PROJECTS
Our current programmes and services
Girls Programme
Friday Afternoon
Youth Hangs
KICKSTART HANGS
Kickstart Hangs are in our Kickstart Youth Space. Its open on Mondays and Fridays after school from 3pm till 5pm, and is where we base a number of our programmes during the week.
We have Free food, PS4 and Xbox, board games, pool table, free wifi, recording studio, barista training and heaps more in our youth centre.
Our offices are also based from here and the venue is on Ward Street, just behind the netball courts next to Heretaunga College. Check out the map on our contact us page.
BELLE
Belle is a programme designed for young women in years 9 - 11 at college. It is delivered in a few different formats including 6 - 10 weeks of weekly sessions, or over a 2 day conference style event.
The programme takes a holistic look at young womens wellbeing, and covers topics such as relationships, physical exercise and nutrition, courage and self worth.
This programme has been running for 5 years now, and is a highlight of their year for a number of the girls who have completed it.
SHIFT
Shift is a programme delivered by Kickstart in Upper Hutt in partnership with the Shift Foundation. Shift is about giving opportunities for young women to be active and develop leadership in their community.
There are a few different arms to Shift in Upper Hutt with an intermediates group pilot programme @ Maidstone Intermediate and Shift Leadership courses in our local colleges.
MENTORING
As an organisation we place a huge focus on building relationships with young people.
We do this both through our connections to local colleges and intermediates and connections to young people in the community.
If you need some extra help, or would like a mentor get in touch with one of our friendly youthworkers and we can see what we can arrange.
KICKSTART
COFFEE
Kickstart involves two things we are passionate about - young people and coffee! We have multiple coffee machines at our youth centre which provides Barista training for young people with NCEA credits (in association with Capital Training).
Look for our Coffee Cart at events around the Hutt Valley and when you grab a coffee from kickstart you are helping kickstart a young persons career.
To enquire about booking our coffee cart for your event please get in touch with us on kickstart@uhcyt.org.nz
SPEARHEAD
LEADERS
Spearhead leadership is a collaborative initiative between Upper Hutt City Council and Kickstart, funded by the Ministry of Youth Development and Upper Hutt City Council.
It's an exciting leadership development opportunity, free for young people aged between 15 and 18, and includes an outdoor pursuits weekend (white water rafting, high ropes course, etc.), some great leadership training, new friends, and facilitation of projects to benefit young people in Upper Hutt.
Watch this space for info on the 2022 Spearhead Leaders intake.
POHEWA
(FORMERLY DREAM KINGS)
Pohewa is an initiative working with young men from our local colleges.
This programme is run to help young men dream of being the best people they can be and the sessions are
based around Toiora (Wellbeing), Manaakitanga (Caring for others), Mahi tahi (Working together) and
Takohanga (Responsibility).
MANAWAROA
Manawaroa is a life skills and self efficacy programme that we deliver to Intermediate schools in Upper Hutt.
We are currently involved with Maidstone Intermediate and Fergusson Intermediate delivering 8 x 1 hr workshops with each class of students.
Each session is delivered by a team of four or five youth workers and includes small groups.
TŪ MANAWA
Tu Manawa is a physical activity programme designed for young people who may not be involved in physical activity.
Its based around removing the barriers to physical activity (such as cost and transport), and works with a group of 10 young people at a time to create positive experiences with physical activity.
ĀKONGA
Akonga Is a programme for groups of taiohi (youth) from colleges and intermediates who wānanga (learn) together to discover their mauri (potential, strengths), and build up their mātauranga (knowledge) by learning off each other, learning about themselves, serving others, and connecting with the community.
This is currently run in Fergusson Intermediate, Heretaunga College and Upper Hutt College
CAMPS & ACTIVITIES
Kickstart can and does provide support for camps and other activities for schools. We love to help with activity days, EOTC camps and other activities that connect with young people.
We have substantial Adventure Based Learning resources and all our staff are trained in facilitating groups.
LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT
Kickstart can and does provide support for leadership development for schools and groups.
Get in touch if this is something that would interest you. We've worked with school leadership teams and groups wanting leadership development.