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Youth
Provision in the North West
The following
is a list of groups, that have a presence in Derry or Inishowen or online,
who cover various aspects of youth provision.
(This
list is by no means exhaustive and if we've missed anyone out, please
contact us and we'll include your details!)
Pages courtesy of Shane Martin, Derry Bytes, Bridgeen Morrison & Conor
Doherty, Inishowen
Derry
Youth Clubs
Long Tower Youth
Club
Anne St,
Derry, County Londonderry
BT48 6PB
Tel: 028 7136 4985
The Long Tower Youth Club
is a full-time voluntary youth club. The club is open for youth activities
from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Friday. Community activities take part
throughout the day. The youth club provides a wide variety of activities:
Judo, indoor football, basketball, disco dancing, computers, snooker, pool,
camping, residential weekends, etc. The Long Tower Youth Club provides a
safe friendly environment for members to mix and meet and enjoy new friends
and experiences.
The Cathedral Youth Club
96, The Fountain,
Londonderry, County Derry
BT48 6QL
Tel: 028 71260483
This club provides a means for youth of the Fountain to participate in
community and cross-community activities, to develop the skills necessary to
participate and excel in higher education, to find better higher-paying
jobs, be better citizens and to enjoy a peaceful and happy life. The youth
club works with other area agencies and people to develop, promote and
deliver local training programmes, interface projects and community events
that makes life in the Fountain better for everyone. Youth from the centre
and their families are actively involved in projects across the city working
to improve the image of the area and to create a sense of shared
responsibility for city life, community events and local government.
for
more youth club addresses check out
www.yell.co.uk
and search for 'youth'.
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Groups /
Agencies
Off the
Streets Community Youth Initiative:
 Off
the Streets Community Youth Initiative was formed in March 1996 out of
concerns from local parents, local City Council politicians and youth
workers regarding the growing numbers of young people on the streets of the
Greater Shantallow Area increasingly engaging in ‘anti-social’ and
risk-taking behaviour including the abuse and misuse of alcohol and drugs as
well as engaging in behaviours that create a climate of fear within the
community.
It is one of
the few existing Street Work Projects in Northern Ireland and the only one
currently operating in the Derry City Council area. It has developed a range
of work and practice that combines outreach, centre based, referral and
group work. It attempts to address alienation felt by young adults (of both
genders) but primarily young men who have effectively been ‘lost’ or at risk
of being lost to all mainstream community / youth provision and educational
providers.
Off The Streets Community Youth
Initiative has proven its ability to develop effective working relationships
with a vast range of groups including NWIFHE, GSAP, Waterside Development
Group, Lifford and Clonleigh Resource Centre, WEA, NYPD, St. Columbís Park
House, Shantallow Community Centre, Derry Bytes, etc. Invaluable links have
been built with a host of organisations including the Department of
Education, Probation, Foyle Trust, Youth Service, Housing Executive, NIACRO,
Business In the Community, etc a across a range of sectors, i.e., community,
voluntary, statutory and business that should help to cement the long-term
success the project.
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The Youth Council for
Northern Ireland has been operational for over ten years. Its primary focus
is provision for and interests of children and young people aged 4-25 years.
The current membership of
Council comprises fifteen people from a wide range of interests appointed by
the Minister of Education
Youth Council for Northern Ireland
Forestview
Purdy's Lane
Belfast
BT8 7AR
T: 028 9064 3882
F: 028 9064 3874
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Opportunity
Youth is a unique
personal development health and Social awareness programme delivered
primarily to 16 - 18 year olds undergoing youth training in several areas
around Northern Ireland. Opportunity Youth is unique because of its
interagency approach, with statutory, voluntary, and community sectors
working together.
Opportunity Youth
29a, Strand Rd, Derry, County Londonderry BT48 7BL
028 71371162
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The
Western
Education and Library Board (WELB) in Northern Ireland is the local
authority for the provision of education, library and youth services in the
Council areas of Omagh, Fermanagh, Derry, Strabane and Limavady
The Board's
Youth Service goals are:
- to assist young people to
optimise their potential as responsible individuals and socially-included
citizens
- to promote the welfare of
young people ensuring, where possible, their protection, their safety and
their rights
- to pay particular regard
to the needs of young people (5 - 25) but especially during the their
transition from childhood to adolescence
- to view young people in a
community context and, so doing, to support, collaborate with and partner
significant others and agencies in co-ordinating and delivering youth work
initiatives
- to provide services of the
highest standard, reflecting integrity, value for money, performance,
evaluation and creativity
- as the statutory agency
charged with ensuring youth work provision in the area,
- to provide clear vision,
leadership and strategic thinking in Youth Service development
- to value all staff by
developing their competences, treating them equitably and encouraging
teamwork and openness in communication
Local Office -
Western Education & Library Board
Rosemount Youth Club, Rosemount Avenue, Derry, County Londonderry BT48 0HH
028 7136 9264
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Rationale
YouthAction Northern
Ireland is a
voluntary youth organisation which works to enable young people to achieve
their full potential.
Background
Since its inception in the 1940s YouthAction has sought to make a
distinctive contribution to the lives of young people.
Youthwork Practice
This stresses the importance of personal, creative, social and political
development of young people as individuals and in groups.
Derry Office
YouthAction Northern Ireland,
Ebrington Centre, Glendermot Road, Waterside,
Derry, BT47 6BB
Tel: 028 71 318854
Fax: 028 71 343624
E-mail:
youth@action55.freeserve.co.uk
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Inishowen
for further
information please consult
www.inishownyouth.com
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