The Foundation for Youth Development (FYD) believes that the high incidence of suicide related deaths and injuries in New Zealand is unacceptable and strongly supports more open and responsible discussion across communities and in the news media, as recommended by Chief Coroner, Judge Neil MacLean, today. Read More...

The Foundation for Youth Development (FYD), a leading organisation in the field of youth development in New Zealand, is concerned that the OECD has found New Zealand has the second worst high school drop-out rate in the developed world. Read More...

The Foundation for Youth Development (FYD), a leading organisation in the field of youth development in New Zealand, commends the ‘Break Away’ and ‘Fresh Start’ youth initiatives announced by the Prime Minister, John Key, this week. Read More...

The Foundation for Youth Development (FYD) has been involved in the working party designing the Government’s “Fresh Start” youth justice initiative since its inception. FYD is pleased to learn that professional mentors, rather than volunteers, are being considered to provide the mentoring components of the programme:
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The Foundation for Youth Development (FYD), a leading organisation in the field of youth development in New Zealand, welcomes the youth opportunities package announced by the Prime Minister, John Key, this weekend. Read More...

The Foundation for Youth Development welcomes the Government’s focus on education and youth unemployment in its 2009 Budget and believes that this a step along the road to achieving the best outcomes for New Zealand’s young people. Read More...