New Zealand Blue Light
New
Zealand Blue Light is a registered charity and community youth program &
policing initiative that runs programs and activities for youth throughout New
Zealand free from drugs, alcohol and violence.
Its goals are to:
1- Reduce youth crime
2- Build community partnerships
3- Build young peoples self esteem
4- Enhance community safety
5- Build positive youth and police partnerships
Blue
Light programs and activities include sporting, cultural, educational,
community and crime reduction. There are currently 70 branches of Blue Light
throughout New Zealand. This year is the 27th anniversary of Blue
Light.
Each
year over 200,000 young people and their families are involved in Blue Light
programs either directly or indirectly.
Although
the Police and community support Blue Light through the delivery of ‘man-hours’
the actual costs of programs are met by grants, donations and sponsorship.
BLUELIGHTS VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY
AND YOUTH POLICING
Blue
Light aims are to reduce young people becoming an offender or victim of crime
and to build better relations between the police, young people, their parents
and the community. Blue Light encourages healthy and safe socialisation for
young people with all Blue Light events being alcohol, drug and violence free.
In today’s society who else can guarantee this and this is why parents and the
community totally trust and support Blue Light activities for their children.
