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Successful Grants - Second Round 2009182 weeks ago
 
ichoose (Group)
Otara, Auckland

Project:
To promote the youth resources, services and role models in the Otara region. A DVD promotional tool will be put together with the main audience being high school/collage age youth in the Otara region. This project will address topics such as gangs, alcohol and other drugs, violence, tagging and other anti-social behaviours with a strong message through out the DVD about the importance of keeping mentally healthy.

Summer Dance Jam (Group)
Te Puke, Bay Of Plenty

Project:
To host a Bay Of Plenty alcohol and drug free dance event for young people 20 years and under that involves four small battle events outside in Te Puke, Papamoa, Mount Maunganui and Tauranga and a evening battle and concert on a Saturday night. The battles will be between individuals and crews with attendance also from some well known hip-hop crews. This project will promote and enhance self esteem.

Check M8 (Group)
Palmerston North

Project:
To raise awareness about issues that affect young people?s mental health and well-being. Check m8 is encouraging young people to look out for each other. This project will raise awareness around what the warning signs around teen suicide are and where to go for advice and help.

3rd Round (Group)
Hamilton

Project:
3rd Round will use music as a tool to get across their messages to the youth. 3rd Round will make 8 more songs to go with their last project (straight proof, funded -in the pilot round) to create a album. This project will be focussing on discrimination, peer pressure, depression and different ways it can affect people such as suicide. All the songs are about youth mental health issues and how young people can better themselves and support themselves better by confiding in the ones they love.


Rise above it (Group)
Tokoroa

Project:
To run an awareness assembly with a power point presentation and brochures to provide to the students at school. This project will be exposing the link between violence, anxiety, worry, depression and suicide. The brochure will contain information about helpful ideas, strategies of how to keep a healthy mental wellbeing, resources and contacts. Rise above it will raise awareness that all the challenges can be addressed, supported and changes made for a future life that is more positive.

Waitangi H-town Youth Stage 2010 (Individual)
Hamilton

Project:
To show case the youth talent in the Hamilton area. This project is part of an event on Waitangi day and will be offering information around youth mental health issues in a youth friendly way.
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