In 2016 Adult Learning Support, Nelson ran a programme called Fresh Tracks aimed at giving career direction and life skills to a group of seven young men between the ages of 17 and 21 who were not in work or study. The programme was funded by the Tindall Foundation and the Nelson Bays Community Foundation. The young men were encouraged to identify their personal goals and the programme was then fashioned to help them achieve those goals. These included getting back or passing their drivers’ licence, passing a drug test or finding a job. Programme content included budgeting, cooking, literacy and numeracy, and to hook the young men into attending the programme, organisers used adventure-based activities such as rafting and canoeing.