Services

Home Services

The Youth Hub will deliver wrap-around services including mental health, medical, education, employment and training, recreation, creativity, social entrepreneurship and housing support to transform the lives of Canterbury’s young people in a one-stop-shop model.

The Hub will avoid gaps and overlaps in the provision of services to young people by having organisations co-located. This will encourage co-operation and collaboration rather than competition between organisations.

The following 12 organisations have committed to moving into the Youth Hub.

Youthline

Youthline is a youth development organisation assisting young people to reach their potential.

We run 24/7 crisis helpline with telephone, text and web-chat support. It provides crisis support as well as information and referral services. It is staffed by young volunteers, for young people supporting young people.

Te Kura

Te Kura is a state-funded distance education provider that offers a wide range of personalised learning programmes and courses, from early childhood to NCEA Level 3, which are mostly delivered online.

Students can enrol for a few credits in a specific course or for a full-time programme. Students of all ages are welcome, as long as they meet our eligibility criteria.

Family Works

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

298 Youth Health - Counselling & Youth Services

Youth Health provides free medical care and counselling services for people aged 10-24 years. We also assist with accommodation, work and training and will advocate for young people in the community.

Christchurch Methodist Mission

We support families in need and help build resilient and responsive communities. We provide a voice for those who need one and homes to those without one.

Catapult

We provide a professional and comprehensive employment service for people seeking paid work. 100% of the people who have used this service say they would recommend it to others.

The Collaborative Trust

We provide training on youth health and development to all adults and young people who work with young people; undertake evaluation of services to young people, research how youth development can be assisted and advocate for and with young people.

Qtopia

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

Community Law

Community Law Canterbury is a not-for-profit organisation which works to reduce and remove barriers to the law. We provide quality, free legal help to people in Canterbury and the Grey and Westland Districts, who face barriers in accessing justice.

City Mission

We are a Christian social service agency guided by the Gospel and respecting the Treaty of Waitangi. We promote justice and equal opportunity for all in our community.

Within this, more specifically the City Mission seeks to support, care and advocate for those who are marginalized through social and economic factors and are at risk through unemployment, inadequate housing, family breakdown, addiction, financial difficulties or mismanagement, abuse or other difficulty.

The Mission works in both crisis and preventative ways to improve the quality of people’s lives and enable them to be more self sufficient.

Nurse Maude

Supporting the School Nurses in Decile 1-3 High Schools.

Cultivate Christchurch

Cultivate Christchurch inspires and engages young people who are not currently in education, employment or training. It does it outdoors – with hands in the dirt, helping young people learn how to grow vegetables.

Other organisations that will be invited to have an office on site for visiting staff:

WINZ
Probation Services
Oranga Tamariki
Kāinga Ora
Careers NZ
Supporting Families in Mental Illness.