Include Youth

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.

A Child Contact Centre is a safe, friendly and neutral place where children of separated families can spend time with one or both parents and sometimes other family members.

They are child-centred environments that provide toys, games and facilities that reflect the diverse needs of children affected by family breakdowns.

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.

To harness family and community strengths to support, protect / care for a child at risk or in need. Child centred family focused decision making progress.