Youth support tutor speaks
Kapiti Youth Support tutor Darcy Hata was guest speaker at a recent Kapiti Rotary Club meeting.
Kapiti Rotary has had a longstanding relationship with Youthquest Kapiti when it was established 11 years ago.
Some of the original funding came from the JR McKenzie Trust, and several Kapiti Rotary members have taken an active part with its development.
Unfortunately Youthquest Kapiti lost a significant part of its funding and had to close its doors, and has subsequently merged with Kapiti Youth Support (KYS), and the good work together with qualified key personnel has been successfully integrated into the KYS environment. They have now expanded their activities from solely dealing with teenage boys, and include primary schools thorough using a different programme.
During the evening John Dow, organiser of the Regional Gold Awards, complimented the KYS on its outstanding results in Ka¯ piti. He said the awards are presented each year at presentation functions whereby all finalists from their city receive a certificate, and then further functions are held to present the category winner trophies, plus everyone gets a photo with their mayor.
Wellington and Hutt City have most the most businesses involved each year.
This year there was a finalist from Ka¯ piti, in TOMM which is a health and welfare service for young people developed by KYS and the digital agency Luvly.
To add to the proceedings, Kapiti Rotary president Chris Tchernegovski presented a cheque for $10,000 to the KYS representatives as further funding towards their endeavours.
He also added that continuing Kapiti Rotary interest will be accorded to KYS, and that funds from its trailer raffle, golf tournament and other activities will be considered for future assistance.