You can add your own club and organisation.

Recent News and Events

Community service awards
New indoor arena for riding for the disabled
Father absence factor in teen pregnancy
The Family Help Trust
The Long term council community plan
Queen’s birthday honours
Your street can become a living street
Resene Mural masterpieces competition
Valuable funding databases available through Christchurch libraries

Sites Added

Rescare New Zealand
Information on the group providing support for relatives, supporters and Welfare Guardians of intellectually disabled people. About their mission. News and views.

Father and Child Trust
Support group for fathers. Information on membership. Papers and presentations by the Trust. About Father and Child magazine. Articles on parenting and being a new father.

Community Support Services (Industry Training Organisation)
CSSITO facilitates training for the Human Services, Older Persons Health and Diversional Therapy sectors operating in the community. Information for trainees and employers. About qualifications, assessors, and unit standards.

Christian Resource Centre International
Group creating discipling, evangelistic, and pre-evangelistic radio programmes. Information on missions and radio programmes.

Teenagers

Last month saw the launch of Pulse, a new website created by Christchurch City Libraries in consultation with teens from Christchurch. It links to useful information for teens on relationships, rights, news and what's on. Pulse shows that the Web is home to some great resources, both for local teenagers and those who work with them. The localeye category Children & Young people links to organisations for teenagers - from Scouts and Girl Guides, to youth advocates and support agencies. Live & Learn is another localeye area to browse - there are websites for schools and universities, and information on classes such as  music and dance.

LowDown is the Citizens Advice Bureau website for youth. It lets young people know about consumer and employment rights, legal ages, police roles, and tenancy information.

The Ministry of Youth Affairs site is where you can find out about the policies, programmes, legislation and services that concern young people in New Zealand. If you are working in an agency that works with teenagers, you may be interested in Keepin' it real. This policy was launched on 8 May 2003 in Stratford, Taranaki. It follows on from the Youth Development Strategy Aotearoa and aims to help government agencies, city and district councils and community-based organisations involve young people. It is a "how-to" guide to youth participation, describing  how adults can contribute to the positive development of young people by creating opportunities for them to influence, inform, shape, design and contribute to an activity or project.

Among upcoming events relevant to teens is Subvert - a New Zealand wide festival. Subvert offers young people the chance to use the media to get their creativity in front of the whole country. It doesn’t matter if the art involves paint with a brush or a spray can,  music on a computer or with an orchestra. Subvert is a Ydub project. Ydub is a group of young women working together to make a positive difference. It is part of the YWCA of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Buried Treasures

Spotlight on some localeye resources ...
Volunteering

Have you thought about giving some time back to the community? localeye has a category on volunteering and there are a variety of options for the prospective volunteer to consider:

• Telephone counselling - groups such as LifeLine Christchurch and Gay and Lesbian Line Christchurch
• Health and nursing support  - Nurse Maude Volunteers
• Conservation - Department of Conservation and Christchurch Parks and Waterways
• Crime prevention and victim support - Christchurch Volunteer Division

One of the major organisations to check with is Volunteering Canterbury. Volunteering Canterbury is an incorporated charitable trust that supports and promotes volunteering. They aim to uphold the integrity of volunteering and the rights of volunteers, and can help match individual interests with groups who need volunteers.