Welcome

Hello and thanks for visiting our website. We have developed it in an effort to help friends, supporters and all who are interested in what we are doing in our projects at Youth Initiatives. YI has been working hard since 1991 to deliver quality youth programmes to hundreds, that make a life changing difference.

I hope that in these pages you'll find something that sparks your interest in YI. You will also find various ways in which you can support our work. Please feel free to contact us for more information about Youth Initiatives and our youth work, I hope you enjoy our YI Website.

Youth Initiatives

Doug Smith - YI Director

News

Lifeline Banbridge

News | Feb 24, 2010

Banbridge Project Update- Graffiti on the Wall

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Target-Designed for Life

News | Jan 18, 2010

The Target Project's “Designed for Life” programme kicks off again on Tuesday 19th January at 6.00pm @ our project centre.

The programme is open to young men only and is about discovering new skills that will enhance your self esteem, confidence and improve your mental and physical health.

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Service Trips Fundraiser

News | Dec 21, 2009

Thanks to all staff and volunteers who participated in the recent bag packs in the Kennedy Centre at Sainsbury's. We made over £2500 to go towards sending our young people to Zambia, Romania and the Holy-lands to conduct aid work with other disadvantaged communities. Thanks also to the good people of West Belfast for their generosity and the management of Sainsbury's in the Kennedy Centre for hosting us!

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YI website Updates

News | Dec 18, 2009

Welcome to Youth Initiatives website, over the next few days we are updating our website, we are going to let everyone watch the site evolve over the next couple of days, so if you see it constantly changing then you know why!

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Programmes

The Target project has been running for over 5 years and is aimed at males from the Colin Area aged 16 and upwards.

The Girls Project (formerly RELAY) has been running for 4 years. It is aimed at Young Women aged 14-18 years old.

Culture Crosslinks is a cross-community, cross-cultural arts-based youth project that seeks to break down barriers and address misconceptions.

N.U.T.S stands for Never Under-estimate Teen spirit. Aimed at 11-14 year olds from the Colin Area...

Lifeline East is a structured, weekly program every Wednesday Night in Merge Youth Centre and is open to anyone in Year 11 and up.

Lifeline is open to any young person, aged 15 – 18yrs. Most of those involved come from one of 6 areas.  Poleglass, Twinbrook, Lagmore...

Lifeline Downpatrick has been on the go since 2007 thanks to a grant from the International Fund for Ireland.

In July 2009 Youth Initiatives employed Trevor Mc Daid as our outreach youth worker in the Banbridge Area.

Volunteers Project

YI currently has over 60 Youth Volunteers helping to delver our programmes in East Belfast, West Belfast, Banbridge and Downpatrick

Faith Development

 

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