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We are now taking registrations for this course which starts on the 3rd August 2023. (Click on headline for more information).

DESCRIPTION Wairarapa Youth Services based in Carterton is looking to employ a full time Youth Coach with our organisation. The Youth Coach will work with young people aged 16 -18 NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) who are disengaging from school and support them to reengage with education , training or help them transition… Read more: YOUTH SERVICE POSITION AVAILABLE

 by Sam Williams from Proactive Parenting Services at Wairarapa Safer Community Trust.  Stuck with the whanau for four to six weeks – what a daunting prospect! How can we survive the lock-down, stay in our “bubble” and maybe even enjoy the kids? Over the last few days, we have been swamped by so called experts… Read more: PARENTING DURING LOCKDOWN

Hi to all our families, grandparents, caregivers and wider whanau in the Wairarapa.

I asked parents and caregivers to share their unique experiences of managing their families through this historic lockdown period. I have been moved, humbled and entertained by the real-life stories that have been shared with me. The word unprecedented has been bandied about repeatedly to describe the strange and troubling situation in which we find… Read more: STAYING AT HOME – Parenting Triumphs and Challenges

Congratulations to this lovely young mother for completing “Positive Tools for You and Your Child” We are all proud of you Toni.

Six of the graduates of a two-day parenting workshop at Wairarapa Safer Community Trust with youth coach Abby Cooper, left, and Sam Williams, the co-ordinator of Proactive Parenting Services at Wairarapa Safer Community Trust, right. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND Emily Ireland Six young mums have taken their parenting skills to the next level, graduating from a two-day… Read more: GROUP GRADUATION

Four of the graduates of a two-day parenting workshop at Wairarapa Safer Community Trust. PHOTO/EMILY IRELAND Emily Ireland Six young parents have graduated a two-day parenting workshop at Wairarapa Safer Community Trust as part of their Youth Services obligation. The programme was Positive Tools for You and Your Child, delivered by Sam Williams, the co-ordinator… Read more: YOUNG PARENTS LEARN TO BE THE VERY BEST

It is important to Wairarapa Safer Community Trust that our services are based on a sound and good knowledge of Wairarapa rangatahi social needs, ensuring we provide the right ‘mix’ of services and that we deliver them well. The Wairarapa Safer Community Trust Vision is to be a ‘Recognised Leader in Our Work’ and this… Read more: RANGATAHI HEALTH AND WELLBEING REPORT