Live For More Charitable Trust

Our purpose at Live for More is to empower rangatahi/young people to find freedom from their troubled pasts and be inspired to live positive and fulfilling lives. Through our surf therapy programmes, we transform troubled lives – one wave at a time. We pursue high-risk rangatahi/young people who are disengaged from society. They are caught up in lifestyles of drugs, alcohol and crime, and they have slipped through the cracks of conventional intervention. We understand that these rangatahi have begun life disadvantaged, behind the start line; their environment, their role models and even the everyday aspects of life have often not been healthy, positive or safe. The result being rangatahi with a loss of identity, lack of purpose and minimal belief in themselves; as well as feeling trapped in lifestyles of addiction, mental health and antisocial behaviours. Everyone deserves to be accepted, to be loved and to belong. We all need healthy connections in life – with ourselves and our identity, to others, to our culture, to places, to meaningful activities and to wider society – to truly thrive in this world. We believe that with a strong identity and support, these rangatahi can be freed from their troubled pasts and empowered to make positive changes in life, improving pro-social behaviours and their overall wellbeing. Live for More builds strong rapport and healthy, lasting relationships with rangatahi through our surf therapy programmes. Surf therapy has an amazing capacity to facilitate engagement, be a positive physical outlet and also increase connection and belonging. Alongside surf therapy, we also provide intensive clinical counselling, practical life navigation skills, mentoring and cultural sessions. All of this is aimed to empower self-belief, confidence and a positive outlook. With a renewed understanding of life and purpose, as well as their identity, potential and culture, we see rangatahi finding freedom for themselves and their whānau.