To: Hornby Community Forum Participants

Subject: Write up of the work undertaken by the Forum

Background

On 29 March 2006 over 50 people attended a forum called “What’s happening for young people in Hornby?”.

The invitation to the forum was generated by the Child, Youth and Family Youth Justice staff based at the Hornby Heartlands Centre and described the opportunity as follows:

“Hornby Community Forum for parents, professionals and community people associated with young people aged 13 – 17 years

Invitation

To All Parents, Professionals and Community People

associated with Young People aged 13 – 17 years

to a

Forum :

What’s happening for young people in Hornby?

This will be an opportunity to: -

- Tell about the service you or your organisation is providing for youth and their families;

- Hear about other youth services available in Hornby

- Identify the gaps in services

- Discuss how we can work together to enhance services”

The forum worked through several structured small group-work exercises to identify service gaps and potential actions to enhance services for youth.

The small group-work is documented below.

ACTIVITY	SMALL GROUP RESPONSES
Identifying the Gaps: What else is needed for Hornby young people and why?	Dedicated Youth social workers in Schools/Community. Family & youth service; Strengthening Families – preventative work. Mäori – services for. Youth health need – Partnership health funding. Actionworks to Heartlands (CDC – youth into work). Mental health coordinator – link to education (school, refusal, clinic) School & service for teenage parents. Respite for teachers. Respite for families. Public health services. Kimihia type programme – young parents support. Stopping Violence. Youth specialty services. Drug & Alcohol services (e.g. Waipuna Trust) Marae CYF – reducing offending. Family Group Conference monitoring. ‘Hub’ accessing service to all other services – link in with Hornby High School. Space available for town based agencies to work in the area & knowledge of the space. Transport to services outside of Hornby – recreational and social services. Health – access to appropriate health care – e.g. 198 YHCentre Doctor available 1 – 2 days per week. Kaupapa mäori services. Pacific services. Asian services. Annual event (youth day) to be informed of youth services/providers. E.g. similar to LYFE (Linwood Youth Festival Experience). Support for whänau. Young women specific services. Knowledge/advertising CCC youth liaison meeting. Research the need for services like Kimihia. After school youth programmes around Hei Hei community centre. Advocacy for young people. Accessing services based in town. Drop-in Centre. Education for young mums. Social opportunities for young people plus respite care. Family planning. Recreational facilities. Peer support. Access to health services for young people. Sports providers/groups. Metro/Orbitor – outskirts including Hornby through to Darfield.
Whole Group Summary of Gaps Identification.	Drop In / Hub facility for delivery of services Health – includes A&D and mental health Transport – accessibility & cost of transport for young people in the outer rural/semi rural areas that border Hornby. Education – social workers Young parents school. Marae Pacific/Asian services for youth. Annual event in Hornby e.g. Youth day Family and youth services together. Respite for teachers and families.
Identify up to 3 achievable strategies and their actions that could be successfully progressed through this forum to enhance services for youth	Education for young mothers – link between Gilbethorpes School/Hornby High School/Early Learning Centre Crèche – Early Start, PAFT, Waipuna Trust. Mental health and education. School for teenage parents. Youth Wellbeing Centre. (198 YHC as a model) Cultural – Pacific mental health; Pacific Coordinator. Maori – Mental health providers & holiday programmes. Sustain & utilise current services. Support from community groups; building relationships with community; regular dialogue between all local services agencies. Media awareness of services provided. Gala day. Transport – Ecan reviewing services – submission needs to be put forward. Useful to have a directory of community vans/vehicles owned by local groups that are available. 198 YHC concept for Hornby – approach Wayne Francis Trust. Youth information centre. Surveys by young people. Youth Health Centre – bring 198 YHC to Hornby? Better coordination of existing services. Transport needs to enable rural/semi rural youth to get to town. What do young people actually want & need? Some kind of survey.

ACTIVITY

SMALL GROUP RESPONSES

Identifying the Gaps:

What else is needed for Hornby young people and why?

Dedicated Youth social workers in Schools/Community.

Family & youth service; Strengthening Families – preventative work.

Mäori – services for.

Youth health need – Partnership health funding.

Actionworks to Heartlands (CDC – youth into work).

Mental health coordinator – link to education (school, refusal, clinic)

School & service for teenage parents. Respite for teachers.

Respite for families.

Public health services.

Kimihia type programme – young parents support.

Stopping Violence.

Youth specialty services.

Drug & Alcohol services (e.g. Waipuna Trust)

Marae

CYF – reducing offending.

Family Group Conference monitoring.

‘Hub’ accessing service to all other services – link in with Hornby High School.

Space available for town based agencies to work in the area & knowledge of the space.

Transport to services outside of Hornby – recreational and social services.

