Many of our young people at Youth in Transition, however, experience life differently and do not have the same levels of resilience. An event like this can throw them into a highly anxious state. But with the support of the Youth in Transition team and the wider community, they can experience moments of hope – moments which are of huge significance to them.

Allison Mooney award-winning speaker and author speaker presented to a number of young people and adults on May 23 delivering her keynote address on Pressing the Right Buttons.

At one of our Wednesday night meetings, Wayne Neal visited the young adults and some of the parents attending and shared with us his exciting discoveries around the subject of heart math. Wayne has had a lifelong fascination for people and what drives behaviour, coupled with the belief that nothing works long term unless you put peoples’ needs first.

The Millwater Ladies’ Group generously provides Youth in Transition with essentials such as tissues, tea bags, biscuits and toilet paper every month.

In May, Youth in Transition partnered with Shared Vision to host a SafeTALK event. Presented by Caroline Wilson from A-OK, SafeTALK is one of a series of workshops developed by LivingWorks, internationally recognised for its work around suicide education and prevention.

Earlier this year, the Centre for Conscious Awareness New Zealand hosted a seminar with three guest speakers. Youth in Transition was connected to the event by Sanjay Kumarasingham , one of the Trust’s Board members.

During one of our Wednesday night support groups we were fortunate to have Natalie and Louise from Go To Girl Essential Wellness speak to us around the healing benefits of their essential oils range.

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.

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!

We are feeling so blessed! This week we had the pleasure of one of New Zealand’s master storytellers and artists Stu Duval visit our office to paint this amazing mural.

We have been busy over the New Years period getting the new office spaces ready for 2019.

Youth In Transition offices have relocated to Manly. We will be very sad to leave our beautiful house, which has been a sanctuary to many people over the last four years. However, we look into the new year with excitement, relocating to a bigger space meaning we have a great opportunity to expand, reaching more people within out community.

Youth In Transition is extremely fortunate to have had the professional services of Verum Digital to coordinate the design, development and recent launch of our new website.

Joe is a young man who has been on his own personal journey with Youth In Transition. It takes a village to raise and nurture a young person – regardless of upbringing and personal circumstances – and our tailored programme can help them to see their lives as worth living again.

Sadly, on the 25th September 2018, we lost our Chairman Nigel Rigg after his long battle against cancer. Nigel was so much more than our Chair – he was our beloved friend, tireless champion and humble benefactor.

Youth In Transition wants to say THANK YOU for your involvement in the Trust whether in the way of physical help, monetary support or simply showing an interest. Thank you for helping to make a tangible difference in young peoples lives.

A HUGE THANK YOU to our dedicated team headed by Phina and Caitlin, who organised this event, collected all the clothes and goods for sale, and ran the evening.

Youth in Transition had the privilege of meeting recently with police from the local Whangaparaoa branch. The aim of this meeting was to share experiences of our work relating to youth in our community, to see where we were already successfully working together, and to see what we would could be doing better.

A Big Thank You to the Millwater Ladies Group for providing much need supplies to Youth In Transition. Along with the consumable daily items, such as tissues, tea, coffee, cookies, soup etc., they kindly provided a bag of new clothes to give to our young people. Your care is heart-warming and appreciated.

In mid June 2018, we were able to meet with the team from the Mental Health Inquiry. This was a powerful and exciting opportunity to share Youth In Transition’s philosophies and successes.