Be capable of assisting in welfare services co-ordination at any ECC or, if requested, the NCMC. 7.2.2 Welfare Coordination Group The Marlborough Welfare Coordination Group is made up of the following agencies: NZ Red Cross Nelson Marlborough Health Ministry of Social Development Police Marlborough District Council Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Ministry for Primary Industries Top of the South Rural Support Trust Salvation Army Oranga Tamariki – Ministry for Children MCDEM Marlborough CDEM The Welfare Coordination Group is chaired by the Group Welfare Manager and is made up of members who represent the responsible agencies for welfare services (under the National CDEM Plan 2015) in an emergency. NZ Red Cross is included as they are a key support agency with a number of support roles in various sub-functions. In readiness the WCG provides planning input and coordination at the CDEM Group level and supports the development of welfare arrangements at the local level. In response and recovery the WCG oversees the delivery of welfare services to affected local communities and individuals. It also enables coordination across the various welfare services. 7.2.3 Welfare Sub-Functions There are nine welfare services sub-functions each with an assigned responsible agency. Most sub- functions have a number of support agencies assisting with the coordination and delivery of welfare services at a local level. The sub-functions are: Registration – the collation of affected people’s details and identification of immediate needs. Needs assessment– the detailed collation of affected people’s short term or ongoing needs. Inquiry – a cross-agency process of reconnecting people who are out of contact with family or significant others (beyond usual means of contact). Care and protection services to children and young people – providing statutory care and protection services to children and young people separated from their parent, legal guardian, or usual caregiver during an emergency. Psychosocial support– providing psychological and social interventions that support community recovery. Household goods and services – providing essential goods and services when access to these has been disrupted. Shelter and accommodation – providing: • Emergency shelter (generally lasting for hours to only a few days), • Emergency accommodation (generally lasting for a few days and not more than about two weeks), or Marlborough Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2017-2022 Page 56