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Job Opportunity!
YouthAction NI are seeking to appoint a Receptionist, Administrator and Events Assistant.
For full job description click
here.
Join our Board!
YouthAction NI are looking for young people interested in joining our Board of Directors!
For more information click
here.
Rainbow Factory Pantomime 2024
Get ready for a magical adventure in the enchanting world of Rapunzel!
With a fantastic cast, this family-friendly show is perfect for audiences of all ages.
5th -14th December
Evening shows - 7.00pm
Saturdays - 2.00pm
Tickets £10/ £6 under 18s
boxoffice@youthaction.org
Coca-Cola Thank You Fund Recipient Announcement NI
YouthAction N.I are delighted that the Northern Ireland Recipients of the 2024 Coca- Cola Thank You Fund have been revealed and that 8 local voluntary youth organisations are celebrating the news that they will each receive a grant share from this year’s £171K Coca-Cola Thank You Fund.
FREE Training!
Please contact maryjo@youthaction.org
for more information .
Workshop
Do you need a room to hold a group session or give a presentation? Why not try the Workshop!
Contact joanne@youthaction.org
for more information.
Young Gamechanger Fund!
See funding opportunity attached...
Hampton Suite & Workshop
Do you need a room to hold a group session or give a presentation? Why not try the Hampton Suite or Workshop!
Contact joanne@youthaction.org
for more information.
5th Floor for Rent
Do you need a big, open and bright space
to run your organisation?
Contact joanne@youthaction.org
for more information.
Rooms for Hire
Do you need a room to hold a group session or maybe just to have a relaxed meeting? Why not use our Green Room. Perfect for presentations!
Contact joanne@youthaction.org
for more information.
Healthy Oceans, Healthy Minds!
The Shine Bright programme is supported by Phoenix Energy and connects with community groups across Northern Ireland. Young people living with physical, mental or learning disabilities combine a passion for performing arts and a love for protecting the environment. The outdoor sensory adventures were a fantastic opportunity to bring together participants, volunteers and families involved with Rainbow Factory.
Click here for 'Healthy Oceans, Healthy Minds' full report -->
Video link: https://youtu.be/_BxU_gSCsoI
Research Hub
ryan@youthaction.org
YouthStart has Started
Check out our range of summer programmes, please get in touch if you are interested in any of our upcoming programmes here.
Applications for this year's Coca-Cola Thank You Fund can be accessed via www.coca-cola.ie/thankyou . Closing date for applications is 6pm on 15th Thursday June 2023. Applicants are encouraged to visit the website for further details and full terms and conditions. New Paragraph
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GET SET for Barista Training
Commencing November 2022
GET Barista skills! Learn how to make the perfect coffee on our practical barista skills course starting November 2022. GET an OCN in Barista Skills and Service, Food Hygiene Certificate and help to get a job. Spaces are limited.
To register your place or to find out more, call 02890240551or contact Olivia below.
OCN NI Level 3 Certificate in Youth Work Practice
Learners must be currently working or volunteering within a youth work context and have opportunity to deliver a group work programme.
Learners must be at least 18 years of age and have achieved the OCN NI Level 2 Certificate in Youth Work Practice.
To find out more, contact Mary Jo below or call 02890240551.
#WMHDay2022
Check out the video to see what we got up to!
Click here to view events, workshops and training happening across the regions this autumn.
Lonely Not Alone
Lonely Not Alone is a Co-op Foundation campaign created to tackle the stigma of youth loneliness.
It matters because 95% of young people say they feel lonely but only 35% feel confident talking about it.
Explore the #LonelyNotAlone universe, a safe place for young people to share stories and discover their constellation. Loneliness doesn’t have to last forever.
Visit
lonelynotalone.org
and @lonelynotalone across social media.
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Check out our new gallery page featuring young people from The Rainbow Factory in their summer musical production of Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
View the gallery here.
Tale As Old As Time
Check out our new gallery page featuring young people from The Rainbow Factory in their summer production Tale As Old As Time.
View the gallery
here.
US Rotary Students
YouthAction NI staff Sean and Ryan had a great day with US Rotary students this week! The students took a tour of North Belfast, visited young people and participated in training around some of our newest Peace Building resources.
Youth Start Launch16 March 2022
YouthStart is a exciting new partnership initiative between leading youth work charities YouthAction Northern Ireland, The Prince’s Trust, Springboard Opportunities Ltd, the Northern Ireland Youth Forum and The BYTES Project. Together we are offering 125 economically inactive young people (16-25yrs) from across Northern Ireland, a bespoke framework to build their life and work skills.
Through YouthStart each young person will benefit from;
life and health skills activities to tackle barriers to employment; learning skills activities to gain qualifications and motivation; work skills activities to build transferable and specific skills for growth sector jobs; receive 150 – 200 hours minimum support and training.
YouthStart will bring opportunities to young people across Belfast, Newry Mourne & Down and Derry~Londonderry areas.
AMPLIFY Celebration Event
Last week we celebrated the closure of the Amplify project, a youth work partnership between Foróige, Youth Work Ireland, the Northern Ireland Youth Forum and Patrician Youth Centre, led by YouthAction NI. It inspired 960 young people aged 16 – 24 years, from diverse backgrounds, to build good relations and take positive actions.
We are so proud of the work and effort of all of our young people who took part in the project.
Check out the videos below!
We're Hiring!
A Social Media and Comms Assistant, based in our Belfast office
and
A Youth Work Assistant based in our Enniskillen office.
Click
here to visit the Jobstart Jobs Vacancy List.
To find out more information, contact Mark below or phone 028 9024 0551.
The Ideas Fund
We are so pleased to be one of the 42 projects supported by the very first round of funding from The Ideas Fund. More information on all awardees is here www.theideasfund.org/news
and here is an overview of our project…
IDEAS FUND
British Science Association
Lead partner: YouthAction NI (Dr Martin Mc Mullan)
Academic: Queens University Belfast (Dr Dirk Schubotz)
Title: ‘Lifemaps: Developing Outlooks, Habits & Practices to build happiness & well-being’
Timeframe: 1st November 2021 – 30th April 2023
Beneficiaries: Young people (14-25yrs) and adults of all ages
Summary:
Our tested LIFEMAPS positive psychology through youth work portfolio will be extended to reflect the changes in life for young people/communities across Derry and Strabane.
Our lens will centre on Resilience (managing and navigating life’s challenges and difficulties) and Positivity (reframing outlooks, seeing and seizing opportunities).
We will consider the core elements of Orientation (mind-set and outlook to goals and risk) alongside Inner strength (having personal confidence and control).
The approach explores individual strategies alongside connections and support from others.
The research-practice approach will involve 14 young trained peer researchers to:
1. Capture examples of outlooks, techniques and tools to improve well-being.
2. Pilot, test and share new peer-to-peer approaches to well-being.
3. Develop and promote a LIFEMAPS journal/diary/app (toolkit).
4. Champion and promote well-being across their local communities.
5. Showcase altruism and the seeds of compassion among young people.
6. Support shared learning and training opportunities across the council area.
7. Synthesising key messages to building happiness and well-being (an array of outlooks, techniques, practices).
The The Ideas Fund received 146 applications and 42 projects have now been selected to receive funding that feature a broad range of topics from sport, nature and nutrition to issues faced by disabled, refugee and LGBTQ+ communities. Early-stage grants have received up to £25,000 each with developed idea grants awarded of around £90,000 to get their ideas off the ground. All of the projects work with communities based in the four UK locations that The Ideas Fund operates in which are the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, Hull, North West Northern Ireland, and Oldham #TheIdeasFund.
