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FYD Statement On The Youth Opportunities Package
Monday, 3 August 2009, 1:38 pm | Foundation For Youth Development
The Foundation for Youth Development (FYD), a leading organisation in the field of youth development in New Zealand, welcomes the youth opportunities package announced by the Prime Minister, John Key, this weekend. FYD believes that the initiatives ... More >>
Foundation Statement on Budget 2009
Friday, 29 May 2009, 9:49 am | Foundation For Youth Development
The Foundation for Youth Development welcomes the Government’s focus on education and youth unemployment in its 2009 Budget and believes that this a step along the road to achieving the best outcomes for New Zealand’s young people. More >>
Youth Week 2009 – It’s All About Making Time
Wednesday, 20 May 2009, 2:21 pm | Foundation For Youth Development
The Foundation for Youth Development is encouraging all New Zealanders to show their support for young people by getting involved in Youth Week 2009 which runs from 23 – 31 May. More >>
Television Personality To Breakfast For Youth
Tuesday, 7 April 2009, 1:54 pm | Foundation For Youth Development
Television personality and former Silver Fern, April Ieremia, is hoping to offer some personal insights on life and raising kids over breakfast, as part of a unique fundraising initiative for the Foundation for Youth Development. More >>
Sports Duo Auction Breakfasts For Youth
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 3:56 pm | Foundation For Youth Development
Husband and wife sports duo, former Black Cap Dion Nash and former Silver Fern, Bernice Mene, are hoping to offer some personal insights on sports and raising kids over breakfast, as part of a unique fundraising initiative for the Foundation for Youth ... More >>
Foundation Supports Call For Tax Cut Donations
Thursday, 19 March 2009, 4:02 pm | Foundation For Youth Development
The Foundation for Youth Development is supporting a call by Prime Minister John Key for New Zealanders who don’t intend to spend tax cuts to donate the money to charity instead. More >>
Bullying In Schools Part Of Kwi Mentality
Tuesday, 17 March 2009, 4:14 pm | Foundation For Youth Development
Mountaineer and co-founder of the Foundation for Youth Development Graeme Dingle has waded into the bullying in schools debate saying that he believes the Kiwi mentality is to accept bullying as an every day part of school life. More >>
Keeping Kids At School Solution To Jobs Shortage
Friday, 27 February 2009, 1:17 pm | Foundation For Youth Development
Mountaineer and co-founder of the Foundation for Youth Development, Graeme Dingle, is calling for greater focus on keeping young people in school for longer to help address the current jobs shortage. More >>
Military Style Training Just Part Of The Solution
Tuesday, 17 February 2009, 10:54 am | Foundation For Youth Development
Initiatives to address youth offending announced yesterday are important to deal with our worst offenders, but unless they are partnered with effective preventative programmes New Zealand’s negative youth statistics will not improve according to ... More >>
Keeping Children Motivated To Stay In School
Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 1:40 pm | Foundation For Youth Development
Approximately 50,000 5-year-olds are starting school this year, taking their first big step into education. At the same time, alarmingly thousands of teenagers will also leave school this year with little or no formal qualifications. More >>
600 Volunteers Work To Nurture Confident Kiwi Kids
Monday, 1 December 2008, 3:16 pm | Foundation For Youth Development
Over 600 volunteers are at work from Northland to Southland to help build confidence in New Zealand’s young people. More >>
Teenagers Up For The Challenge One More Time
Thursday, 25 September 2008, 10:13 am | Foundation For Youth Development
After 14 months of challenges, nine graduates from Foundation for Youth Development’s flagship programme, Project K, were put to the test one more time negotiating the startling heights of the Sky Tower and the Auckland harbor bridge. More >>
Bidvest NZ - National Sponsor For Project K
Thursday, 28 August 2008, 3:43 pm | Foundation For Youth Development
The Foundation for Youth Development (FYD) is pleased to announce Bidvest New Zealand, a leading international foodservice distributor as a national sponsor for FYD’s flagship programme, Project K. More >>
Foundation Celebrates Young Graduates Achievements
Tuesday, 26 August 2008, 10:55 am | Foundation For Youth Development
The Foundation for Youth Development will celebrate the achievements of nine special graduates from its flagship programme, Project K at the Project K Student Excellence Awards at Government House Auckland on September 18. More >>
Amazing Response To Plea For Male Mentors
Friday, 4 July 2008, 3:43 pm | Foundation For Youth Development
As a result of national media coverage last week, seeking male mentors for Foundation for Youth Development’s flagship programme Project K, over 100 inquiries were received from the public. More >>
Youth Programme To Be Launched In Scotland
Thursday, 26 June 2008, 9:44 am | Foundation For Youth Development
This year The Foundation for Youth Development (FYD) will export one of its programmes to Scotland. Project K, a proven approach that helps young New Zealanders maximize their potential will soon be put to the test through 12 young people from Edinburgh. More >>
Plea For Male Mentors In Auckland Region
Thursday, 12 June 2008, 5:06 pm | Foundation For Youth Development
The Foundation for Youth Development (FYD) is seeking male mentors to volunteer two hours a month for a year, to help develop the potential of a young New Zealander through the organisations flagship programme, Project K. More >>
‘Kandoo’ The Kiwi Can Mascot Has Arrived In BOP
Monday, 9 June 2008, 4:58 pm | Foundation For Youth Development
Kandoo the Kiwi, the mascot for Foundation for Youth Development programme Kiwi Can, has just arrived in the Bay of Plenty on his national Kiwi Can Tour. More >>
Celebrating Young People's Positive Contributions
Friday, 23 May 2008, 4:39 pm | Foundation For Youth Development
The Foundation for Youth Development (FYD) is encouraging people across New Zealand to show their support for young people, by getting involved in Youth Week 2008 which runs from May 26 to June 1. More >>
First Recipient Of Dame Pat Evison Scholarship
Friday, 18 April 2008, 3:24 pm | Foundation For Youth Development
Starting at university this year was made easier for Auckland teenager, Jade Turrall (18), who was selected as the first recipient of the Dame Pat Evison Scholarship. More >>