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| December 2002 |
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Support for Youthline
Youthline’s new around-the-clock, seven-day
phone service is being supported by the City
Council with a $25,000 grant in each of the
next three years. The money will help pay the
cost of a coordinator at the city centre and
allow more calls to be taken. The new service upgrades Youthline’s current
phone service which operates independently in
Christchurch and six other cities. Last year
Youthline Christchurch answered 1649 calls. But
because it was not always staffed, many more
calls went unanswered. Representative David
Stebbing says the local community has been
generous. “The Christchurch City Mission and
the Christchurch City Council have gone the
extra mile for us,” he says. |