Our April Holiday Programme is now full.  We give priority to those who’ve come on previous programmes. so if you wish to be added to the waiting list please contact us.

Our weekly clubs have resumed!

Cheeky Little Monkeys (Years 1 – 4) Wednesdays 3 – 4:45pm

WAVE (Years 5 – 6) Mondays 4:30 – 6pm

Rock Solid (Years 7 – Friday 4:30 – 6pm

Sodium Youth Cafe (Years 9 – 13) Friday 7pm – 9:30pm

No clubs are full, so you can just turn up.  There will be no clubs over the holiday period, but they will resume in week 1 or week 2 of next term.  For confirmation email office@yat.org.nz or call 3885459.

We are happy to make the annoucement of Gemma Creek as our new High Schools Youthworker.  She will be employed part time to look after Sodium, Sodium Breakaway, work in Aranui High and the New Brighton Library.  Gemma has been working in the Aranui Community for over 5 years and has a Diploma in Youthwork with Praxis.  She has been working for us at the New Brighton Library since 2008.

A MASSIVE thank you to the many volunteers, organisations and entertainers who worked alongside us as we deleivered childrens programmes after the Feb Earthquake.  Our daily programme ran for 11 days, and over 1500 children signed in!  We had very positive feedback from parents, children and the community, such as this letter from a local parent:

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We then went on tour and did 5 Fun Afternoons at local schools, to raise school spirit and give the children an afternoon of fun and laughs!  Click this link for a 3 minute highlights video of our EQ childrens activities:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbuZ2qTm0q4

also, click here for 3 related Newspaper Articles!!

Youth Alive Trust will be leading a Childrens Programme at Central New Brighton all week from 10:30 – 12:30noon, as respite for parents, fun for the kids and bringing back a sense of routine and normality. If you want to volunteer contact James on 0276376465 or if you have a particular skill or resource that could be used at one of our many stations – please contact us 🙂

We’re helping run the Respite Centre Grace Vineyard Beach Campus & Central New Brighton School between 8am – 8pm everyday, with water, food, advice, a chat and a prayer for all those who need it. Anyone with urgent church or pastoral needs can call 379 2329. Anyone wanting to join teams of volunteers cleaning up the communities can meet at Beach Campus with your spade and tools anytime during the day! God Bless

The staff, trustees and volunteers of Youth Alive Trust are thinking and praying for all those affected by the earthquake. All normal programmes are closed until further notice.

Youth Alive Trust has been working, serving and enjoying life with community young people from New Brighton for over 21 years! This Sunday after church, we’re offering a free lunch to anyone interested in hearing about how to be involved this year and what it means to be a leader!

Youth Alive Trust Leaders are fun, faithful, trustworthy and show a lifestyle of growing to be more like Jesus. They have a servant heart, wanting to… bless others and see the best for them. They want to develop their skills and charactor and they do it for the impact they’re making in their community – not the money!

Come here all about it, and bring a friend who may also be interested.

2011 Clubs are:

Cheeky Little Monkeys
Wednesdays 3pm – 4:45pm
Years 1 – 4
Leader: Gwenda

WAVE
Monday 4:30pm – 6:00pm
Years 5 – 6
Leader: Sophie & James

Rock Solid
Fridays 4:30pm – 6:00pm
Leaders: Amber & Rob

Sodium
Fridays 7pm – 9:30pm
Years 9 – 13
Leader: Matt

Other opportunities involve mentoring in school, and helping at community events, plus see the website for other ways you can get involved:

www.yat.org.nz

Lunch suggestions have been pizza or fish & chips, so please feel free to add your suggestion (note: we’re a charity!)

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Position Available: Female High Schools Youthworker to work in Aranui High, Sodium Youth Cafe & New Brighton Library. Part Time – up to 25 hours per week, to be based at Grace Vineyard Beach Campus, starting asap. Qualities Needed: patience, servant heart, Christian ethos, love of the unloved, longevity! Please email office@yat.org.nz for an information sheet or call 3885459.

After months of fundraising (including sales of over 2000 sausages) local business, Dave Diggs Motors has come forward and sponsored a new Youth Alive Trust van!! A Year 2000, automatic with only 131,000k’s – this is a huge blessing and something we’re very grateful for! Look out for it driving around the young people of New Brighton for many years to come 🙂