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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

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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

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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.  
 

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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.​

enquire here for more information​​

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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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For more information contact us

Other Services

YMCA offer a variety of facilities available to the community and other services- please enquire here for more information

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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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For more information enquire here

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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 

Enquire here

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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!

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In-Person Support

Town Office: 46 Bridge Street

Stadium: Princess Beatrix Avenue

Tokoroa, New Zealand

Contact Us

For any queries click the link below.

Phone

Supporting our cause is just a call away. Connect with us at 07 886 8737

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