Our 2024-2027 Strategic Plan

Vision

Woolston is a community where people are happy, safe and empowered.

Mission

To connect, support and empower Woolston whānau/families across generations.

Our Values

  • Commitment to our community’s strength and resilience.
  • Manaakitanga – respect, generosity and care
  • Building strong, collaborative relationships
  • Flexibility and responsiveness
  • Inclusion

Our Strategic Intentions

  1. WDP is committed to equity for Māori in our community.
    • To develop clarity about a WDP Te Ao Māori strategy.
    • To commence the embedding of Te Ao Māori in the day-to-day life of WDP.
  2. WDP is visible, connected and respected locally.
    • To have the capacity to network externally as well as manage the day to day running of WDP
    • To support the development of local initiatives which encourage the empowerment of Woolston whānau/families.
    • To ensure the WDP building is well known and used by groups external to WDP.
    • WDP is the “go to” organisation for local community consultation.
  3. WDP has the resources, programmes and activities to meet the needs and aspirations of our diverse community.
    • To complete the renovation of the Ferry Rd. WDP building in a timely and cost-effective way.
    • To acquire the use of a second building with a big outside space.
    • To increase the number of whānau/families that can access WDP Family Support Service.
    • To triple the number of children attending the OSCAR and holiday programmes.
    • To manage existing and develop new programmes in response to community needs and aspirations
  4. WDP has sustainable financial capacity to undertake our mahi/work.
    • To ensure all WDP projects are financially stable and/or self-funding.
    • To diversify funding streams to augment grants and service delivery.
    • To maintain (and as necessary) increase support from our existing funders.
  5. WDP has stable, suitably qualified and supported staff and governance
    • To support staff in their skill development and wellbeing.
    • To employ a culturally diverse staff which reflects the ethnicity of those we serve.
    • To strengthen board capacity and functions so that it can have a greater strategic and policy focus.