The proof's in the pudding

Camp 2020: Covid-19 Edition

Camp 2020: Covid-19 Edition

News | November 9th, 2020

“It was my favourite day of the year”!

A letter from a mother

A letter from a mother

Evidence | September 30th, 2020

Hi, my name is Jenna and my daughter is currently engaged with a mentor from Upside.

New Partnership  Whangaparoa :)

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.

The 'third relational space'

The 'third relational space'

Evidence | September 28th, 2020

Mentors negotiate a ‘third relational space’ In the recent thematic analysis of 48 Upside interviews and 297 pages of transcriptions, AUT researchers found that Upside mentors have a unique relationship with the young person.

News Alert ! 'The Spinoff' Article

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

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!

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

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

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