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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

General | Oct 19, 2011

The Testing of LoughGuratTsingTao

(formally known as Ardboe)

At ISLAND HALL, LISBURN CIVIC CENTRE


Thursday 17th November

All family and friends welcome. Tickets Available from early November.

Minimum suggested donation £3/£2 concession 7.30pm

Friday 18th November

(As part of Youth Initiatives 20th Anniversary dinner celebration) 7pm

A town in Northern Ireland, proud of its reputation for good community relations practice, has suddenly been thrust into the limelight when it is chosen to host a dinner party as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubliee Celebration. We follow three generations of the town’s residents as they prepare for the Queen’s visit. Will they be able to pull together to make the day a success? Come and find out - spend some time in the neighbourhood of LoughGuratTsingTao (formerly known as Ardboe).

Download pdf below

http://www.youthinitiatives.com/uploads/Crosslinks%20flyer.pdf



General | Oct 6, 2011

Registrations for YI's 20th Anniversary Conference are now open.



General | Apr 14, 2011

Photos from the Verve event in Twinbrook



General | Apr 11, 2011

VERVE – Hope Vitality Life



General | Feb 7, 2011

Click more and follow the link to get an insight into the work we carry out here in Youth Initiatives. Many thanks to Slingshot and to all who took part.



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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 currently home to the BEST Project, An exciting new multi media project which aims to look at religious and community identity amongst young people in East Belfast. This project is supported by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund: Investing in your future.

Funded by Lisburn Peace III the TRIBES Programme reaches out and engages young people from isolated, religiously polarised areas and create the basis for meaningful cross community contact.

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.

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

Our Faith Development team work with schools in the Colin area assisting with the delivery of religious education and spiritual growth. It is a means for some of our volunteers to share their faith with others through small groups and special events.

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Funded by Lisburn Peace III the TRIBES Programme reaches out and engages young people from isolated, religiously polarised areas and create the basis for meaningful cross community contact.