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 […]
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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 […]
The team at Youth In Transition last night had a great time meeting and talking with Kerry Douglas-Wilkinson. She has a Bachelor Of Natural Medicine (with distinction) from the South Pacific College of Natural Medicine (Auckland) and is a registered member of the New Zealand Association of Medical Herbalists (NZAMH). And is the owner of […]
What an Autumn it’s been for Youth In Transition! Here’s a round up of exciting events and people-transforming activities that have been taking place over the past few months. We continue to be overwhelmed by people wanting to help in various ways, and we are extremely grateful for YOUR ongoing generosity and support. Events like the […]
We have left Whangaparaoa but we were not going to leave our precious tree behind. The team at Orewa Framing Studio have done a awesome job of capturing and framing our tree. Now Rangitoto looks even more psychedelic.
We had such a great day today at event two of the MTF Silverdale Get Moving Festival !! A huge congratulations to everyone who took part in an event, whether it was an easy jog, a challenging run, or a walk and talk with friends and family, you all got moving and were absolutely amazing! A huge […]