Starting a Neighbourhood Support group is as easy as talking to the people on your street.

Forming a group is a great way to promote regular communication, support one another and bring people closer together. Neighbourhood Support is the hub of a network of local groups, partners and sponsors. Our common purpose is to create safe and caring neighbourhoods and communities, reducing the incidences and effects of criminal offending, building community resilience and strengthening community networks to improve the quality of life and enhance well being. Working closely with the Police, Fire Service and Civil Defence and many other organisations in your community, we promote and support the development of Neighbourhood Support groups throughout New Zealand.

Why join a Neighbourhood Support group? There's strength in numbers. A Neighbourhood Support group brings local people together to share information, ideas and connectedness. Together, you can assist one another to:

• Solve local problems
• Reduce crime
• Minimise anti-social behaviour
• Support victims of crime
• Learn to prepare and cope with civil defence emergencies
• Engage Police, other emergency services or support agencies
• Liaise and co-operate with other like-minded community groups

For more information or to join and get a free pack of information and home security stickers, regular email updates and reminders and local Newsletters to go

www.neighbourhoodsupport.co.nz or www.southcanterbury.getsready.net

or contact

Betty-Ann Smart, South Canterbury Neighbourhood Support Co-ordinator

scns@xtra.co.nz 03 6879802