Great Potentials Foundation

Great Potentials Foundation is a charitable trust for the promotion of education and parental support. We are in communities that need help to unleash the potential of their children, young people and parents. At Great Potentials we are working for and with children, young people and families to promote family function, relieve suffering, release p... otential, reduce disparities in New Zealand society, reduce crime and violence and break the cycle of disadvantage. Our purpose is a broad one - Helping children, young people and families towards brighter futures. we help parents make the transition to conscious parenting, helping them develop the empathy and the practical skills necessary for their children to thrive. our Home Interaction Programme for Parents and Youngsters we help parents become their childs first and most important teacher, in preparation for the transition into school and the childs pathway through education. our Mentoring and Tutoring Education Scheme we help young people make a secure transition into secondary school and to make the transition into tertiary study, training or employment. Why we do what we do: Great Potentials Foundation was founded in response to the troubling fact that a large percentage of New Zealand's children and young people are on the path to a relatively dismal future, through a variety of circumstances, encapsulated in the word disadvantage. For almost 30 years we have introduced, developed and managed programmes focused on breaking cycles of disadvantage and unleashing potential for our most at-risk families and youth. We are committed to helping children, young people and families towards brighter futures. We have the privilege of hearing the stories from people whose futures have taken a different track as a result of participating in our programmes - young people, children and parents have seen their lives change... At our 30-Year Anniversary Celebration , our founder, Dame Lesley Max said: Why does Great Potentials Foundation exist? Because I could not stand ...Read More