Services and Programmes
Our Services
Our service provides a range of services and programs to meet and address the various needs of this demographic- youth and children. South Waikato YMCA have services for children aged 5 through to 24 and they have been prioritized in three strategic pillars - Prevention, Intervention and Development. Each of these service arms contain programs and services that address the changing needs in the community. This variety ensures that the organization capitalizes on current funding streams to ensure we meet the immediate and imminent needs of the community we aim to serve. Currently South Waikato YMCA are providing the following programs and services:
Programmes
YMCA offers a wide range of programs and services to help individuals of all ages and backgrounds achieve their goals. Here is what we currently have on offer

OSCAR Services
Our OSCAR programmes offer a variety of activities including art, crafts, cooking, sports, games and free play. We know kids always come home from school hungry, so we’ll also provide a healthy afternoon tea. You can rest easy knowing that your child is safe and happy at any before school care activities or OSCAR after school that they go to.
Before Care: 7:00am to 9:00am
After Care: 2.30pm- 5.30pm
Venue: YMCA Stadium, Princess Beatrix Ave
Session includes: Breakfast and safe transportation to school.
Transportation, YMCA collect children from school and provide Afternoon Tea
Cost
Before Care : $10 per day
After School Care: $15.00 per day
We also provide OSCAR Holiday programmes and WINZ subsidies are available
register here for more info

Youth Services
CLUBS and Up2Youth
Every Wednesday from 6pm-9pm we run activities, workshops and games with youth from ages 13-18 years old at the YMCA stadium.
We provide kai and drop offs after activities.
TOA Enterprise
Leadership mentoring programme provided within the community to connect rangatahi with the resources to thrive in business and enterprise
Breakaway
Every school holidays YMCA Breakaway programme offers FREE opportunities for youth aged 11-17 years to gain new skills, build new friendships and develop strong leadership within the community.
YJ Mentoring Services
YMCA work with youth offenders to turn their lives around and provide holistic support to engage rangatahi in pro-social activities, wrap around support services, and whanau support.

Education Services
Youth Academy
The Youth Academy is our Alternative Education programme for young people that have been removed from mainstream education before the age of 16. To engage with this programme there is a referral process that must be initated through the students school. Our Youth Academy aims to create a supportive and conducive environment which allows our students to develop life skills and work towards future pathways.​
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Y Education
We deliver a 20 week course where students will work towards achieving a NCEA Level 1 Certificate in Foundation Skills, this has the potential to pathway into the Level 2 Certificate and towards attaining NCEA Level 1 and 2.
The course has been designed for school leavers aged 16-24 that have not achieved any formal qualifications through their education pathway, but also are not prepared to fully engage in the full foundation course with other education providers such as Wintec, Toi Ohomai and Waikato University
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Other Services
YMCA offer a variety of facilities available to the community and other services- please enquire here for more information

Supervised Contact
Supervised contact takes place in a safe, controlled situation, overseen by someone such as a relative or an organization that provides supervised contact services.
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Bookings and Hirage
For access or more information contact the bridge street office 07 8868737 or come and visit us at 46 Bridge Street.
Currently Bookings and Hire is available for:
YMCA Stadium
YMCA Youth Hub
Studio
Chairs and Tables
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Media
We are excited to announce that we are currently developing our media space that will offer a range of services in 2025. Stay tuned for updates and more information about our upcoming launch. Thank you for your interest in our project!