About Us
What is NASCA?
The New Zealand Needs Assessment Service Co-ordination Association (NASCA) is the national body for organisations that provide assessments, planning, funding, and/or service coordination for people living with disabilities and mental health. NASCA is a not-for-profit incorporated society, governed by an Executive Committee, and with a vision to enable people to lead a good life.
Our Purpose
To strengthen and develop members through our work and partnerships, to enable people to identify their support needs and create greater choice and control over their lives.
NASCA is the Peak Body for organisations who hold a NASC contract or their work is aligned with the NASC work.
NASCA exists to support members to provide best practice to the disabled community. NASCA works directly with the Disability Support Services team and Ministry of Social Development, and Health New Zealand, Te Whatu Ora to ensure that policy is developed to support NASCs in the work that they do with disabled people.
NASCA develops policy, training materials, and facilitates peer support and networking to ensure that NASCs have the resources they need to offer the best possible services to disabled people. We honour our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi when delivering on these.
Regular groups and meetings are organised so NASCs can support each other in regard to a specific population of people, or special interests. NASCs contribute to the development of the policy and resources that NASCA create to ensure that they are valuable to our members.
Our Executive
NASCA is a not-for-profit incorporated society governed by an executive committee of between five and eight members. Our current executive includes:
Deane Morrison
Chair and Disability NASC voice
Susan Bowden
Deputy Chair and Health of Older Person’s voice
Beverley Carney
Committee Member and Health of Older Person’s NASC voice
Craig Hutchison
Committee Member and Disability NASC voice
Glenda Knox
Committee Member and Mental Health NASC voice
Joy Lanini
Committee Member and Disability NASC voice
Our executive committee is responsible for:
- setting the strategic direction for NASCA
- engagement with similar organisations and funders
- advocacy for members with policy makers and funders
- ensuring Members needs are informing our strategy and annual plan
- employing the Chief Executive and monitoring the performance of the organisation in line with the agreed strategy
Our CEO
Simone Newsham
CEO
Membership
If you would like to enquire about becoming a NASCA member please contact info@nznasca.co.nz