hours spent supporting transport action groups and leading forums that provide the opportunity for disabled people to bring these issues to the attention of groups that can initiate positive change.

In regards to support provided to children, young people and their whānau, this year we have supported 74 people aged 18 or younger and their families. This provision of support was funded by the Ministry of Education through an Early Intervention contract and the Ministry of Health through a national contract (Supported Lifestyles) that provides support to disabled children and their whānau.

As well as this, the national organisation has self-funded a project called Building Blocks in the Otago Branch. Building Blocks was developed to support families

CCS Disability Action is a nationwide organisation that provides support and advocacy for people with a disability. Below is a

snapshot of services and supports we provided this year.

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We have children and young people who need a safe, stable and nurturing home away from home.If you’re interested in welcoming a child into your family,

either on a short or long term basis, give us a call to find out more about Shared Care or Foster Care with CCS Disability Action.

Put yourself in the picture. Contact us today.Otago

(03) 477 4117 or 0800 227 2255@ Otago@ccsDisabilityAction.org.nz

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You can make a difference in one

child’s life

ANNUAL REPORT 2016/17

Megan Scott was one of the first CCS Disability Action staff to work with Mila, and called the progress she has made in the last

couple of years “absolutely amazing”.

Settling in at preschool

RACHEL CASH CANNOT remember when CCS Disability Action first became involved in their lives, but was concerned that her young daughter Mila, now 4, was “in her own little world”. A Speech-Language Therapist referred Mila’s family to CCS Disability Action.

Fast forward to now, and Rachel marvels that Mila is “doing so much more”.

Early Intervention Coordinator Megan Scott was one of the first CCS Disability Action staff to work with Mila, and called the progress she has made in the last couple of years “absolutely amazing”.

Much of the early effort went into developing Mila’s physical skills. “Once she rolled over and learned to crawl, her

world just completely opened up,” Megan says.

Two CCS Disability Action Education Support Workers (ESWs) join Mila at her local daycare centre three days a week. “We are really lucky to have two Education Support Workers,” says Rachel.

Thanks to the help of the Support Workers, Rachel reports that Mila is now increasingly able to take part in the centre’s daily routines along with her peers. She’s “sleeping in a stretcher, instead of a cot, and eating at the table in a big kids chair instead of a high chair”.

“She can sit up at the table by herself on the little chairs, and she can feed herself,” Rachel said. “That is a really big one,

Here, we are lucky enough to share the stories of some of the people who we work alongside. Each shape our role

in their lives, which is to support them to achieve their goals, vision and ambitions.

Our stories

because she was being spoon fed at the start. She has progressed to now getting up herself after naptime, washing her hands by herself, and going back to the lunch room and sitting herself down at the table.”

The ESWs have helped set up and reinforce routines that Mila has come to expect. “She anticipates what’s coming, which is really good for her, I think,” says Rachel.

Rachel admits that “at home, we’re a little bit more lax”.

Mila also has now started walking when she is at the centre, which Rachel attributes to Leah and Alyssa being “excellent at helping her walk with her walker”.

“They started off walking room to room to get to mealtimes.... Now she does a little lap around the centre to visit her friends.”

This new behaviour points to another significant sign of progress for Mila: recognising people.

“When I first met Mila, it was quite distressing for Rachel that Mila didn’t even recognise her as her mum,” Megan says. “Now, she recognises familiar people, her family members and she can recognise her Support Workers. When they come back after two weeks she is just so excited to see them: arms up, animation, and all of this body language, ‘Hi hi hi!’ It’s been amazing to watch moments like that.”

Since Mila was three, CCS Disability Action has worked with Mila’s family on her own Individual Education Plan (IEP), most recently concentrating on a well-supported transition to school. Rachel is grateful that their new Early Intervention Teacher Vicki Mitchell accompanied her and husband Stu as they met with the schools to decide on the right pick for Mila.

In the meanwhile, Mila’s parents know that “she’s safe and happy and still learning” while at the centre.

“I hope they know how much I value their commitment to Mila.”

Thanks to the assistance of her Education Support Workers, Mila Cash is thriving in her local early childhood centre and preparing for the next big milestone – school!

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From trash to treasure

TO STEP INTO Warren’s Dunedin flat is to dive head first into another, more whimsical, world. In what surely feels like heaven for science-fiction fans, his home is packed with movie and fantasy collectables, all neatly displayed and themed like museum pieces. Hundreds of figures have found a home with Warren, who began collecting as a young boy.

“I’ve always liked futuristic things. I like all the different stories and the characters,” he explains.

But the real magic is to be found in Warren’s own award-winning creations. Two huge daleks of Dr Who fame sit imposingly behind his couch, with an oversized Groot (a tree-like superhero) appearing ready to burst from his roots at any moment.

