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Fresh Start
The government have introduced the Fresh Start youth justice reforms to address youth offending in New Zealand, which includes a mentoring component.
What is Fresh Start?
Fresh Start initially targets the group of around 1,000 serious and persistent offenders, aged between 14 and 16 years, including a small group of around eighty 12 and 13 year olds who are accused of committing serious crimes and those who continue to commit crimes. Fresh Start provides a tougher and significantly more flexible framework, which offers a greater range of options for responding to these young offenders.
Fresh Start Newsletter 1 - May 2009.  Fresh Start Newsletter.1 (129K)
Fresh Start Newsletter 2 - September - 2009 Fresh Start Newsletter.2
Fresh Start Newsletter 3 - November 2009 Fresh Start Newsletter 3 (134K)
Fresh Start Newsletter 4 - December 2009 Fresh Start Newsletter 4 (122K)
Fresh Start Newsletter 5 - December 2009 Fresh Start Newsletter 5 (131K)
Fresh Start Newsletter 6 - February 2010 Fresh Start Newsletter 6 (163K)
Fresh Start Newsletter 7 - March 2010 Fresh Start Newsletter 7 (161K)
Youth Justice - Court in the Act
Get a copy of the newsletter from the The Youth Court of New Zealand. February looks at Young offenders and the NZ Military, Parenting support in a Youth Justice context and Ten myths about Alternative Education.
Court in the Act.Feb 2010 (882K)
Childrens Day 2010
Children's Day 2010 marks the 10th anniversary of the National Event in Aotearoa!
This year's Children's Day is Sunday 7 March 2010 and the theme is "Praise and Encouragement".
New Zealand's Children's Day is a national, non-commercial day to celebrate how special and important our children are. For details of how you can celebrate Children's day, click here.
We need volunteer mentors - so register now!
Send this mesage out to your networks and support us to find mentors for young people in 2010.
Click here to download the press release.  New Year Resolution Campaign (289K)
Pacific Youth and Sports Conference
Support the upcoming Pacific Youth and Sports Confernce being held 15-20 March in Manukau City, Auckland.
Download the Conference pack here: Pacific Youth Sports Conference (1.9Mb)
"An act of adult kindness can be a key turning point in a young person's life. I remember the boy who told me that when he was walking home one wet afternoon, the deputy principal stopped and gave him a ride. That simple action made him believe he was a worthwhile person and he went on to complete a university degree."
Source: Gil Laurenson, Principal Otahuhu College
"Nothing seemed to be as much fun as the activities on the programme - even going to the movies." (Student 2004)
Source: Foundation for Youth Development
"It has made me less shy in front of people. It has given me someone to talk to about anything. I can tell my mentor anything and she will act like a friend not a judge." (Student 2005)
Source: Foundation for Youth Development
"For the first 4 to 6 weeks - all I got from my student was a grunt - then months later at graduation he blew me away with his speech in front of 80 people. His confidence has soared." (Mentor 2005)
Source: Foundation for Youth Development
"He really gave me grounding advice. It was invaluable to have a mature, grounded opinion to push me in the right direction."
Source: First Foundation Scholarship Students" commenting on their mentoring relationships 2005/6
"Being a part of the programme has been really rewarding because it has helped me develop both personally and professionally. The mentoring aspect of the scholarship was great, I always knew I had support if I needed it which was reassuring."
Source: First Foundation Scholarship Students" commenting on their mentoring relationships 2005/6
"I've found the mentoring the most beneficial part of the scholarship. Its great to have a network of experienced and successful people available when things get tough or even to just bounce ideas off".
Source: First Foundation Scholarship Students" commenting on their mentoring relationships 2005/6
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