We’re pretty gutted that all our clubs, programmes and events are currently postponed, but we still want to connect and support you and your whanau.

Here’s our plans:

• Sharing daily ideas, games, activities and challenges that you can do at home, on our Facebook and Instagram Pages. We don’t want you to get bored and there are so many cool things you can do!
• We will continue to connect with young people and families we have relationships with via the phone and video calls. Particularly those being mentored, our volunteers and Mums in our Beach Tots Playgroups.
• Our Mana Ake team will continue their work supporting wellbeing in families, over the phone and video calls, and sharing resources to help the wider community too.
• If anyone is looking for a bit of extra support or advice, for either their young person or their own parenting, email: care@yat.org.nz and one of our team will be in touch. We are stronger together during this time, so don’t hesitate to reach out.
• Amplify School of Music tutors will continue to offer lessons online if possible.

Kia Kaha

We appreciate all of the leaders and volunteers who give their time and energy to bring hope to young people in our community! You’re a special group of people!

We would like to offer you a FREE YAT Hoodie – thanks for a funding application we submitted to Trillian Foundation. Here is the draft design (although we’re currently doing some tweaking). We need to know the answers to these three questions before end of the day on Monday 27th March 2023:

1. Would you like one? (no offense if not keen or unlikely to wear it)
2. What colour would you like?
3. What size would you like?

Emily has the sample colours and sizes which she can show you at clubs this week, or pop into the YAT offices anytime to view them and try them on. Can leave accessible for Sunday if that’s the only time you’re in.

Please confirm your order with Emily either by text: 020 4125 2362 or email: volunteer@yat.org.nz

The type of hoodie is:

18500 Gildan Heavy Blend Adult Hooded Sweatshirt

Colour Options are (left to right)

Dark Heather, Sport Grey, Navy, Forest Green, Irish Green, Heliconia

Size Options are Small, all the way to 5XL

We had an amazing 8 days with students from the school after fire damaged classrooms. We ran activities such as Games, Sports, Swimming, Gymnastics, 10 Pin Bowling, Laser Tag, Circus Skills and a free magic shows from Melanie Poppins! Check out all the photos in our Facebook Albums and this Article on Star Media

Great to be supporting the The Ray White New Brighton Duke Festival of Surfing at the Friday night Duke 2020 Outdoor Movie Night. More events over the weekend! Another great local family festival – love this place!

We can now confirm that we WILL be running programmes for South New Brighton School students next week, for FREE. We are in discussions with funders to help cover costs and will be putting together more awesome activities (to be confirmed). Registrations will go LIVE tonight at:

https://yat.aimyplus.com

As South New Brighton School is now closed for the rest of this week, we will be running an OSCAR FUN DAY everyday!! There will be the normal games, and activities, as well as an outing each day to somewhere special.  You can book online now for $30 a day at: yat.aimyplus.com

A number of community people have contacted us offering to ‘sponsor’ children needing childcare this week, realising it’s an unexpected cost. If you need childcare but the cost is a concern, please flick us an email: office@yat.org.nz or if you’re keen to sponsor someone, send an email to the same address.

Work & Income have just confirmed that if you are in their system and have a Oscar Work & Income Number (SWN), then their normal subsidies WILL apply!!!!!  You just need to give us your SWN number and the hours you’re booking for the whole week and we’ll do the processing for you.  Unfortunately, if you’re not already in the system, they aren’t able to set you up for this week.

Bookings are live for everyday this week at yat.aimyplus.com with limited spaces.

Our first babysitting course of 2020 is now LIVE for bookings on Friday 17th April. Suitable for any teenager wanting to learn the basic of babysitting, good guidelines and basic first aid by a trained Plunket facilitator. Costs just $30 per person for a 9:00am – 3:00pm course hosted in New Brighton. Limited places! Sign up now via the link below or email: parenting@yat.org.nz for any queries

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfW9MQzvTSYOEYpunHu4P2KkuHE8ul6LZG7G0y2NjmCtkOc2w/viewform

Our friends at Parenting Place have released a good article for those working through separation when kids are involved. Maybe a good link to PM with friends and family going through this tough time…

www.theparentingplace.com/marriage-relationships/strategies-for-navigating-divorce-with-kids-in-tow