Social Service Providers Aotearoa Children Family Community Inc (Sspa)

sspa exists to empower member service providers to make a positive and significant difference through their work with children, young people, families and communities. our vision is a vibrant and strong social service sector in new zealand; to achieve this we: 1) build meaningful partnership across the diversity of the social services sector 2) consolidate the membership through supporting clarity of vision, purpose, practice standards and outcomes 3) facilitate and enable opportunities for critical dialogue on key issues that concern members, other providers, government and communities 4) develop and maintain an organisation responsive to change and open to explore new ideas, funding streams and long-term sustainability sspa's membership is open to all section 396 (agencies providing foster care and residential services) and section 403 (agencies providing community services) within new zealand, approved under the children young persons and their families act 1989 as well as those age