Purpose & History
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Purpose of PFRC
PFRC aims to:
· Provide leadership to ensure the voices of families’ and whanau of disabled children and young people are heard, locally, nationally and internationally.
· Maintain a high public profile to enhance the role of families and whanau in the disability sector.
· Provide a strong voice for concerns of parents and families.
· Provide information and advice that is relevant and current using a variety of media for parents, families and whanau of disabled children and young people.
· Support families and whanau in ways that respect, promote and safeguard their disabled children and young people.
· Develop and maintain alliances with community groups, disability organisations, government agencies, and service providers and support families to work effectively with these organisations.
History of PFRC
Parent and Family Resource Centre was established in 1990 by a small group of parents of disabled children. This group of parents were the leaders of various groups supporting parents of disabled children. Together they decided that working together in the same place would provide them with peer support, an opportunity to share valuable resources, training and experiences. Initially PFRC was as an umbrella organisation for these support groups but this changed over time as the support groups became more established and independent of PFRC.
Today PRFC is the only parent directed, generic disability organisation in the Auckland region and is deeply committed to leading and bringing about change for families of disabled children and young people so that they can live the lives they want.
Sources of income
· Disability Information and Advisory Service (DIAS) contract with the Ministry of Health
· Community funding agencies e.g. COGS, Lottery, Auckland City Council
· Philanthropic Trusts
· Donations
· Income from PFRC organised events
