Mar 04 2008
About Us
Welcome to Citizen Advocacy Auckland!
We are a small community group that promotes one to one relationships between people who have an intellectual disability and committed citizens who are prepared to act voluntarily to make a positive difference in the life of a person who may be alone, face difficult challenges or be in a risky situation.
“Citizen Advocacy” happens
when a valued and competent citizen who is unpaid and independent, with the support of an independent Citizen Advocacy office, represents the interests of a person with intellectual disability as if those interests were the advocate’s own. (Australia and New Zealand, Citizen Advocacy, Conference, Sydney May 1993)”
Our office
Our office is currently staffed by one co-ordinator (Ana Maria de Vos). She works hard to link intellectually disabled people in need, with an advocate. She is always looking for new advocates and when she finds them, she, and other involved people provide training and support.
The co-ordinator is guided and supported by members of an adivsory board who get together every six weeks to ensure the programme is running smoothly and assist Ana Maria to make the one-one matches of people to advocates.
Currently, our co-ordinator is Ana Maria de Vos (on the left of the photo) and the chairperson of the advisory board is Fran Hartnet (right), one of the founding members of CA Auckland.
