Youth One Stop Shop Incorporated
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Vision: To provide one place which provides young people with a range of services that are accessible, youth appropriate and holistic.
Mission Statement: The Youth One Stop Shop empowers young people to make informed choices to enhance their positive well-being and self development.
We strive for a community where young people have the opportunities to actively participate in decisions which impact on their well-being Values The values of YOSS include:
- Passion: energy and enthusiasm,
- Belief in young people: youth appropriate and friendly.
- Team Connectedness: Honesty: loyalty and integrity
- Ethics: in all relationships with young people, their families/whanau, funders, environment and the community,
- Services are delivered in a manner consistent with the Treaty of Waitangi principles of participation, partnership and protection.
- Innovation & Diligence: fosters a climate which encourages this Services include: (are free for young people aged 10-24 years and living in Palmerston North)
- FREE health check-ups
- FREE counselling
- FREE alcohol & drug support
- FREE social work and youth work support
- FREE psychological services
- Youth programmes
Background Information
The Youth One Stop Shop was opened in 1994 in response to research in the City on the needs of young people. The strategic goals of the agency include:
- To provide a holistic service which includes support, counseling, information, advisory and referral services for young people in Palmerston North
- To foster, develop, deliver and facilitate programmes which empower young people
- To assist young people towards social, educational, emotional and physical well-being.
The Youth One Stop Shop is currently an approved Social Service Provider by the Department of Child Youth and Family, Ministry of Health, Manawatu PHO, has a contract with the Lottery Grants Board and receives funding from the Palmerston North City Council.
The Youth One Stop Shop is an Incorporated Society under the 1908 Act.
The Youth One Stop Shop is active in networking locally, regionally and nationally and has representation on the Wellington Region Youth Worker Training Trust, National Youth Workers Network Aotearoa and Secretary of New Zealand Association of Adolescent Health and Development.
The Youth One Stop Shop is an acknowledged successful market leader in the provision of services for young people.
The Youth One Stop Shop is distinctively competent in the provision of its core services and innovative in the development of new programmes and projects to meet the needs of young people in Palmerston North. The organisation has proven management, strategic planning and policy development skills and has shown a steady growth in clients (5010 young people in the last financial year). As the Youth One Stop Shop expands its services to meet the broad needs of young people and diversifies into related services it is in a strong position for the future.
Winning a donation from Sovereign will help us achieve:
This funding would help our Youth Workers provide information, support, and advice to young people and their whanau.
Our details:
| Registration No: | CC10540 |
| Region: | Manawatu/Wanganui/Kapiti |
| Category: | Teenage advice & support |
| Contact Person: | Trissel Mayor (Manager) |
| Address: | PO Box 575 Palmerston North |
| Telephone: | 063555906 |
| Email: | trissel@yoss.org.nz |
| Website: | www.yoss.org.nz |
| No. helped nationally: | 5000 |
| No. helped per project: | 1000 young people per year |
| Existing sponsors or funders: | No sponsors Funded by DHB, MPHO, local authority, Lottery, CY&F |
