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Nominations extended for YES Program


Nominations extended for Youth in Emergency Services (YES) Programme


We've extended nominations to our Youth in Emergency Services Programme (YES) as we don't quite have the numbers to get it up and running.

The YES programme is designed to strengthen young people's connection to their community by encouraging them to engage with a range of volunteer emergency services through hands-on work in these services.

But we need some young people to step forward and volunteer for this experience to make it happen.

"We don't want to give up on this exciting opportunity just yet and have decided to push back the dates by two weeks to allow more time for nominations," says Helen Flynn, Thames Valley Civil Defence Manager.

There have been a few nominations however a minimum of 15 young people (ages 16-20 years old) are required to successfully run the programme. Initially, nominations were only open to young people living on the east coast of the Coromandel, however we would now like to extend this opportunity to young people living in the Thames and Hauraki Area.

Nominations now close Monday 8 May 2017.

"Everyone that took part in the programme two years ago had a lot of fun and learnt some great skills. Many went on to volunteer for the Fire Service, St John, and LandSAR after enjoying the experience so much," says Mrs Flynn.

If you would like to hear previous experiences from the Youth in Emergency Services programme participants click here.

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About the YES programme:

The programme is a chance for young people living in the Coromandel to get a hands-on introduction of what it's like to be involved with the Coromandel's volunteer emergency services.

The YES programme is run collaboratively with the volunteer Fire Services, St John, Land Search and Rescue (LandSAR), Thames Valley Civil Defence, our Council and local community-based volunteer emergency service partners, Coastguard NZ and Surf Life Saving NZ.


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