Health – access to appropriate health care – e.g. 198 YHCentre Doctor available 1 – 2 days per week.

Kaupapa mäori services.

Pacific services.

Asian services.

Annual event (youth day) to be informed of youth services/providers. E.g. similar to LYFE (Linwood Youth Festival Experience).

Support for whänau.

Young women specific services.

Knowledge/advertising CCC youth liaison meeting.

Research the need for services like Kimihia.

After school youth programmes around Hei Hei community centre.

Advocacy for young people.

Accessing services based in town.

Drop-in Centre.

Education for young mums.

Social opportunities for young people plus respite care.

Family planning.

Recreational facilities.

Peer support.

Access to health services for young people.

Sports providers/groups.

Metro/Orbitor – outskirts including Hornby through to Darfield.

Whole Group Summary of Gaps Identification.

Drop In / Hub facility for delivery of services

Health – includes A&D and mental health

Transport – accessibility & cost of transport for young people in the outer rural/semi rural areas that border Hornby.

Education – social workers

Young parents school.

Marae

Pacific/Asian services for youth.

Annual event in Hornby e.g. Youth day

Family and youth services together.

Respite for teachers and families.

Identify up to 3 achievable strategies and their actions that could be successfully progressed through this forum to enhance services for youth

Education for young mothers – link between Gilbethorpes School/Hornby High School/Early Learning Centre Crèche – Early Start, PAFT, Waipuna Trust.

Mental health and education.

School for teenage parents.

Youth Wellbeing Centre. (198 YHC as a model)

Cultural – Pacific mental health; Pacific Coordinator.

Maori – Mental health providers & holiday programmes.

Sustain & utilise current services. Support from community groups; building relationships with community; regular dialogue between all local services agencies. Media awareness of services provided. Gala day.

Transport – Ecan reviewing services – submission needs to be put forward. Useful to have a directory of community vans/vehicles owned by local groups that are available.

198 YHC concept for Hornby – approach Wayne Francis Trust.

Youth information centre.

Surveys by young people.

Youth Health Centre – bring 198 YHC to Hornby?

Better coordination of existing services.

Transport needs to enable rural/semi rural youth to get to town.

What do young people actually want & need? Some kind of survey.

Whole Group Discussion

ACTIVITY: Next steps to progressing strategies and actions (what, who & when)

The table below records the actions selected as “doable” for progressing and involvement of people in the initial working parties as agreed by the Forum participants.

What the action is	Who will work on it	When by	Progress Updates
Planning for Ongoing Youth Agencies Hornby Forum	Youth Justice staff based at Hornby Heartlands; Hornby Heartlands Coordinator; Department of Internal Affairs Community Advisors.	Hornby Youth Agencies forum to be held quarterly – 1 forum meeting per school term. Proposed next forum meeting agenda to include progress updates on Actions from 29 march forum. Next forum suggested to be held July 2006.
Hold a Youth Agency Expo/Gala Day. Could it be part of Westside in the Park?	Youth Justice staff based at Hornby Heartlands; Hornby Heartlands Coordinator; Department of Internal Affairs Community Advisors	Working party to contact planners of Westside in the Park for feedback by Friday 19 May 2006.
Hornby Youth Wellness Hub Working party to investigate possibility of a youth wellness hub being set up in Hornby	Public Health Nurse (Julia); CCC – Denise & Ian YCD – Anni SF Coordinator – Adrienne Heartlands Coordinator – Lynda DIA – Julia Youth Justice – Ange & Min Joshua Foundation – Chris CDHB	First working party meeting to be held by Friday 19 May 2006.
Education and Support for Young Parents	Presbyterian Services (Penny) CCC – Denise Hornby High School – Andy RTLB – Trish Heartlands Coordinator – Lynda SF Coordinator – Adrienne DIA - Julia	First working party meeting to be held by Friday 19 May 2006.
Transport Resources (To gather information by including a questionnaire in the forum write up email forum participants)	Youth Justice – Ange/Min Heartlands Coordinator - Lynda	To send out the questionnaire with the forum write up email
Media Release	Joshua Foundation – Chris	To draft up by Friday 7 April and emailed to Ange.
Outer Area services DIA to advise Selwyn District Council community development staff of youth needs identified in 29 March Forum as relating to Darfield/Rolleston areas	DIA – Julia	Contact to have been made with SDC by Friday 19 May 2006.

OTHER AGREED ACTIONS TO BE COMPLETED:

Directory of Services that all agencies have contributed to will be posted on the website: www.hornby.org.nz
Directory of Services will also be emailed out to forum participants by Angela Williams from Youth Justice
Write-up of 29 March Forum will be drafted by Julia Main from Dept of Internal Affairs; emailed to Angela Williams and emailed out to Forum participants by Angela Williams.