History

KADAP Inc. refers to “Kawerau And Districts Ageing in Place Incorporated.” KADAP was first launched in Kawerau in November 2015, after a small group of interested locals identified gaps between other services that made it more difficult for people to remain living in their own homes, whether rented or owned, as they got older. By filling those gaps with a team of willing volunteers, local residents would be able to receive help with tasks they could no longer do, and allow them to retain independence and social connection.

Kawerau's population is 7820 and 22.1% of the community are aged 65 and over, compared to 16.5% of the total New Zealand population*. This makes Kawerau the perfect community for an organisation like KADAP to flourish. The founding members set up and refined the concept using the best of ideas from overseas research and incorporating some additional local ideas of their own. It was the first initiative of its type in the country, and its merits were so obvious that other New Zealand communities began to implement similar concepts.

 

KADAP is an Incorporated Society with charitable trust status. It is governed by an experienced volunteer Executive Team. They employ a Co-ordinator and utilise a multi-talented team of police vetted volunteers.