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46 Attachmentsince returned and delivered a workshop to students at Alternative Education, students atthe High School and provided a community workshop, all were well attended and received.A ‘Meet and Greet’ for professional in the youth sphere and for the community to comealong and meet the Alcohol and other Drugs (AoD) network of counsellors and Child andAdolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) representative for the area took place on the24 th April. The networking opportunity, which provided information on the services provided,the referral process and accessibility, was attended by 26 individuals from the community,Police, Education and Child Youth and Family Services.The youth AoD survey conducted in 2011 as part of Taumarunui Youth Action Plan wasprovided to Council to provide information for the alcohol policy.Members of the Governance Group responded to concerns the Social Sector Trials Leadraised on the sale of synthetic cannabis, the two businesses have since withdrawn theproduct due to pressure from members.Increased numbers of young people in education, training or employment.An exercise to check that all year 8 students from 2012 were enrolled at a high school wascompleted at the beginning of the year, 109 young people were checked, of this figure onlytwo were not enrolled, one had moved to live in Australia and the other young person waslocated by the Truancy Officer and enrolled at High school.In June an exercise was completed to check all young people in Taumarunui 12 – 18 yearsrelated to a beneficiary were engaged in education, training or employment, the databasewas provided by the Regional Commissioner as at April 2013, current figures show 243youth aged 12 – 18 are linked to a beneficiary. This is an increase of seven from April 2012.This statistic is considerable taking into account in March 2013 there were 389 studentsenrolled at Taumarunui High School and the implications this has for the school and thefeeder schools in terms of its student demographic makeup.The status of each young person on the list was checked, all 12 – 16 year olds status wascross checked with the MoE Enrol system. The cross checking ensured all the youngpeople were registered at a school. Young people over 16 were also checked on Enrol.Positively, of the youth aged 16 years 41% were still at High School, this bodes well interms of student retention. All students registered at Te Kura Correspondence School werefollowed up to ensure they are actively participating in their learning. This will be an ongoingexercise. For youth over 16 years, the NEET (Not in education, employment ortraining) database managed via the Education, Training and Employment Working groupcreated by the Social Sector Trials, coupled with local information was used to identifyyouth that are potentially NEET. Further follow up will take place on these young people.
47 AttachmentThe NEET database currently has 35 youth listed, 3 of which are out of town. Of theremaining 32, 15 have been supported or entered into ETE, 11 are currently NEET, 5 areon Youth Services radar at different levels of engagement and 1 is unwell. Youth Serviceswas introduced late 2012 to provide support to youth 16 – 18 who are NEET.Support collaboration, coordination and communication There has been a greater inclination to work together on projects via the GovernanceGroup for Youth Issues, this is a real positive. A joint application (Hinengakau MaatuaWhangai, CKCREAP, STT and Te Waka Pu Whenua) has been submitted for fundingunder Te Punanga Haumaru anti-bullying fund. The Ruapehu Youth Forum facilitated activities in conjunction with Council staff and theSocial Sector Trials team for Youth Week in May 2013. 136 young people participated inthe four activities. The forum is currently planning ahead, with an interest in a communitytype project. The Youth Activities Coordinator (YAC) position created as part of the Social Sector Trialsengages young people in positive activities and sports. From January to June 2013 523young people participated in activities and a further 69 attended holiday programmes. TheYAC role is a floating resource for all organisations that need extra support with youthactivities. The role works closely with Kenxtionz Youth Service and is beginning to workalongside Kokiri Trust. Feedback from the young people is positive:“I love that you provided food and drink for the whole day and there was no cost”“I would definitely come to the next activity”.“We are so happy there is something to do this weekend”The Youth Fund is a small fund provided via the Social Sector Trials to help young people12 – 18 participate in sport, music, cultural activities or educational opportunities weremoney is the barrier to participation. To date in 2013 $850 has been allocated. Students arerequired to provide feedback, as part of the follow up:‘Thank you so much for supporting me, I am truly appreciative! Thanks to your financial help Iwas able to experience something amazing”The SST Lead supported Kenxtionz youth lounge with a funding application to the LotteryCommission, the organisation was granted $12,000 to assist with the salary and runningcosts of the youth lounge.Evaluation
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