At Springboard we create opportunities for young people to achieve positive outcomes and choose pathways to success.

We focus on personal wellbeing by creating a place of belonging, acceptance and engaging whānau and the wider community. We’ve been providing wrap-around support programmes for over 20 years, seeing young people thrive against all odds.

Springboard is a not-for-profit organisation, and registered NZ Charity.

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Established in 2002 as a farming education programme, we’ve had the privilege of walking alongside some of our community’s most vulnerable young people.

From the Warkworth Scout Hall, to Port Albert and Snells Beach, we have been consistently immersed in the communities of Rodney as we support young people to thrive.

Our founder, Gary Diprose, reminisces about those early days with some of our first students, and talks about how we’ve developed our support network over the intervening years.

Sergeant Mark Stallworthy

NZ Police, Officer in Charge, Warkworth

What Springboard achieves within our community is nothing short of outstanding. This model is simple but very effective and should be introduced nationwide.

Ultimately it’s the people at Springboard that make it so successful. They are all so passionate and truly believe that they can make a difference in people’s lives. I have seen youth crime continue to fall in the Warkworth area.

I put this directly down to the work that Springboard does. I have watched as the organisation has grown from strength to strength. They have my full respect, support and endorsement.