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Passion Vision young people. 3 Contents Board Chairperson Report | P. 06 by Duane Major END OFNational Network Coordinator Report | P. 08 by Jay Geldard 24-7 YouthWork 2017-2018 | P. 10 About 24-7 YouthWork P. 11 24-7YW Numbers P. 12 Logo Change P. 14 20th Anniversary P. 16 Positive Youth Development P. 18 Where We Work P. 22 Transforming Lives | P. 25 Zofia Max P. 26 Vicki Tahau-Sweet P. 28 Dr. Myron Friesen P. 30 Accountability and Governance | P. 32 YEAR Governance Statement P. 34 Independent Auditor’s Report P. 35 24-7YW Trust Financial Summary P. 36 Board of Trustees P. 38 Regional Coordinators P. 40 Network Staff P. 42 24-7YW DNA P. 44 REPORT4 5 6 and the presence-based approach that is distinctively 24-7YW. approach and the presence-based for them the part we play being there demanding their attention. Our local youth workers relish so on. It is also not an easy time with mental health issues clearly evident and social media justice, wellbeing, economy and our environment, in shaping our future, they play a vital role As I close, want to acknowledge young people themselves and our belief in them. always, schools. the country from to note the demand for youth workers across is interesting decentralised values of the Network, putting local youth workers and their communities first. It the continue to reflect and processes local settings is that our structures The feedback from to the next twenty years. look forward the Network and is vital as we diagnostic tool to help us accurately assess capacity throughout on the 24-7YW website. Another new initiative, birthed in 2017, was Vital Signs. This is a overwhelmingly positive and can be found were experiences with youth workers. The results asking young people to comment on their of research, again we have completed another round Once leader and he his team have achieved a number of objectives over the past year. Jay is a competent and inspiring and his team to ‘put the legs on’ vision moving forward. up to Jay and empowerment, it is therefore guardianship is to provide as Trustees Our role a corporate background. from coming perspective unique his valued have we and together working communities seeing about He is passionate is General Manager Corporate at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare. youth. Marcus and understanding has been invaluable as we consider the mental wellbeing of New Zealand’s Gabrielle is a past 24-7YW youth worker and now Psychologist. Her experience Driller. members over the past year: Gabrielle Bisseker and Marcus have welcomed two new Board We rangatahi. encouraging one another and inputting into the lives of Aotearoa’s Network celebrated another year of working together, At the close of 2017, 24-7 YouthWork Chair Board Major Duane 7 8 Coordinator Network National Geldard Jay Blessings in Christ, seeing young people, families and communities transformed. it plays in and the role to what the next chapter holds for 24-7 YouthWork look forward now many hearts and hands! We the last 20 years, this is a journey that has required thank you for the part have played over sincerely We else involved in our journey. or someone intercessor financial supporter, member, board or network staff, regional pastor, youth pastor, team leader, may be a youth worker, 20 years – so thank you. You in its success over the last of people playing key roles has had hundreds 24-7 YouthWork doing in schools. and challenge further build on the good work they are of growth on areas the ‘Vital Signs’, which gives each setting the ability to self reflect and schools. This led to the development of diagnostic tool, churches our current on the last 12 months, I have felt God wanting us to focus strengthening As I reflect the bar on how we work alongside young people. and in turn, successes and failures, we raise we learn each other’s where from churches, across our focus has always been on cross-pollination has never been the driver, Growth and schools) working together to support young people, families communities. to see local stakeholders (churches New Zealand but has always maintained the desire in youth work providers did not set out to become a one of the largest 24-7 YouthWork • • • • • Since 1998: is the statistics over those 20 years. extraordinary work network. What is even more school-based youth largest and Riccarton High has now become New Zealand’s Church Baptist what was birthed out of a conversation to partner together between South West mind-blowing to think that It’s found ourselves celebrating our 20th anniversary this year. the humble beginnings of Riccarton High in 1998 From Y Ther the network. Over person working Y their local schools. 750 outh Workers have run events in which outh Workers have completed over outh Workers past and present 24-7YW Youth Workers have worked for their local churches in have worked for their local churches Workers 24-7YW Youth past and present e have been over 150 churches (15 different denominations) have worked together as a part of (15 different churches 384 full-time years! 800,000 one-on-one interactions with young people. 800,000 1.5 million paid hours, which equates to one young people participated. , it feels like we have quickly 9 10 2017 - 2018 2017 YouthWork 24-7 journey. They are committed to students being able to make their own free choices. committed to students being able make their own free They are journey. their own experience and from to questions and share happy to respond though they are beliefs or the choices they make. The youth workers operate in schools without proselytising of their background, committed to all students regardless they are active Christians however, The youth workers are is Christian-based and connected with local churches. 24-7 YouthWork which they live. is unique as youth workers act a link to the wider community in the school and church between relationship The community. youth church their in involved significantly also are they The same youth workers work in and out of school: 10 paid hours per week school serving the school in practical ways. it is youth workers supporting young people and service delivery for schools. In other words, encouragement for young people and quality existing school activities. It is about effective is an out-of-class, extra-curricular emphasis that supplements and supports 24-7 YouthWork context of the local community working together. in the between a local school and church is a trust relationship 24-7 YouthWork YouthWork 24-7 About 11 5 6 7 12 4 3 2 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 Numbers 24-7YW youth that had completed five years or given to youth workers in 2017 completed the Level 3 New Zealand long-service Certificate in Youth Work 2017 more in their local schools more awards reported they were better than when they they were reported responded to our most recent research. to our most recent responded 40 first started with their youth worker. 52 Over workers from from students ¾ 1,135 of young people (77.8%) 61 schools budget million raised locally $3.1 72 schools youth workers in 170 nationwide working together to supply youth churches workers to their local schools (across 15 denominations) (across Completed Our online diary system 100+ hours of schools’ work ongoing engagement young people were young people were recorded our youth with Youth People with Youth workers in 2017: at events run by Youth Workers Youth 100, 345, one-on-ones 59,309 --- --- --- --- 64,000 49 62 6 2 13 Logo Change We are excited to introduce the new face of 24-7 YouthWork! Our new logo is a stylised weave or raranga, forming the basis of the 24-7 YouthWork identity. Each strand represents a different part of what makes 24-7YW what it is and speaks to a coming together of people groups to form a whole – Community, Family, Peers and, of course, Young People. Young people have always been at the centre of what we do and the introduction of the vivid purple is a representation of the bright, bold and unique rangatahi that shape our communities. While it was a bit hard to say goodbye, we made the decision last year that the original 24-7YW logo, developed in 2007, had reached the end of its life-span. It had been our identity for ten years, the recognisable symbol that marked a church and school as belonging to a wider network.