New Partnership Whangaparoa :)
News | September 29th, 2020
Upside is proud to be partnering with Coast Mentoring to deliver mentoring to young people on the Whangaparoa Peninsula.
News Alert ! 'The Spinoff' Article
News | September 1st, 2020
Click here to read an inspiring write up by Leonie Hayden from The Spinoff news agency.
Radio New Zealand interview Upside
News | August 27th, 2020
Radio New Zealand host Jesse Mulligan spent 10 minutes with Upside CEO Dave Robertson to talk about how we have adapted to the new Covid world.
Thanks for saving camp!
News | August 2nd, 2020
In case you missed it, COVID-19 means we lost about $100,000 in funding. And so an epic mentor, Link, went on a mission to save camp!
Record numbers of mentor applications
News | July 3rd, 2020
Despite COVID-19, we've had a record number of mentor applications this year and are so excited to have our training days back up and running.
How lockdown affected the Upside community
News | June 22nd, 2020
"During a crisis like the COVID-19 outbreak, families need their immediate, basic needs, food, housing and responsive relationships met before they can focus on anything else.” Harvard University, Centre on the Developing Child
We're building a new normal for connection
News | March 24th, 2020
As we head into social isolation as a nation, our young people and their whānau need connection more than ever.