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Stage one of Aotearoa’s first purpose-built Youth Hub is one step closer to reality thanks to a $1 million donation from Christchurch-focused family philanthropic organisation, the Wayne Francis Charitable Trust. Stage one of Youth Hub Christchurch is under construction at 109 Salisbury Street in central Christchurch and aims to be a ‘one-stop shop’ that willRead more

This week we were privileged to show Christchurch City Councillors and representatives from our major funding partners including Anglican Care and the Rātā Foundation around the Youth Hub construction site at 109 Salisbury Street. The visits also coincided with the first columns being lifted into place. Construction is all upwards from here!Read more

The stage one construction of Aotearoa’s first purpose-built Youth Hub has been significantly boosted with a $500,000 grant from the Rātā Foundation. Located on Salisbury Street in central Christchurch, the Hub will provide a ‘one-stop shop’ for rangatahi that includes health and mental health services, social services, counselling, and educational and employment support. Stage oneRead more

It was a packed house last night for our Jingo fundraiser (musical bingo) organised by the amazing team at Rotaract Christchurch! Great to have representatives from our construction partner Naylor Love there, as well as some of the providers moving into the Youth Hub including Te Tahi Youth (formerly 298 Youth Health) and People FirstRead more

Early start at our Salisbury Street site this morning, with the concrete poured for our wrap-around services block! Once complete mid next year, the block will provide offices for a dozen youth service providers including Te Tahi Youth (formerly 298 Youth Health) and Youthline. Other organisations that have expressed interest in being based on siteRead more

Today was a big day for us with the concrete poured for our supported housing block! Once complete, the supported housing wing will provide 22 bedrooms for young people aged 16-24 for up to 18 months, provided they are actively looking for education, training or work. Once these rangatahi have established regular income with theRead more

Chair of the Youth Hub Trust Dame Sue Bagshaw was featured in various media articles about the launch of Te Tahi Youth (formerly 298 Youth Health). Sue founded the youth one-stop-shop model and is stepping back from day-to-day operations of Te Tahi Youth to focus on building Youth Hub Christchurch. She will instead take upRead more

Our Autumn e-newsletter is out now and packed with updates about the construction and continued fundraising for Youth Hub Christchurch. Read the e-newsletter by clicking this link.Read more

A big thank you to the amazing bunch of students from the University of Canterbury who came to the site today to paint us a new mural! If you’re driving past 109 Salisbury Street, come check it out!Read more

We have opened expressions of interest for individuals, families, community groups and businesses to sponsor a bedroom in our supported housing facilities. These facilities will provide accommodation for young people aged between 16-24 for up to 18-months provided they are actively looking for education, training or work. Once they have established regular income with theRead more