Include Youth

To give a group of 17 young people opportunity to take part in a 6 week life coaching course.

Anderson House Supported Housing Project aims to offer care leavers and vulnerable young people quality supported accommodation as a general transition to more independent living. On leaving the project, service users will have secured more permanent, independent accommodation. Be able to manage their tenancy responsibilities. Be able to manage daily living tasks and manage their home more effectively. Be more able to make informed lifestyle choices, have established new or extended existing positive support networks. Have an increased sense of self worth and confidence.

Provide support for young people ‘at risk’ through community-based alternatives to care and custody; responding to the principles and objectives of the Criminal Justice (Children) (NI) Order 1998, the Children (NI) Order 1995 and the Justice Act 2002. We work with young people and their families with the following objectives: prevention of offending; facilitating family and community integration; providing family support services; supporting children in need and at risk; promoting social inclusion; promoting good citizenship.

To establish a youth group in Ballymartin, a small rural village between Kilkeel and Annalong. To encourage the young people to become more active within their community. Complete a needs assessment and deliver programmes based on this identified need. Complete units within Drink - Aware and Drug Awareness Level 1.

PACT (Parent and Child Together) offer accommodation, assessment and a range of support services to young women aged 16 -24 and their children aged birth to 3. The project provides 24 hour support with each family having contact at a minimum level of every 2 hours while they are in the unit. Those referred to the project are - pregnant young women 6 weeks before birth, new mothers who are experiencing difficulty caring for their baby and mothers who wish to resume care of their baby after a period of separation.