Be Free Inc. runs the Be Free Youth Mentoring Through Music Programme, which we are able to offer free of charge to kids aged between 13 and 18. Our Youth programme is a life-changer. We take youngsters with all sorts of problems, from low self-confidence, social dysfunction, anxiety and depression through to behavioural issues that exhibit through ADHD type disorders. We offer them a place where they can learn resilience, self-management, confidence, coping strategies and collaborative skills as they work supportively together in bands towards a common goal through a medium they love. One of our core aims is to reduce the possibility that they may turn to addictive behaviour later in life. Not only do our youth benefit from the programme, but their friends and whanau too, and we have many testimonials from grateful parents. Last year, our programme was a Trustpower Community Awards Finalist