“I did woodwork and metalwork at school and I enjoyed art. I started making costumes when I was 11.” Now in his 30s Warren uses his creative talents as a way of connecting to a local, national and international community of people who share his passion for what is known as cosplay.

For the softly spoken man, the cosplay world gives him an opportunity to use his talents to channel his unique world view and break out of the isolation he has experienced during his life. “It might not be considered ‘normal’,” he says, “but I have always seen things differently.”

This incredible ability to ‘see things differently’ extends to turning others’ trash into treasure using a range of self-taught techniques. Scraps of wood, car parts,

Warren has the capacity and skills to progressively build a small business around his passion... doing the

creative work he obviously loves doing.Antony Deaker, Enterprise Dunedin

Dunedinite Warren Goodwin has attracted international attention with his incredible, hand-crafted sci-fi costumes. We share what motivates him and learn what’s next.

electronics and Christmas lights are just some of the more unorthodox materials he’s hand-fashioned using his sewing machine, hot glue gun and other tools. As a result, many of his creations feature moving parts and lights.

His CCS Disability Action Support Worker Gwyn Dobie visits Warren once a week and in addition to offering whatever practical support Warren chooses, is often by his side scouring second-hand and fabric shops across the city.

“It’s a different world for me! But Warren can turn the most surprising things into costumes. There’s no doubt he has real talent,” she says.

Warren’s talent is matched by an incredibly generous spirit. His works first caught the attention of local events organisers and Warren and his costumes have subsequently featured in numerous charity parades, community events and expos across New Zealand. He also often donates figurines from his own collection to charities.

“I don’t really make costumes for myself, more for others’ enjoyment. I make characters that I think other people would like to see and will make them happy. It feels good to help other people. It makes me feel like I have more purpose.”

Each creation takes many hours of hard work and he often stays up until the wee hours to meet the deadlines needed to deliver new experiences for event-goers.

And others too have begun to take notice and recognise his skills. Robin Versteeg, Warren’s CCS Disability Action Service Coordinator, believes Warren has what it takes to turn his passion into a business.

“I’m really focussed on working with Warren to ensure we can create a really sustainable option for him,” says Robin.

As well as working to successfully secure funding from the HE Fairey Family Trust to build a website Robin’s connected him with Antony Deaker, Ara Toi Project Coordinator, Enterprise Dunedin, Dunedin City Council. Antony is tasked with supporting local artists to turn their talents into employment.

“I have been amazed by Warren’s skills, talent and knowledge. Warren is held in high regard and is known to be a very generous person,” he says.

Antony’s role has been to work with Warren to build a website that he can use to promote his work and secure commissioned work. Next the pair will create a business plan and business systems and processes.

“I believe Warren has the capacity and skills to progressively build a small business around his passion.”

For Warren the prospect of making a living from his costumes would be the icing on the cake from something that already gives him a fantastic sense of community connection. “It would be good to work doing something I like and feel more valued,” he says.

Warren’s Rocket Raccoon costume (from Guardians of the Galaxy) was so remarkable it attracted praise online from the film’s creators.

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Graph rounded to nearest percentage point

73% Staff costs inc training and development

3% IT

3% Property inc furniture, fittings & equipment

2% Travel and accommodation

10% Programme costs

6% Other costs

3% Depreciation

Expenditure: Our funds were spent on

Summarised statement of comprehensive revenue and expense

Revenue: Our revenue was received from

6% Bequests

12% Other revenue

2% Investments

68% Government contracts

10% Other contracts & grants

2% Funds raised by CCSDA

Financial summary

For the year ended 30 June 2017

Graph rounded to nearest percentage point

2017 $000’s 2016 $000’s

Our operating revenue was 1,376 1,277 Our expenditure was 1,468 1,428 Operating surplus/(deficit) before bequests, gains on investments and gains on sale of assets (92) (151)Bequests received 82 149 Social innovation fund/regional fund donations (8) (15)Capital grants received 5 6 Realised gains on sale of assets 4 9 Realised and unrealised gains on investments 4 - TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE REVENUE AND EXPENSE (5) (2)

Opening society funds as at 1 July 2,330 2,332 Total comprehensive revenue and expense (5) (2)CLOSING SOCIETY FUNDS AS AT 30 JUNE 2,325 2,330

Summarised statement of financial position

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2017 $000’s 2016 $000’s

Current assets 1,025 782 Non-current assets 1,687 1,960 Total assets 2,712 2,742

Current liabilities 387 412 Total liabilities 387 412

NET ASSETS 2,325 2,330

REPRESENTED BY: Society funds 2,325 2,330

Cashflows from operating activities 53 (44)Cashflows from investing activities 94 (61)Cashflows from financing activities (50) - Opening cash and bank balances 57 162 TOTAL CASH AND BANK BALANCES 154 57

