Hoa Motuhake Sports Trust is a sports mentoring and scholarship program for at-risk and disadvantaged tamariki (8-12yrs). Guiding them towards better well-being and building confidence to engage in community sports. The mentoring program runs for one year where tamariki are matched with a sports mentor to engage in sport. Once that year is up, mentors step away and tamariki graduate into our scholarship program where they are supported for the next 4 years. Here we continually breakdown barriers so tamariki can continue to engage in community sport. Barriers such as cost, equipment, and transport.

We are on the hunt for a new team of backup Sports Mentors to help transport our scholarship program tamariki to their sporting activities. With over 50 tamariki in the scholarship program, we need a hand to help get them to all their activities when whanau are unable to.

The aim of the trust is to give tamariki a healthy pathway for change through sport. Backup mentoring can occur anytime during the week. How it works is if a backup is needed, an email will be sent out with details about the child's sport and location. If you are able to help out it's as easy as an email back, then more information will promptly follow with further details (first in first serve basis). If you are unable to help out for that particular child, then no stress!

Key Info

• 1-2 hours a month or however often you want.
• Flexible to you.

What is provided

• All costs covered, including fuel vouchers
• Hoodie, hat + t-shirt supplied
• Mentor guide
• Training + Workshops
• On-going weekly support and updates from the Trust

What you can get out of it There are no special skills or qualifications needed to be a part of the backup team. A good sense of personal and family values are the qualities we look for most. You don't even have to be sporty. The outcomes for our mentees have been immeasurable. The ability to say that you've helped give a child an avenue for positive change is immeasurable too.

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Kicking things off is pretty easy. Once you’ve had a read and you think you’d like to know a bit more. You can either email or give us a call, and we’ll set up a time to have coffee to work out a game plan to get you started.