6 Dec 2017

Don't forget investment needed in cities - Salvation Army

From The Panel, 4:25 pm on 6 December 2017
The Salvation Army's State of Our Communities report was launched at Parliament this morning.

The Salvation Army's State of Our Communities report was launched at Parliament this morning. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

The State of our Communities Report from the Salvation Army was delivered to Parliament today.

People in some of the country's low-income communities feel unnoticed and neglected in their struggles with employment, crime and their personal safety, finding a home to live in, and securing futures for their children.

Three suburbs were looked at: Linwood, Papakura and Porirua.

The Panel talks to Alan Johnson, one of the Salvation Army's report writers.