vision & Mission Statements

Vision: Vibrant, independent and responsible youth contributing to their community
Mission: Empowering youth to be the best they can be
​The Billy Graham Youth Foundation (BGYF) has been established in response to numerous requests from communities throughout Aotearoa for help with caring for their youth, using the successful Naenae Boxing Academy model. The BGYF has been a deliberately slow response, involving lots of wise council and reflection, with numerous feasibility studies and processing of ideas as a result.

​However due to the strength of our founder Billy Graham's vision we have been able to constantly ensure our young people are our first and most important stakeholders. This has enabled us to build the Foundation around our tamariki and rangitahi and use only those values and processes that positively impact them and their future. 

charitable purpose

To provide advice and support to allow New Zealand youth to enrol in programmes for educational, social & physical development, provided by any boxing academy in New Zealand that has signed the Billy Graham Youth Foundation (BGYF) terms of engagement to use the Naenae Boxing Academy (NBA) model. This advice and support is in respect of the governance, management, marketing strategies, funding opportunities, training, coaching strategies and standards through the BGYF National Advisory Service (NAS).

Participants/Beneficiaries

The most important stakeholders are our tamariki and rangitahi 9 - 18+ years, and their families in their local communities nationwide.

Other participants/beneficiaries include Police (especially local Neighborhood Policing Teams), various youth service providers from community groups, churches, local marae and whanau, cultural leaders and community leaders. Schools – teachers and students, alternative educators, youth justice organisations, local Council, service clubs e.g. Rotary, plus local Academy staff and volunteers.