Desiree Leauga (DJ) left high school at the age of 16 years, not because she didn’t think schooling was valuable, but simply because traditional schooling wasn’t...
Read more about "'Education is My Future.' The Story of Desiree Leauga"...Dr Pusha Wood from the Financial Education and Research Centre (Fin- Ed) Massey University, presented MoneySmarts’ graduation certificates to Youth Service West staff on Friday 25...
Read more about "Staff at Youth Service West MoneySmart "...Marion Heeney has today been appointed Chief Executive for Youth Horizons Trust – a national provider of evidence-based services for children and young people. Marion brings...
Read more about "Youth Horizons appoints new Chief Executive"...In September the inaugural Noho Marae for all Teaching Family Model staff in Aotearoa was held at Maketu Marae. The Noho brought together Youth Horizons/Kia Puāwai staff...
Read more about "Noho Marae for Teaching Family Model Staff"...Excited about the move, the couple started their new roles as Teaching Parents on October 1st, in a ‘live in’ group home. The new home, set...
Read more about "Returning home to support our youth"...* Pamela5 * *Pamela has been a foster carer for over twenty years. She has had more than a hundred children to stay at her home, for...
Read more about "Meet Pamela - An Interview with a Foster Carer"...*Others might have given up on them, but one Papamoa couple demonstrates even the most troubled youngsters can have their futures changed with the right approach,...
Read more about "Giving kids a new horizon"...*For Terri and William, coming home to Whangarei was always going to happen, it was just a matter of when.* Excited about the move, the couple will...
Read more about "Returning home to support our youth"...The new group home in Napier officially opens on 1 December and will house up to five boys aged between 13-16. While in the home, the...
Read more about "Coming home to support young people"...