TYLA (Turn Your Life Around) Trust
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The TYLA Youth Trust was set up approximately 14 years ago to support at-risk New Zealand youth through a long-term early intervention program. Today the Trust works in partnership with the New Zealand Police in Otara and Auckland City (Western area) schools to identify and provide support, advocacy and mentoring to youth aged between 10 and 16, who are considered to be at risk of starting to commit crime. TYLA provides a range of ongoing, tailor-made support programmes for youth, including one-on-one support from social workers and youth workers, and also the provision of support for the families of the young people on our programme.
TYLA's mission is to transform troubled Auckland communities into global benchmarks, through inspiring corporations and successful individuals to help one kid turn their life around, one choice at a time. Research has proven that an intensive programme of early intervention, such as what TYLA offers, has long-term benefits for youths who may otherwise maybe headed for a life of delinquency and crime. TYLA works closely with the New Zealand Police, schools and other significant organisations to identify at-risk youth and to provide support services to them over the long term. The TYLA programme is designed to provide the tools and skills necessary for these young individuals to take responsibility for their own actions and make good choices in life. Young people who are referred and meet a defined set of criteria are selected to enter the TYLA programme.
Our social workers then comprehensively assess the youth, their family circumstances, education and health. With the vital support of the child’s school and their family, a plan is then developed that is unique to the young person and their needs. Each TYLA social worker has a case load of no more than 12-15 youths at any one time, so as to adequately support each young person they work with. The TYLA social work team also work in partnership with New Zealand Police youth workers who facilitate groups, camps, sporting and other programme activities.
TYLA Trust Governance - Patrons: Kevin Roberts - CEO Worldwide, Saatchi and Saatchi Charles Crotty - Founder Trustee and Patron Trust Advisors: Howard Broad Inspector Hurimoana Dennis – New Zealand Police Chairs: Derek Brickell and Treacy Bell - Director, Business People Trustees: Derek Lockwood - Worldwide Director of Design, Saatchi and Saatchi Rebecca Roberts - Operations Manager, Red Honey Paul Herrod - CEO, Audit, KPMG Dr Sue Farruggia - Lecturer, School of Teaching, Learning and Development, Auckland University
Winning a donation from Sovereign will help us achieve:
TYLA would use the donation to help fund our Literacy and Numeracy tuition programme. Literacy and numeracy is one of biggest issues facing the children and young people we work with. Literacy and Numeracy Programme Objectives: The objective of the TYLA Literacy and Numeracy Support Programme is to add value to and support the ongoing education of children and young people by complementing the school curriculum.
By supporting the literacy and numeracy learning of TYLA children and young people, we can help prepare them for NCEA Level One. Each child or young person who comes on to the TYLA programme will take part in a literacy and numeracy assessment. Those children or young people that are identified as needing extra support will have an Individual Learning Plan developed in conjunction with their teacher and caseworker. They will receive tuition focused on those areas outlined in their Learning Plan. These plans will be re-assessed each term to ensure the child or young person is progressing.
Our details:
| Registration No: | CC29963 |
| Region: | Auckland |
| Category: | Early childhood support and child shelter assistance, Children's health and rehabilitation, Teenage advice & support |
| Contact Person: | Fiona Colbert (CEO) |
| Address: | PO Box 19190 Avondale Auckland 1746 |
| Telephone: | 09 828 2331 |
| Email: | fiona@tyla.org.nz |
| Website: | www.tyla.org.nz |
| No. helped nationally: | 100-500 |
| No. helped per project: | 100-500 |
| Existing sponsors or funders: | MYD, NZ Police |
