11 Nov 2019

The Kindness Institute changing the lives of our rangatahi calls for funding to survive

From First Up, 5:43 am on 11 November 2019

As Mike King's Gumboot Fund runs out of money, another youth wellbeing program says funding is also a constant struggle.

Auckland's the Kindness Institute is trying to give young people the tools they need to manage stress and anxiety - but say they never know if they'll be able to keep going.

During the school holidays they run Atawhai - a week long intensive programme for rangatahi that continues over 12-24 months. First Up's Lydia Batham and camera operator Claire Eastham-Farrelly joined them on day four.