New Zealand Blue Light Ventures
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New Zealand Blue Light Background. New Zealand Blue Light is a community policing initiative that runs programmes and activities for youth throughout New Zealand free from drugs, alcohol and violence.
Its goals are to:
1- Reduce youth crime
2- Build community partnerships
3- Build young peoples self esteem
4- Enhance community safety
5- Build positive youth and police partnerships
Blue Light programmes and activities include sporting, cultural, educational, community and crime reduction. There are currently 63 branches of Blue Light throughout New Zealand. Last year was the 25th anniversary of Blue Light. Each year over 200,000 young people and their families are involved in Blue Light programs either directly or indirectly. Although the Police and community support Blue Light through the delivery of 'man-hours' the actual costs of programmes are met by donations and sponsorship. The National Body runs a variety of national events and programs as shown below which are supported by branches.
Examples of some of the annual National events and programs run by The National Body are 'Rainbows End Fundays', the 'National Waka Ama Competition', 'National Blue Light Youth Surfing Championships' and the 'National PCT Competition'.
Local branches also run their own localised programs and activities to target their own local youth issues. Examples of these programs run under Blue Light include youth mentoring programs, Marae based holiday programs, drug and alcohol courses, and outdoor activities and training (ie canoeing, boating, tramping and rock climbing).
For more information on the programs and events ran by New Zealand Blue Light please visit www.bluelight.co.nz, or contact Blue Light by email at brendon@bluelight.co.nz
Winning a donation from Sovereign will help us achieve:
To provide funding for young people from low socio economic areas to attend and participate in New Zealand Blue Light national youth programs and events such as the Rainbows End fundays which currently cost $20 per child, with the goal of building their self esteem, nbuilding positive relationships with the Police and to learn healthy socialisation skills in an evironment free from drugs, alcohol and violence.
Our details:
| Registration No: | CC21948 |
| Region: | Hawke's Bay/East Coast, Waikato/Bay of Plenty/Rotorua, Manawatu/Wanganui/Kapiti, Northland, Taranaki, Wellington, Auckland, Canterbury/South Canterbury, Southland, West Coast, Nelson/Marlborough |
| Category: | Children's health - mental wellness and support for emotional trauma, Children's sports, recreation and arts, Parental advice and support, Teenage advice & support |
| Contact Person: | Brendon Crompton (National Manager) |
| Address: | Blue Light National Office 52 Parkway Drive, Albany Auckland. PO Box 102199 NSMC |
| Telephone: | 021 2249708 |
| Email: | brendon@bluelight.co.nz |
| Website: | www.bluelight.co.nz |
| No. helped nationally: | 200,000 |
| No. helped per project: | Depending on amount of sponsorship between 1000 and 2000 young people. |
| Existing sponsors or funders: | Not for this project but other sponsors include: New Zealand Police Trillian Trust Lion Foundation Recreational Services |
