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He Poutama Rangatahi - Youth Employment Pathways

He Poutama Rangatahi is a work-readiness and skills initiative. It's for young people who are hard to reach and most at risk of long-term unemployment. He Poutama Rangatahi is now closed for new applications.

He Poutama Rangatahi helps with individualised and ongoing support into training and employment.

The funding was available for community organisations which support rangatahi, Pacific youth and other young people.

How it works

He Poutama Rangatahi supports community-based organisations to help young people on the pathway to employment. It provides funding to organisations which provide wrap-around services to deliver sustained employment, education and training outcomes for young people. He Poutama Rangatahi also helps employers to get specialised employment support to help get young people into work and support them in their early stages of employment.

He Poutama Rangatahi closed for general applications on 26 August 2022.

Whakawātea te ara Poutama applications closed

Whakawātea te ara Poutama was a subset of He Poutama Rangatahi. It's specifically to help young people involved in criminal activity or with gang affiliations overcome barriers so they can get employment, education or training. This funding was available for new programmes in South Auckland, West Auckland, Northland, Bay of Plenty or Waikato.

Whakawātea te ara Poutama closed for applications on 10 February 2023.

Who could get this

Applications for He Poutama Rangatahi and Whakawātea te ara Poutama are closed for new applications.

To get Whakawātea te ara Poutama funding, an organisation must have:

  • been community-based
  • been located in South Auckland, West Auckland, Northland, Bay of Plenty or Waikato
  • have had close connections to their community and to young people
  • provided wrap-around support on pathways to employment.

The organisation must run a programme which:

  • helped young people (aged 15-24) overcome barriers so they can get employment, education or training. These must include barriers caused by criminal activity or gang affiliations.
  • highlighted current interventions which could be scaled up or redirected
  • identified gaps in support and pastoral care for both young people and employers
  • developed ways to fill those gaps.

If you’ve already applied

Information

Applications for this funding closed on 10 February 2023 at 11:59pm.

If you applied before 11.59pm on 10 February, we'll contact you within 5 working days to talk about the progress of your application.

This is a list of the organisations and their programmes who have received funding from He Poutama Rangatahi.

