At the Christchurch Community Development

Centre we work with peoples’ skills and talents

The Jug is always half-full!

Walker Street Hub Ltda collaboration between:

• Christchurch Small Business Enterprise Centre Ltd

• Christchurch Community Business Trust

• Just Dollars Trust

• Adult Reading Assistance Scheme (Christchurch) Inc

• Christchurch Budget Advisory Services Inc.

Mission

To establish a Community Centre where the public can access practical assistance, support and

services that empowers them to engage in citizen-led and people-centred, personal and community and

community economic development.

Purpose

To share assets, knowledge and resources to maximise the effectiveness and efficiency of participating agencies and the Christchurch

Community Development Centre to maximise benefits to individuals, their families and their

communities.

Community Development Institutional Welfare

Focus on ASSETS Focus on NEEDS

Builds from OPPORTUNITIES Responds to PROBLEMS

INVESTMENT Orientation CHARITY Orientation

Emphasis on ASSOCIATIONS Emphasis on AGENCIES

Focus on COMMUNITY Focus on INDIVIDUALS

Goal is EMPOWERMENT Goal is SERVICE

Power comes from RELATIONSHIPS Power comes from CREDENTIALS

PEOPLE are the answer PROGRAMS are the answer

People are CITIZENS People are CLIENTS

Culture and Values

Emphasizes Citizen Led initiatives

Strengths Based

Hotbed of Social Entrepreneurship

Hotbed of Community Development Leadership

Welcomes all people

Core Services

Strategic Planning

Accountin

g Bookkeeping

Small Business Support

Community Leadership

Social Entrepreneurship

Social Enterprise

planning &

development

Micro Finance

Budgeting

Financial planning

Literacy & Numeracy

Proposal Writing

Rep

ort W

ritin

g

Marketi

ng

Document Finishing

Business

Planning

Proof Reading

Small

Bus

ines

s Cou

rses

ASPIRE

NFP Management Skills

Library&

resources

Facilities Available

Training & Meeting Rooms Data Projectors Interview Rooms

Kitchenette Wireless Internet

Photocopying & Printing

Benefits Engaged and Empowered Citizenship

Increased Social Capital

Local Investment in ideas, time, labour, skill, money

Shared resources, skills and knowledge.

Individual and Community Resilience

Local businesses creating local jobs by doing local

work and providing local services.

We Invite You.

To put your best foot

forward to build a better place for people to

live, work and play

To share your talents, ideas

assets & enthusiasm to

build an economy in which people

matter

Contact: david@csbec.org.nz

03 366 9978 or 021 415 873 WWW.csbec.org.nz

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to

improve the world. Anne Frank

Facilities Available

Training & Meeting Rooms Data Projectors Interview Rooms

Kitchenette Wireless Internet

Photocopying & Printing