It's Time for NZ Youth to Shine... but how?

      The Plan:

Youth Shining in New Zealand

1)      Relationship – Become relevant.  No rapport = nil score.  Include networks, family, peers

2)      Consultation – Find out what the client wants, how they want it, and deliver it – just that way

3)      Literacy - Basic facts and skill development (NCEA English and Maths)

4)      Creativity – Nobody can build a house without a plan.  Same with a life.  Creativity is the key to planning

5)      Gaps in generational perspectives – Promoting empathy

6)      Choosing the right career (or finding purpose) – Try before you buy

7)      Approaching things from a mature perspective – Playing the game in its entirety

8)      Integration – Building community

9)      The student becomes the Teacher – Building competency and capacity

Project Target Group

-          Children and Youth 12-17

-          Young persons 18-30

How did we identify the need for our approach?

-          Co-operating with CYF

-          Working with at-risk youth

-          Speaking with and listening to community gatherings of groups concerned with education, employment and other current issues affecting youth

-          Speaking with and listening to local business people

-          Researching generation differences in perspectives and making some sense of where current approaches can be improved for greater effectiveness

Have we consulted with others?

(So far) there are (potentially) 21 partners in this project.  That number is expected to grow.  This project has been developed over the last 18 months.  In that time many aspects of these ideas have been tried and tested.  Most of these partners are directly involved in the local community so that we have the benefit of feedback from just about every level (from youth, to community organisations, to educators, and businesses, even our local MP).

What is our motivation for setting up this service/project?

Patriotism, fatherhood, a passion for and belief in youth, love of community, an ego driven need to prove that a problem from one angle is an opportunity from another, an inner conviction that we must be people who contribute positively and in an accountable fashion, and an unshakable belief that politicians and Government agencies cannot fix our communities without the participation of the communities themselves.

What skills/experience do we bring to the project?

Business (Sales, Marketing, Management – in NZ and International), mentoring, empathy, discipline, international perspectives, an awareness of and understanding of generational perspectives, planning, organisation, and execution.

Are we an approved provider to CYFS?

Undergoing this project currently.

How will the project be delivered?

Face to face, using various in-group and one-on-one formats, out of the Rawene Centre, 33 Rawene Road, Birkenhead.

What model or theory of service effectiveness will your project be based on?

Empathy.  Empathy for all of the things the stake holders are looking for.  The stake holders are:

-          The client

-          The community (as represented by individuals and organisations like the Salvation Army)

-          Local businesses

-          Education providers

-          Government agencies

We have allowed for full reviews to be conducted so we can improve the programme further as we go.

Other information

How can we get young people in NZ to believe more in themselves?

http://freedomfitnessplus.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-is-our-plan-for-working-with-youth.html

How do we approach youth mentoring?

http://freedomfitnessplus.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-do-we-approach-youth-mentoring.html

Step 1 – Relationship

http://freedomfitnessplus.blogspot.com/2011/10/step-1-relationship.html

Step 2 – Consultation

http://freedomfitnessplus.blogspot.com/2011/10/step-2-consultation.html

Step 3 – Literacy

http://freedomfitnessplus.blogspot.com/2011/10/step-3-literacy.html

Step 4 – Developing Creativity

http://freedomfitnessplus.blogspot.com/2011/10/step-4-developing-creativity.html

Step 5 – Gaps in generational perspectives

http://freedomfitnessplus.blogspot.com/2011/10/step-5-bridging-gaps-between.html

Step 6 – Finding Purpose

http://freedomfitnessplus.blogspot.com/2011/10/step-6-finding-purpose.html

Step 7 – Gaining a mature perspective

http://freedomfitnessplus.blogspot.com/2011/10/step-7-approaching-things-from-mature.html

Step 8 – Building community

http://freedomfitnessplus.blogspot.com/2011/10/step-8-building-community.html

Step 9 – Teach

http://freedomfitnessplus.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-happens-when-student-becomes.html

How does “Time to Shine” work?

http://freedomfitnessplus.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-does-time-to-shine-programme-work.html

Who are our partner prospects for the delivery of “Time to Shine”?

http://freedomfitnessplus.blogspot.com/2011/10/our-programme-partner-prospects.html

Our Business Network

http://www.bni.co.nz/chapter_details.asp?chap_id=14227

Proposed Timeline

http://freedomfitnessplus.blogspot.com/2011/10/proposed-timeline.html

Enquiries to http://www.freedomfitness.co.nz/Contact.aspx