Last night at our final group of the year we had the absolute privilege to be joined by Ven. Khadro, who lives in Nepal, following the values and life lessons of Buddhism. We had a large and diverse group gather to meet and learn from Khadro. She shared her story, insights and knowledge with us, […]
As 2019 draws to an end, we’ve been looking back on what we’ve achieved over the last year and want to say a HUGE Thank You to all our volunteers and supporters. Your support has enabled us to help even more young people this year in getting back into a life worth living, and for that […]
Having a splashing time!Thank you to our three local Rotary Clubs of Orewa, Whangaparaoa and Orewa/Millwater Satellite for their donation of $1000 following the second annual Generation Homes RotarySwimarathon in our community in June. The Rotary Clubs raised sufficient sponsorship to ensure that every cent of every dollar raised by the swimmers is donated to various […]
Put a Spring in your step!Tomorrow, Tuesday 3rd September, The Hope Shop is open for extended hours!Come and visit us from 10.30am – 2.30pm to browse our great selection of clothing, shoes and accessories for the whole family. Time to Volunteer?We’re always on the lookout for more help, and would love to extend our hours on […]
We continue to be very busy at Youth in Transition, especially with informative events thanks to connections with our local community contacts, all of which help to raise awareness of what we do, and educate our community about ways to cope in challenging situations. Of course our focus is our young people, and our daily support for […]
This year’s Swimarathon was a great fundraising success, over twenty thousand dollars was raised by the community. Youth In Transition received a generous donation check of one thousand dollars. Many extra awards were given out but the stand out for me was the swim team Happy Feet. Their team raised over two thousand dollars all […]
Saturday 6th July 2019 was a day to remember for the Youth in Transition community. It was the day The Hope Shop came to life, with its very special opening event in Manly village. The project was the vision of a small group of passionate Youth in Transition supporters, with the specific goal of raising money for the […]
Youth In Transition is knitting a blanket! The Blanket will consist of one hundred squares of hand-knitted sections. Whoever uses it is sure to feel the love and warmth put into every stitch. Hamish is kindly offering his help to both teach us all to knit and fix-up mistakes as they come along. Our grateful […]
The MTF Silverdale Get Moving Festival is back for another year. Why not start your 2020 of feeling fit and healthy, with run/walk options for all ages and fitness levels! The best part, each entry contributes towards helping youth in our community, as $1 from each entry will be donated to Youth In Transition! We will also […]
In another herculean effort, Youth In Transition swimmers once again failed to avoid being lapped by the adjacent children’s team of swimmers. However, with the help of our sideline cheerleaders none of the team drowned and we managed to exceed expectations and complete 115 laps (almost 900 meters per swimmer). Thanks to Hannah Longley (for […]