Unlocking Youth Potential

National believes every young Kiwi should be able to find their way onto the path of success.
We’ve announced a number of initiatives to help young people make the best of themselves -
our future success relies on unlocking their potential.
Helping youth ‘break-away’
Our $12.1 million Break-Away Package is designed to increase opportunities for young
people on school holidays.
Our Holiday Activity Programmes will give kids from deprived communities a break away
during the school holidays to undertake exciting and meaningful activities they might not
otherwise get a chance to experience.
Our Residential Respite Camps will give foster caregivers and extended whanau a break
away from their responsibilities, while their wards are treated to a holiday camp.
Our Prime Minister’s Youth Programme will give selected young people a break away in
fun and challenging activities with high-profile role models as a reward for turning their lives
around.
Helping troubled youth get a Fresh Start
It’s vital we offer young people in trouble with Police, or who are before the youth justice
system, an effective range of opportunities – based on the severity of their offending – to turn
their lives around and give them a fresh start.
We want to ensure that judges, when faced with a young offender, are able to tailor a
package of measures to address that young person’s criminal behaviour.
The National-led Government is funding a range of initiatives. These include courtsupervised
camp programmes with a 10-day wilderness component for youth offenders at
the lower end of the scale, and additional military-style activity programmes and camps for
more serious youth offenders.
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http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/3000+troubled+youth+get+fresh+start
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