{"id":151,"date":"2014-02-03T23:37:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T23:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teraranga.chchcatholic.nz\/?p=151"},"modified":"2020-02-03T23:38:57","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T23:38:57","slug":"spotlight-on-24-7-youth-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/raranga.org.nz\/index.php\/2014\/02\/03\/spotlight-on-24-7-youth-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on 24-7 Youth Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/raranga.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Screen-Shot-2014-01-28-at-12.01.57-pm.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/raranga.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Screen-Shot-2014-01-28-at-12.01.57-pm.png\" alt=\"24-7\" class=\"wp-image-4291\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Being local, staying committed\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">24-7 Youth Work places church-based youth workers in high schools across New Zealand, an initiative begun in Christchurch 16 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a presence in almost every Christchurch high school, 24-7 believes in local churches supporting their youth workers to effective change in local schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking with national coordinator Jay Geldard it\u2019s clear that a deeply relational model operates within 24-7, where the focus is on pairing equipped churches with one of the many schools asking for youth workers that 24-7 is in contact with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018We have more schools asking for youth workers than we can find\u2019, notes Jay.&nbsp; Churches are assessed for their capacity to invest into the successful programme, now in 60 schools nationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">24-7 targets youth aged between 10 and 18 years old, effectively operating across the intermediate and high school audience.&nbsp; Championing the relationship between local schools and local churches, youth workers are typically known by their school engagement, rather than solely by their church affiliation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018The schools want a youth worker that cares about the kids \u2013 they\u2019re not interested in which denomination youth workers belong to \u2013 they\u2019re seeing the model work, and at a localised level these churches give of themselves to the schools where their workers are based, developing relationships through their own youth\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year 24-7 is growing and expects close to 150 youth workers to be in schools nationally, one third of those in Christchurch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">24-7 by the numbers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the 2013 year 24-7 youth workers participated in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>125,000 interactions with young people in Christchurch<\/li><li>20,000 one-on-one conversations with young people in Christchurch<\/li><li>40,000 one-on-one conversations with young people across New Zealand<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019d like to get involved, contact Jay at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:jaygeldard@xtra.co.nz\">jaygeldard@xtra.co.nz<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Being local, staying committed\u2019 24-7 Youth Work places church-based youth workers in high schools across New Zealand, an initiative begun in Christchurch 16 years ago. With a presence in almost every Christchurch high school, 24-7 believes in local churches supporting their youth workers to effective change in local schools. 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