Recipe Book - Taupo District Council

Taupö District Safe Community
Case Studies of programmes for
youth activities
8. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
WORKER (Youth)
Position established in 2009 (3 year funded project) saw Sarah CLARKE
appointed.
Her job entails working with youth advisory groups in Taupö, Turangi and
Mangakino to collaborate solutions to issues faced by young people and
the people who work with them. Predominately working with the 12-24 year
age group, Sarah has been instrumental in setting up a Youth Services
Directory, a Youth Card, Monthly Newsletters on topics of interest, safety,
injury prevention, and imminent projects. Mental Health issues, Gang
problems, and completing a strengths analysis are but some of the tasks
to be addressed in the first year. Progress is very favourably reported on
and by working from the REAP offices, Sarah is able to collaborate with
other organisations dealing with youth, their safety and positive progress
within the community.
9. YOUTH EMERGENCY ACCOMODATION
STEERING COMMITTEE
Set up to deal with youth aged 10 – 24 years of age, the Youth Emergency
Accommodation Committee is tasked to providing a resource to oversee
developments and to ensure that all interventions are interlinked, fitting
with the feasibility study recently completed. i.e.
Needing emergency accommodation due to family violence and
interpersonal conflict.
Seeking independence/needing independence
Involved in issues of crime and legality
Needing support with alcohol, drugs, or mental health issues
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