Walking together, social work can support youth to develop the tools and skills they may require to navigate their environment. Social work can provide psychoeducation, advocacy and coordinate a range of other supports and services for rangitahi. Walking together, social work can support youth to develop the tools and skills they may require to navigate their environment. Social work can provide psychoeducation, advocacy and coordinate a range of other supports and services for rangitahi.

Walking alongside young people, mentoring can provide rangitahi with an alternative trusted adult who can support young people to achieve goals, grow life skills, build resilience, ensure their voice is heard and realise their potential. Mentoring can be one-on-one or group based. Walking alongside young people, mentoring can provide rangitahi with an alternative trusted adult who can support young people to achieve goals, grow life skills, build resilience, ensure their voice is heard and realise their potential. Mentoring can be one-on-one or group based.

Working with families and schools to re-engage tamariki back into education as well as refer and connect students/families with social service support if required.

Programmes are designed by WYT Youth Workers to help youth build on their existing skills or provide the opportunity to develop new ones. We run a variety of term and holiday programmes, as well as pop-up and one off events. Our programmes are delivered by skilled professionals and designed to be engaging and informative, whilst maintaining a fun learning environment. See here: programmes - Whakatipu Youth Trust