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Stay informed with youth sector news, training updates, research, and helpful resources. Explore what’s happening across Nelson Tasman and discover tools to support your work with rangatahi.
Resources for Youth Workers
Youth Work Impact Report: What does Youth Work actually change?
A new Youth Work Impact Report from Ara Taiohi and Hands for Impact highlights the significant social value of youth work in Aotearoa, estimating that every $1 invested generates $12.69 in social value for taiohi aged 12–24. The report identifies benefits including stronger relationships and belonging, improved wellbeing, cultural identity, agency, education and employment pathways, and physical wellbeing. It emphasises that trusted relationships, flexibility and sustained engagement are central to effective youth work, while highlighting the increasingly complex needs facing young people and the importance of training, supervision, referral pathways and workforce support.
Te Puna o Ara Taiohi (Te Puna) is a digital home for the youth sector. It’s a place where our community can connect, share knowledge, access resources, and find out what’s happening across Aotearoa. Whether you’re looking for a resource to support your mahi, wanting to learn from others in the sector, or be more involved in sector-wide advocacy, Te Puna is a space built with our community, for our community.
It’s currently available to our Ara Taiohi whānau, including our Personal Members, Group Members, Korowai Tupu and Ngā Kaihoe.
Here’s what came out of Tāhono: Policy solutions
Government decisions affect the conditions youth workers and organisations operate in, and the support available to taiohi. We want to make sure our sector’s experiences and expertise are part of the conversations happening in the lead-up to the election. Drawing on the findings of Mahi Tūturu and insights from hundreds of youth workers across the motu, Ara Taiohi have developed two sets of policy solutions and shared them with politicians across the political spectrum. There’s more kōrero to come as we head towards the election, so feel free to use these policy solutions in conversations or Q+As with local candidates.
New website helps young people support friends through tough times
Big Chats is a new free website designed to help 18–30-year-olds feel more confident supporting friends and whānau through tough times.
Rethinking Teen Drinking
Adolescence is an important and exciting time with increased opportunities and risks. This article can help guide parents and other whānau to support young people as we examine how our own attitudes and behaviours around alcohol can impact our young people’s decision making. We share the developmental impacts of teen drinking, the ways in which teen drinking differs from adult drinking, what the research tells us about the short-lived and long-term harms of alcohol use in adolescence.