USEFUL SOCIAL WORK

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 32, 7 August 1934, Page 13

USEFUL SOCIAL WORK

CO-ORDINATION NEEDED

RED CROSS VIEW

The annual report of the -Hew Zea-. land Ked Cross Society draws attention to the need of a -systom of coordination in social work in order •to obtain the best results.from many pub-lic-spirited efforts and to avoid wasteful overlapping of work:

"There appears to be a very distinct likelihood of many organisations being, set up in New.Zealand all working along fairly similar lines. Although appreciating tho genuine dosire to do good behind all these efforts':thoro certainly, does appear to' bo th'e:nccd for. a study; of the existing organisations-and :s6me co-ordinated plan for the' work in' the future, othorwise there will undoubtedly bo overlapping, a waste, of public money in tho maintenance of several organisations doing similar work, and, perhaps, in tho long run, detrimental results to those whom we arc all endeavouring to serve,", the . report states. The report ■mentions as fypicnl examples- of organisations -engaged on! (iimiliir ■ work;.tlio;. format ion of :i:

jiatiouiil. crippled- chi I tire it's society, district nursing, and the. formation of the retlcnUiou of Health Camps;, tlio pelting up of local organisations for disaster relief purposes, and tho setting up of ambulance.organisations run by private individuals. All those, aims and objects-can. be, and are .being, caav riod ■;; wit... tf) % ' v ojyit'ai jr: ~ it^'giee ,• 'tty Csi stlitg. .p; i'gaiU'sa'ttons,'."piuiici|Krry. £t'. Join! :ancl tlie Tyccl"Cross. "'-':i'' t'''."' "/■

' Tlie report suggesis"ffi{U';,-a.."-ii.a.tibual coiifp-rt'tiue.'-pf all concerned should be called in an endeavour,. to roach un arrangement for .co-ordinated effort, towards, the saving of an enormous amount of time and money,- and whereby the needs of. tlio';-people." would he much- better served.'.-.'-." '■•■■' . .