Programme Organisation Region
Āhei NorthAble Matapuna Hauora Northland
Ara Whakamaua Work Ready Limited Northland
He Ara Whānui Te Korowai Aroha Whānau Services Trust Northland
Hipokingia Te Kahu Aroha Te Kotahitanga E Mahi Kaha Trust Northland
Mauri Mahi, Mauri Ora Ngā Ara Tōnui – Successful Pathways Limited Northland
NGEN 1 He Puna Marama Charitable Trust Northland
Northland Trades Initiative Smart Trades Solutions Limited Northland
Angitū Te Ara Rangatahi Charitable Trust Auckland
Get Ready Work Ready The Cause Collective Auckland
Hāpai Tūhono Hāpai Tūhono Charitable Trust Auckland
Huia Mai – He Poutama Rangatahi Visionwest Community Trust Auckland
Korero Talanoa Mahi The Koru 2002 Trust Auckland
Mangopare The Pride Project Charitable Trust Auckland
MUMA He Poutama Rangatahi MUMA Whānau Services Limited Auckland
Ngā Rangatira mo āpōpō E Tipu e Rea Whānau Services Auckland
Steps to Success Programmes Kaipātiki Community Facilities Trust Auckland
Supporting South Auckland’s Rangatahi to be Work Ready Ara Education Charitable Trust Auckland
Te Taura Here Industry Training Auckland Limited Auckland
Te Whare Marama Mā Te Huruhuru Charitable Trust Auckland
Toku tai oretanga – Realising my full potential Ngāti Tamaoho Charitable Trust Auckland
Tupulaga le lumanai – Our Youth, Our Future Martin Hautus Foundation Trust Auckland
Wai Pitomata Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust Auckland
Ko Wai Au Ko Wai Au Trust Waikato
Ngā tipu a te uru roa Te Whangai Trust Board Waikato
SPAN - Bridging the Gap Smart Waikato Trust Waikato
Taku Wairua - Tupu Te Tamawai Trust Waikato
Toitoi Manawa Get Me Started Limited Waikato
Whakamana Programme WorkHub Services Limited Waikato
Ara Rau O Rangatahi Priority One Western Bay of Plenty Incorporated Bay of Plenty
He Poutama Rangatahi O Whakaatu Whanaunga Trust Whakaatu Whanaunga Trust Bay of Plenty
Native Tech Digital Natives Academy Charitable Trust Bay of Plenty
Poutama Pathways for Rangatahi Katikati Community Centre Charitable Trust Board Bay of Plenty
School of Hard Knocks Toiora NZ Limited Bay of Plenty
Taupō Pathways – He Poutama Rangatahi Taupō Pathways for Youth Employment Trust Bay of Plenty
The Imagine, Believe, Achieve (Moemoea, Kimihea, Taea) (IBA) Programme Bay of Plenty Youth Development Trust Bay of Plenty
Tō Ara Mahi Tūwharetoa ki Kawerau Health, Education and Social Services Trust Bay of Plenty
Tū Māia Rangatahi Hub Te Puna Ora o Mataatua Charitable Trust Bay of Plenty
Youth Employment Plus – Rotorua Rotorua Community Youth Centre Trust Bay of Plenty
Youth to Employment & Education Te Pou Oranga o Whakatohea Limited Bay of Plenty
ASET Poutama Rangatahi Aotearoa Social Enterprise Trust East Coast - Tairāwhiti
Kauneke and Creative Arts Programme Tautua Arts Limited East Coast - Tairāwhiti
Matapuna Supported Employment Programme Matapuna Trust East Coast - Tairāwhiti
Rāngai Studio Pathways Rāngai Limited East Coast - Tairāwhiti
Te Ara Poutama Te Runanga-O-Turanganui-A-Kiwa East Coast - Tairāwhiti
Ūawanui Cultural Nursery Training Project Te Aitanga-a-ahauiti Centre of Excellence Trust East Coast - Tairāwhiti
Complete Coaching for Rangatahi in CHB Complete Coaching Hawkes Bay Limited East Coast - Hawke's Bay
Hikoi Koutou Workfit – Rangatahi NEET Integration programme Hikoi Koutou Charitable Trust East Coast - Hawke's Bay
Ignite – Youth Employment Service Maca Sports Leadership Charitable Trust East Coast - Hawke's Bay
Mahi for Youth Hastings District Council East Coast - Hawke's Bay
Māia Wāhine The Development Hub Limited East Coast - Hawke's Bay
Pasifika All-In Support Tautua Limited East Coast - Hawke's Bay
Te Ara Matihiko Pursuit Limited East Coast - Hawke's Bay
Te Oranga Pūmanawa TeAwhiorangi Limited East Coast - Hawke's Bay
Te Whanga Te Taiwhenua o Te Whanganui ā Orotū East Coast - Hawke's Bay
Tutuki Ngā Moemoea (Achieving Dreams) LIFT Social Enterprise Limited East Coast - Hawke's Bay
WYAT Employment Pathways Wairoa Young Achievers Trust East Coast - Hawke's Bay
He Huringa Ora o Wahine Wai Ora Christian Community Trust Taranaki / King Country / Whanganui
Hoki mai ki Why Ora (Returning to Why Ora Initiative) Why Ora (Whakatipuranga Rima Rau Charitable Trust) Taranaki / King Country / Whanganui
Learner Me - Tech Camp Learner Me 2018 Limited Taranaki / King Country / Whanganui
Learner Me Hangarau Akoranga Learner Me 2018 Limited Taranaki / King Country / Whanganui
Ngaa Rauru Te Kaahui O Rauru Custodian Trustee Limited Taranaki / King Country / Whanganui
Tiaho Mai Nga Hau E Wha Maara Kai Charitable Trust Taranaki / King Country / Whanganui
Tupu-ā-Nuku Environmental Workforce Development Te Kāhui Maru Trust: Te Iwi o Maruwharanui Taranaki / King Country / Whanganui
Whakatutuki Work Ready Programme Ngā Ngaru Rautahi o Aotearoa National Māori Authority Incorporated Taranaki / King Country / Whanganui
Ngā Pūmanawa Tūpuna Wairarapa Rural Education Activities Programme Incorporated Central
Te Hunga Rangatahi Te Puna Oranga O Otaki Charitable Trust Central
Inspiring Youth Futures YOUth INSPIRE Wellington
Kia Tū Ngā Tangata Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Incorporated Wellington
Mana Motuhake Porirua Whānau Centre Trust Wellington
Talent RISE Talent RISE Foundation (NZ) Limited Wellington
Whakamana Rangatahi o Wainuiomata Morehurehu Limited Wellington
Work Ready Career Programme Capital Training Limited Wellington
Career Navigator Community Graeme Dingle Foundation Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast
West Coast Education to Employment Pathways Programme Development West Coast Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast
Bros For Change Timatanga Hou Christchurch Bros for Change Charitable Trust Canterbury
GROW Community Colleges New Zealand Limited Canterbury
Kia Maia - "be brave, be bold, be capable, be confident" Motivationz 2008 Limited Canterbury
Poutama Employment Programme - PEP Korowai Youth Well-Being Trust Canterbury
Rangatahi Tumanako Support Programme St John of God Hauora Trust Canterbury
Hokonui Huanui - He Poutama Rangatahi Programme Community Networking Trust (Eastern Southland) Incorporated Southern
Mauri Mahi, Mauri Ora Te Hou Ora Whānau Services Limited Southern
Y•Futures Young Men's Christian Association of South and Mid Canterbury Incorporated Southern

This is a list of the organisations and their programmes who have received funding from Whakawātea Te Ara Poutama.

Programme

Organisation

Region

Tuia Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua T/A Te Ha Oranga Northland
Rangatahi Taunga Rangatira Programme Impact Northland Trust Northland
Te Pae Tawhiti Te Runanga o NgaiTakoto Northland
Ahi Kā Ōtara The Community Builders NZ Trust (The Ōtara Youth Hub) Auckland
Foafoa Project Pro-Pare Athlete Management Trust Auckland
Ōtara Health Youth Empowerment Project Ōtara Health Charitable Trust Auckland
Te Rauora Mana 2022 Incorporated Auckland
Te Ara Maranga 'The Path to Rise' RISE Group Trust Board Auckland
Ranui 135 Youth Leadership Team Tukutaula Punga Auckland
Turupou Mentoring Programme Waiariki Whānau Mentoring Limited Bay of Plenty
Mau Mahi Mau Motuhake WERA Consultants Limited Bay of Plenty
Kura Waiora Programme Te Tuinga Whānau Support Services Trust Bay of Plenty
Te Huarahi Hou (Bay of Plenty) Blue Light Ventures Incorporated Bay of Plenty
Matawhaorua Strive 101 Limited Waikato
Kia Tu Life Coaching Kia Tu Limited Waikato
Te Huarahi Hou (Waikato) Blue Light Ventures Incorporated Waikato

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