Excerpt from the Chairman’s Report:

Here we are already in our third year of operation and despite the disruptions to all our lives with the events of September and February our management team has put in a sterling effort to keep the Men’s Centre up and running with minimal disruption to the services we provide.
After being made ‘homeless’ through the loss of our office at Community House our staff have creatively found ways & means to continue our work of being of service to men and their families in the Canterbury Region. This creativity has included working from home, using the internet and mail outs to achieve the tasks that need to be done as well as getting out and about in the community.
The Board of Trustees have in between meetings at a Board Members home managed matters such as the passing of resolutions electronically. So despite these practical disruptions to the way we work there have still been some outstanding achievements over the past 12 months. These accomplishments are detailed in the Managers Report and include:

• Drop in referral / support for men
• Support for men and boys in the broader social spectrum
• Informing Health and Social Agencies about the specific needs of men & boys
• Support for other Social Services

Dennis Valentine Chairman, Canterbury Men’s Centre

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