Campaign to focus on the ‘third sector’ of housing

Monday, 22 November 2010, 1:47 pm
Press Release: Community Housing Aotearoa

MEDIA RELEASE - Monday 22 November

Awareness raising campaign to focus on the ‘third sector’ of housing

Community Housing Aotearoa, New Zealand’s umbrella group for community housing organisations (based in Wellington), has begun preparations for a 2011 campaign to raise awareness of what is often called the ‘third sector’ of housing.

“One of the biggest issues facing not-for-profit housing organisations and charitable housing trusts in this country is that the broad spectrum of housing options provided by the community sector is not well understood,” said David McCartney, Executive Officer of Community Housing Aotearoa (CHA).

“After our annual general meeting this month it was decided that we would tackle that issue by running a Community Housing Awareness campaign next year which will feature a Community Housing Awareness week (in the week of 21-25 March) as well as a poster campaign and related activity with our 120 member groups nationwide”.

“Raising public awareness of housing options provided by community-based organisations has taken on an even greater priority now that the National-led Government is on the verge of confirming its preferred policy direction for social housing,” said David McCartney.

“On behalf of our members, Community Housing Aotearoa has now written to the Housing Minister and his Cabinet colleagues signaling that we are prepared to play our part in any changes that lie ahead for the wider social housing sector”.

“As endorsed by the Housing Minister Phil Heatley, the work carried out this year by the Ministerial Housing Advisory Group has put a large emphasis on the role that community housing organisations will have to play in a future where State Housing is just one of many types of social housing”.

“We believe that our awareness raising campaign is necessary to ensure that the wider New Zealand public understand what community housing organisations have to offer and to raise the level of knowledge about the diversity of housing options which make up the ‘third sector’ of housing”.

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Community Housing Aotearoa

Nga Wharerau o Aotearoa

Community Housing Aotearoa is the peak body for New Zealand's community housing sector. Our 110 members build and manage affordable and social housing.

Our Vision is to make sure every New Zealander is well-housed in a warm, safe, dry and affordable home. This is a basic human right.

We work to support the growth and development of community housing providers to enable them to provide affordable and social housing.

We want to demonstrate that community housing is a critical element alongside private and government owned housing. No one can do it alone.

Community Housing Aotearoa aims to:

1. be the voice of the community housing sector
2. build capacity and foster collaboration
3. promote best practice in housing policy
4. champion quality and excellence.

Contact Community Housing Aotearoa

• Website - communityhousing.org.nz/
• Our Place - Learn how we think this can be achieved
• Phone - +64 4 385 8722
• About us - Our 2021 annual report is online here
• Email - support@communityhousing.org.nz
• Link - Members directory
• Physical Address - Level 11, Ranchhod Tower, 39 The Terrace/102-112 Lambton Quay, Wellington