1 / 8

Wellington People’s Centre

Wellington People’s Centre. Kay Brereton Advocacy Coordinator. “Welfare Dependency”. Reliance on Welfare is not the problem Welfare is the Solution. The problem is a society that does not value non-financial contributions. Care-giving Volunteering Different levels of ability or wellness.

anthony-finley
Download Presentation

Wellington People’s Centre

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Wellington People’s Centre Kay Brereton Advocacy Coordinator

  2. “Welfare Dependency” • Reliance on Welfare is not the problem • Welfare is the Solution

  3. The problem is a society that does not value non-financial contributions • Care-giving • Volunteering • Different levels of ability or wellness

  4. Being without paid work is depressing and demoralising Those without paid work are treated as second class citizens To feel able to contribute people must be empowered and treated with respect

  5. Rehabilitation is only a small part of the answer People need meaningful engagement with real and sustainable outcomes Steps toward employment • Voluntary or part-time work • Education • Treated as valuable

  6. Employers need skills to support employees with barriers • Flexibility to be able to fit roles to individuals • Understanding of people’s circumstances • Valuing different experiences and abilities

  7. Need to change the way we view work • Where it takes place • How it is valued • What it is

  8. Summary • Don’t Deny • Don’t Minimize • Do value different abilities and experience • Do Respect and Empower

More Related