Summarised statement of cash flows

Summarised statement of changes in equity

Local Committee• David Low (Chair)• Rachel Brazil• Rachel Cuthbertson• Will Luskie (from October 2016)• Tom McAlpine• Ken McIntosh• Dr Henry Wolfe

Regional Representative to the National Board• Hari-Priya Day

Regional PositionsGeneral Manager• Melissa Smith (from October 2016)

Service Managers• Adrienne Henderson (until November 2016)• Kay Page (Acting; from November 2016

until March 2017)• Chris Bristow (from March 2017)

Regional Finance Manager• Cliff Stephen

Regional Financial Administrator• Wen Huang

Regional Funding Manager• Lyle Palmer

Regional Quality Coordinator• Mary O’Brien

Regional Business Support Coordinator• Sheryl Catchpole

Regional Coordinator Disability Leadership and Education• Prudence Walker

Regional Executive Assistant• Carmen Curtis

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Our people The year

in numbers

70 children, families and whānau

who received services over the year.

82 youth and adults who received

support over the year.

4,802 Mobility Parking

Permit users in the branch area (and 105 organisation permits).

219 Total Mobility

Users supported in the branch area.

395 people who generously

donated to the branch.

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Notes to the financial summary of CCS Disability Action Otago Incorporated

A SUMMARY OF the CCS Disability Action Otago Incorporated (“the Society”) audited financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2017 is shown in the Financial Summary section of this annual report. The summary financial statements have been prepared in accordance with PBE FRS-43 Summary Financial Statements.

The full financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Tier 2 PBE Accounting Standards as issued by the New Zealand External Reporting Board. The summary financial statements are presented in New Zealand dollars.

The amounts stated in these summary financial statements have been extracted from the full financial statements of the Society dated 3 October 2017, of which an unqualified opinion was given by our auditors, Crowe Horwath New Zealand Audit Partnership. Copies of these are available from the Society. This summary has been authorised by Melissa Smith, General Manager on 3 October 2017 and has not been audited.

The summary financial statements do not include all disclosures provided in the full financial statements and cannot be expected to provide as complete an understanding as provided by the full financial statements of the Society.

The summarised financial statements should be read in conjunction with the statement of accounting policies and notes to the full audited financial statements.

ANNUAL REPORT 2016/17

Current Assets are assets that are cash or expected to be converted into cash within 12 months.Non-Current Assets include assets where the cost is allocated over a number of years, as well as investments. Current Liabilities are bills that are due to creditors, suppliers and employees. Equity (Society Funds) is the residual interest in the assets of the organisation after deducting all the liabilities. It balances to the Net Assets.Net Cash Flows refers to the difference between money going in or out of the organisation. Cash Flow from Investing Activities is the change in cash position resulting from the sale or purchase of assets and any gains (or losses) from investments.Cash Flow from Operating Activities are core business activities which provide the majority of an organisation’s cash flow.Operating Revenue is the money brought into an organisation.Operating Expenses is the ongoing cost for running the Society.Realised Gain is a gain resulting from selling an asset at a price higher than the original purchase price.Unrealised Gain is a profit position, resulting from any type of investment, which has yet to be cashed in.Total Comprehensive Revenue and Expense is the result of all operations of the Society during the year.

Some financial terms

CCS Disability Action is grateful for the support received from government and other agencies, individuals,

life members, trusts and foundations during this year.

Our supporters

Trusts and Foundations• Dunedin City Council• Farmlands Coop• A C E Shacklock Charitable Trust• Air Rescue and Community Services• Mondelez New Zealand• COGS Coastal Committee ($3,500.00

grant for salaries and operating costs)• Dunedin City Council Grants Scheme• Dunedin Casino Charitable Trust• Kingston Sedgfield (NZ) Charitable Trust• NZ Lottery Grants Board ($18,000.00

grant for Service Coordinator and Support Worker salaries, programme and operating costs of service delivery)

• Otago Community Trust ($8,000.00 donation toward programme costs supporting young people)

• Rehabilitation Welfare Trust• The Lion Foundation • The Timothy Blair Trust

Bequests• Bambery: Dudley John Wilson• Mackay: Marjorie Joan• Williamson: Lily Rollings• MacGillivray: Robert Lennard• Baker: William James• Stenhouse: James Archibald Julius• Pat Aitken Trust• Quinn: George Ronald

Branch-Appointed Life Members• Bruce Smaill