VISION
To work with the community to reduce offending and high risk factors for identified actual or potential offenders aged between 5 and 13 years old through the 4 cornerstones:
- family/whānau
- education/kuranga
- health/hauora
- community and recreation/hapori
CORE BELIEFS
Life To The Max believes
- in local solutions for local issues.
- in working with children/tamariki and young people/rangatahi and their families/whānau in an early intervention, wrap-around holistic service.
- to effectively address offending or negative behaviours, the whole family/whānau and the community need to be involved in the solution.
- it is better to focus on the positive and challenge the negative.
- all children/tamariki and young people/rangatahi have a right to positive life experiences and to be able to maximise their potential.
- everyone has knowledge, experience and skills to share.
CORE VALUES
Life To The Max places high value on
- partnerships with parents/caregivers/whānau and local agencies to influence positive change and make a difference in families lives.
- active collaboration within government, iwi and local community agencies.
- acting consistently with, and honouring, the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi by working in partnership with iwi, hapū and whānau, particularly in the wider Whanganui rohe.
- maintaining a diverse, experienced governance group that demonstrates commitment, leadership, knowledge and expertise.
- continual improvement through reflection, research and internal/external evaluation.
- being open and accountable to others.
COLLABORATION
Our service is a stepping stone to opening doors for families/whānau to move into more specialist work with trained professionals if needed. This helps the children/young people and their families/whānau identify the causes of risk which in turn helps break down the barriers which hinder the process of moving forward in life.
All Life To The Max staff spend many hours working along side their clients, their siblings and their families/whānau and other professionals involved. This includes spending time relationship building, role modelling, organising family activities, running holiday programmes and outings, transporting clients to clinical appointments and various other activities.
Life To The Max works collaboratively with many local community agencies and government departments (including Police, Oranga Tamariki, schools, MOE, Attendance Services, various health services and many other social support services). Life To The Max is committed to addressing Family Harm and the trauma it causes and is a part of the Violence Intervention Network.