Activity Group: People Activity: Community Support Outcome Actions Living through the Total Mobility scheme. How this Activity Contributes to the Vision and Related Community Outcomes Energy Efficiency This Activity helps to achieve the Vision by contributing to a caring community, and to Environment Encouraging people to use energy efficient products at home. the Community Outcomes of Governance, Environment, People, Connectivity and Living as outlined below. Living Helping people to make their homes warm or heat their water Outcome whilst usingless energy. Actions Community Support Smart and Connected Communities Governance Supporting and responding to community aspirations and needs Governance Enabling communities to access strong governance through the for essential services. Smart and Connected programme. Encouraging the Youth Council and the Older Persons Forum to People Enabling people to have a voice through community-led initiatives participate in discussions with Council and other agencies. delivered through the Smart and Connected programme. Funding essential services. Living Enabling our main townships to have strong community-led Promoting understanding of ways to access funding. groups and a strategic plan through the Smart and Connected People Supporting the capacity of the volunteer sector. programme. Community Safety (Safer Communities and Security) What is this Activity About? Governance Bringing multiple agencies together to improve safety for Community support is provided by Council in a number of ways through organisations everyone in Marlborough through participation in the World Health and agencies working with particular groups within the community, provision of Organisation Safe Communities accreditation process. funding, advocacy, and directly addressing specific issues through service provision. This Activity combines a number of distinct ways Council is involved in supporting their People Encouraging residents to become involved in improving their community. environment. Engaging with community groups through CPTED programmes. Community Support and Development Providing the opportunity for victims to have their say in the justice Council acknowledges the needs of specific sectors in our community including our system through the Restorative Justice programme. older people and youth. Council has worked in partnership with key organisations to Connectivity Improving CCTV in Blenheim and Picton supports safe mobility. establish the Positive Ageing Accord to identify the aspirations of this sector and take actions to achieve these. Monthly Older Persons Forums and regular Picton Regional Living Giving people in Marlborough confidence that they are living in a Forums are held to give a voice to this sector and enable issues to be raised and safe community. addressed. Similarly, Council has a Youth Policy and Youth Initiatives Plan to work towards Event Management achieving a better environment and services for this sector, and to encourage input Living Organising events that are fun, family friendly, affordable and from youth. This includes making progress towards the Mayor’s Task Force goal “that promote community connection and pride. all young people under the age of 25 should be engaged in appropriate education, training, work or positive activities in their communities”. Monthly Youth Council Other Transport Services meetings are held to provide a voice for youth and to give effect to the Youth Policy Connectivity Providing passenger transport to connect people with services and Plan. The Plan also provides direction for the allocation of Council’s Youth and activities that enhance their well-being. Funding. Helping people with impairments to access appropriate transport The volunteer sector, including non-government and not-for-profit organisations, 2018-2028 Long Term Plan Page 41