Corrections’ new recruit and former 24-7YW Administrator, Charmaine Shaw, is using her skills as the manager of the South Island Scorpions rugby league team in her new career as a frontline officer. Charmaine is working at Christchurch Women’s Prison after completing her 12-week corrections officer development...
A youth worker for three years, Rose Newton has recently started at Marlborough Girls' College and believes there is a need for a youth worker at all secondary schools. How did you get involved as a youth worker and what attributes are important to the role? I...
Mahurangi College students will be aiming for top prizes at the Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) Nationals next year after a $2000 donation. The college paddleboard group, led by one of New Zealand's top paddlers and 24-7YW youth worker, Matt Anderson, used the money to buy a...
An initiative to offer vulnerable teenagers extra emotional support at secondary school could soon be rolled out across the region. Marlborough 24-7 Youth Trust set up a special programme to extend the level of emotional support available to high school students earlier this year. Two youth workers were...