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Youthline Manukau Centre Development Update

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Fletchers Construction are on site making progress with the building's development and we will be able to see the centre taking shape soon. As with any building redevelopment there have been unforeseen obstacles, however with the help of Fletchers, our valued architect and project manager we have overcome these without significant delay to the project timeline.

 

This Youthline development has been planned in response to a community need and represents over a decade of research, analysis and community engagement, which continues as we get closer to completion. Most recently the Youthline Manukau Youth Advisory Group (YAG) carried out research on a number of community cafes and presented their ideas for the new cafe to our Project Steering Group. They put a great deal of thought into the use of the cafe from a local community and youth perspective and their ideas included:

 

  • A large communal table in the centre of the cafe to represent a sense of community and sharing of this local asset
  • A vibrant multicultural mural painted by local youth along the cafe counter
  • A brick menu board tying in with the building’s heritage and history
  • A portable stage area for youth and community performances
  • And of course, the café will be home to 'little flick' the restored fire engine belonging to the Papatoetoe Volunteer Fire Brigade Old Boys Association!

 

This is an exciting time for Youthline, the YAG and everyone else involved in the project, as we can begin to see our visions for the centre taking shape.

We are very pleased to announce that this month ASB Community Trust have granted us $861,000 to help towards finishing the build of the Manukau Centre.

 

 

In order to fully complete the project we still require further funding and will be engaging with the local community and greater Auckland supporters to help us 'unlock the future' for Manukau youth. For further information on ways that you can help us unlock the future please visit www.youthline.co.nz/unlock or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Click here to see more about our ‘unlock the future’ vision.

 

 

We would like to acknowledge the generous support of the following organisations: