Free Summer Holiday Activities for Intermediates & Teens

Youth Alive Trust are running free activities for Intermediates and Teens this summer – so register now for

  1. 19th – 21st December. Activities include kayaking, coasteering, cinema and Hanmer Springs ****FULL****
  2. 12th – 13th January. Teen Camp.
  3. More information at THIS LINK

Breakfast Celebration Invitation

Youth Alive Trust works with hundreds of young people and families every week in New Brighton, through a large variety of activities and programmes. It’s time to celebrate the work done in 2016 with our supporters, funders and donors at a Celebration Breakfast on Friday 18th November at 7:00am. If you’re interested in finding out more about our work and its impact, viewing the building development, hearing about vision for the future, please email: “office@yat.org.nz” for a formal invitation. RSVPs only!

Youth Personal Development Programme

Youth Alive Trust has a number is spaces available for intermediates to attend a free Personal Development Programme over the 4 Saturdays in November.  “Engage” aims to grow young people in body, mind and community spirit, through;
1) Physical Activities… such as surfing, mountain biking and blowkarting.
2) Personal Development… learning about yourself in relationship to others, such as strengths personality tests, your mihi and goal setting.
3) Community Engagement… such as learning about local history, local people and local activities they can regularly be a part of.

There are limited spots, so for full information Click HERE and make referrals by either emailing: office@yat.org.nz, or dropping the completed form into our offices.

 

 

Family Fun Night – 31st Oct

Our annual Family Fun Night is coming soon and everyone is welcome!! Join us on Monday 31st October from 5:00pm – 7:30pm @ Grace Vineyard Beach Campus, 111 Seaview Road, New Brighton. For only a gold coin donation, join in a large variety of carnival games, bouncy castles, arts & crafts, games, food (to purchase), live bands and entertainers. We encourage ‘non-spooky’ dress-up’s because it’s a safe & fun alternative to Trick or Treating. Also a chance to have a good look around the renovated building if you’ve not seen it recently!

New Babysitting Teen Course Date

Unfortunately the Friday 7th October Course has reached its maximum capacity!!!

However we have organised a new course date on Tuesday 20th December, from 9:00am – 3:00pm at 111 Seaview Road. Costs $25 per person.  Limited places!

SIGN UP NOW AT THIS LINK

Free Youth Counselling – Term 4 Places

Places have just opened up for Free Youth Counselling with our trainee youth counsellor in Term 4. Sydney is a young, friendly, non-threatening face, that young people warm quickly too. She has appointments available on either Wednesday or Thursday after school for 10 – 18 year olds. Click HERE for more info or email: office@yat.org.nz

Engage Personal Development Programme

We are now inviting referrals to the 2016 Engage Personal Development Programme for intermediates from Greater New Brighton.  The programme runs over the 4 consecutive Saturdays in November with a particular focus on the more ‘at-risk’ young people.  We ran a successful programme in 2015, and are keen to engage a new group of young people in 2016.

The vision is to engage some of the less engaged young people, give them local positive experiences out of school, introduce them to other local activities they could get involved in, introduce them to other local community people, and build positive youthworker role models.   There is a Girls Programme and a Guys Programme, a maximum of 16 of each and we’re looking for a mixture of ‘at-risk’ and not ‘at-risk’, to help balance the dynamics and give positive peer role models too.

It’s a FREE programmes but young people need to be interested in committing to the programme too, as it’s not compulsory.

Referrals can be made by completing the relevant part of the flyer, and either email it to us, post it or drop it into our offices, or just email us the details needed.

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FLYER

3 v 3 Basketball

Is your child keen on basketball. If they are in Years 5-13 then they may be interested in our 3 v 3 Summer Basketball Tournament in Term 4!  Registrations are live now, so get a team together and get into it HERE!

Plunket Babysitting Course for Teens

******UPDATE******

The Friday Couse has reached its maximum capacity!!!  If you are not yet registered, but are still interested in doing the Course – please register your interest by emailing: “rego@yat.org.nz”, and if there is enough interest, we may open up another day (eg: Thursday 6th October) or will contact you again when we run the next course either late 2016 or early in 2017.

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Whether you’re already babysitting the neighbours kids or your younger siblings or want some credibility when looking for a babysitting job – this day is for you!  Course covers expectations of a babysitter, the child and family, safety, play and basic first aid by a trained Plunket facilitator. Costs $25.

Date: Friday 7th October 9am – 3pm

Hosted by Youth Alive Trust, 111 Seaview Road, New Brighton.

Babysitting Course - Oct 7th 2016

 

 

“Include a Charity Week”!

It’s “Include a Charity Week” – when New Zealanders are encouraged to leave a lasting legacy by including a gift to charity in their will. In 2015, $150 million in bequests was given to over 750 charities in New Zealand, and half of those were under $20,000 – so it’s not just something just for the super rich.
 
Youth Alive Trust relies on donations and grants to continue its support for families on the east of Christchurch. We’ve been doing it for 27 years and if you believe in the work we’re doing, would you consider giving a gift that lives on, helping others, long after you’ve gone? Click on this link to read a letter from our chairman about what leaving a bequest to Youth Alive Trust means. Or if you’d like to talk to someone in person, or visit one of our programmes, please don’t hesitate to contact us.