Youth services

Youth Hub Christchurch is partnering with a number of providers to offer a wide range of services to support young people in Canterbury, all in one convenient location. Our partners will provide:

Mental health support
Medical services
Education and training
Employment help
Recreational activities
Creative outlets
Social entrepreneurship opportunities
Housing support.

Find out more about the development of the youth hub facilities.

Find out more about us and the project.

Bringing services together

By having multiple organisations working together under one roof, Youth Hub Christchurch will ensure that young people receive all the help they need without any gaps or overlap in services. This approach will encourage cooperation and collaboration between organisations.

Who's involved?

More than a dozen organisations are partnering with the Youth Hub, with the main tenants being Youthline, Te Tahi Youth, VOYCE Whakarongo Mai, Rerenga Awa (Canterbury Youth Workers Collective), and the Christchurch Youth Council.

Other organisations will also be able to book one of the seven available rooms or use the open-plan office space (opening in 2025) to meet with young people. Government agencies like Work and Income, Probation Services, Oranga Tamariki, Kainga Ora, and Careers NZ will also be invited to have offices on site for visiting staff.

The impact

We estimate these providers will be able to deliver up to 8,000 contact points for young people a year. Read more about our partners below (click on the tiles to visit partner websites).

These are the youth service providers that have offices at the Youth Hub

Meet the Team

Te Tahi Youth

Te Tahi Youth (formerly 298 Youth Health) provides free medical care, youthwork and counselling services for young people aged 10-24 years. It also employs youth workers who assist with finding accommodation, work and training, and to advocate for young people in the community.

Youthline

Youthline is a youth development organisation assisting young people to reach their potential. It runs a 24/7 crisis helpline with telephone, text and web-chat support providing crisis support as well as information and referral services.

VOYCE Whakarongo Mai

VOYCE supports young people in care and who are leaving care.

Christchurch Methodist Mission

Christchurch Methodist Mission will act as landlord for the transitional housing facilities. They also support families in need and help to build resilient and responsive communities.

Rerenga Awa

Canterbury Youth Workers Collective

Our role as Rerenga Awa is to help support, connect and equip those working with young people to be as strong as possible in their field. Our mission is to work collaboratively to strengthen the youth development sector to meet the needs of young people.

Christchurch Youth Council

Rūnaka Taiohi o Ōtautahi / Christchurch Youth Council a group of rangatahi volunteers dedicated to advocating for a strong youth voice in Christchurch. We aim to provide young people with the avenue to have their say. We aim to create a community where the youth voice is as valued as all others in the community.

These are the youth service providers that are partnering with the Hub. Some will also use the Hub's meeting rooms and open plan office spaces.

Meet the Team

Te Kura

Te Kura is New Zealand’s state distance education provider, offering a wide range of programmes from early childhood through to NCEA Level 3. Te Kura’s vision is that students achieve their educational and personal goals, enabling them to participate effectively as members of their communities.

Southern Health School

Southern Health School provides educational support to ākonga (Year 0-14) whose health prevents them from engaging in mainstream education and guides them in their transition to the next steps in their education.

Qtopia

Qtopia is a social support network for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, takataapui, fa’afafine and all diverse/questioning (rainbow) young people in Canterbury.

Community Law

Community Law Canterbury (Te Ture Whanui o Waitaha) provide free legal assistance to those in need. To reflect the need in Christchurch they have established a specific youth focused team who will give legal education and advice to youth, with particular focus on those in vulnerable communities.

People First New Zealand

People First New Zealand Ngā Tāngata Tuatahi empowers and supports people with learning disabilities to be strong and valued individuals in New Zealand.

The Collaborative Trust

The Collaborative Trust undertakes evaluation of services to young people, researches how youth development can be assisted, advocates for and with young people and trains adults who work with young people from parents to professionals.

Nurse Maude School Nurses

Nurses who work in schools will be able to use the Hub to meet with their employers.

Comcol North Canterbury and the Youth Service

Comcol provide a free Youth Service for 16-19-year-olds offering guidance and support to help eligible young people into education, employment and work-based learning. Their youth coaches provide intensive, tailored support to identify goals and work alongside the client to achieve them.

Cultivate Christchurch

Cultivate Christchurch focuses on youth employment through combining outdoor experiences and community engagement. We provide employment and skills to young people, who also get the opportunity to work alongside community volunteers.

Christchurch City Mission

A Christian social service agency which seeks to support, care and advocate for those who are marginalised through social and economic factors and are at risk through unemployment, inadequate housing, family breakdown, addiction, financial difficulties, abuse or other difficulties.

Circability

Circability improves lives and impacts social change through social circus arts. Social circus is accessible to everyone and they empower people of all ages, all abilities and all cultures by instilling them with confidence through new-found skills.

Presbyterian Support Family Works

Family Works helps young people to access the assistance they need including the Youth Service, Youth Payment and Young Parent Payment.

Helena Francis, Chair of the Wayne Francis Charitable Trust

“The Youth Hub provides what we know works for young people - connected, holistic support to achieve life-long health and wellbeing through positive youth development."

Youth services

​Bringing services together

​Who's involved?

The impact

Meet the Team

Meet the Team

Bringing services together

Who's involved?