Eastercamp 2016 Online Rego’s are now OPEN!!!! It’s earlier than normal (not part of the normal school holidays) from 24th – 28th March. Grace Vineyard Beach Campus, Surge and Unity East will be together on the wider Grace site. All the info, for you and your parents is at this link: http://www.eastercamp.org.nz

$155.00 Early-bird : until 5pm Monday 29th of February 2016.

$165.00 Normal-bird : until registrations close – 5pm Friday 18th of March 2016.

It’s the circle of life – and at Youth Alive Trust we’re support young expectant parents before their beautiful babies have been born. BUMP Antenatal classes are a free, fun, friendly and informative 6 week course in partnership with the CDHB and The Birthing Room. Places are still available for our first course , which now starts on Tuesday 2nd February. Click on the link for more info and contact details including the dates of our other 5 courses this year, and pass onto other who this may benefit.

http://www.youthalivetrust.org.nz/par…/bump-antental-classes

If you’re looking for an after-school programme that only has people your own age, that only caters for activities and programmes suitable for your mates and led by fun and passionate youthworkers – then YAT Senior OSCAR is for you! Starting February 2016 in the newly renovated Grace Vineyard Beach Campus. $15 a day. WINZ Subsidies available.

Contact: rego@yat.org.nz for more details or call Stephen on 3881001

We’re excited to be launching six more BUMP Antenatal classes in 2016 for e parents to be, under the a…ge of 24.
The BUMP journey is a holistic approach to parenting education in partnership with the CDHB and The Birthing Room. Places are still available for our first 6 week course, which starts on Tuesday 26th January, so please pass this information onto people you know who may need it.

Two summer programmes run from 18^th – 22^nd January, with a new late finish of 6pm for those who need it. They are Child Youth & Family (CYF) approved, WINZ supplement approved and contracted to the MSD. Activities Quail Island, Orana Park, The Groynes and heaps of games!  $140 a week.  Sign up now online, or pop into the YAT Offices. Click here for…

Junior Programme Info

Senior Programme Info

You’re invited to our end of year Presentation to the Community, on Monday 14^th December, from 12noon to 1pm (finger lunch included).  A chance to celebrate a memorable year for YAT, hear some stories, see some photos, and have a look around the renovated building so far!

We understand it’s a busy time of the year and most won’t be able to make it, but you’re welcome to pop into the building and have a look around anytime or arrange a time to have a chat.  Here’s some awesome stats of our year:

2015 Statistics

In 2015 Youth Alive Trust ran 170 club nights for 3,668 young people. Our 7 youth worker staff gave 2092 hours of school support to our 4 local schools. 429 young people attended our 11 holiday programmes. 155 people attended our 5 camps. We worked over 900 hours at New Brighton Library, engaging with over 2,200 young people, including activities for 743 people in the school holidays. We helped organise 5 large community events attended by over 3,000 people. We partnered with agencies to run 6 parenting support programmes for 71 parents and our own antenatal classes for 40 young parents. Our 5 music tutors taught instruments to 75 young people. Our amazing 45 volunteers have given 8,782 hours free of charge and we’ve passed on a million smiles! Not bad for a years work…

Wishing you and your family a restful and blessed Christmas 🙂

Join us for our annual Family Fun Night this coming Saturday anytime from 5:00pm – 7:30pm at Grace Vineyard Beach Campus with a large variety of carnival games, bouncy castle, arts & crafts, games, food (to purchase), bands and two magic shows (one at 6pm and another at 7pm). We encourage ‘non-spooky’ dress up’s because it’s a safe & fun alternative to Trick or Treating. Fun Times!!  CLICK HERE for more info

Another 6 week course for Parents of Teenagers, starts on 3rd November in New Brighton.

Using the internationally recognised Tough Love programme – join other local parents in an informal atmosphere.

Please rsvp if possible to parenting@yat.org.nz or toughloveusi@xtra.co.nz or call 0800 Tough Love

CLICK HERE for more info

If you’re an Eastercamp Fan – then head to Eastercamp On Tour this Saturday night!! It’s a 1 night show for us to all meet up again, rock out with Satellite and hear from some local heroes. Tickets are limited, and can be purchased at this link or from your local 24-7 youthworker in school: http://www.eastercamp.org.nz/ontour/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz8JJGqIrig