Fa'amatuainu Wayne Poutoa, Maraeroa Marae Health Clinic - Streets Ahead 237

As a former member of the Porirua Mongrel Mob who served a prison sentence, Fa'amatuainu Wayne Poutoa can identify with youth at risk. Today, he is a Samoan High Chief with a Diploma in Social Work, a Degree in Bicultural Practice and is enrolled in a Masters in Social Science Research at Victoria University in Wellington.

Wayne's aim is to create a Youth Services Department within the Maraeroa Marae Health Clinic, stemming from the Streets Ahead 237 youth committee.  Wayne has managed to establish and maintain relationships with youth gangs in the Porirua region and is committed to providing alternatives to gang life. The message promoted through this community initiative is "Brothers not Colours".

"Streets Ahead 237 has fashioned a way that showcases the communities' ability to meet the demand of young people at risk."

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